David Daniel Kuk

David Daniel Kuk of In-

dianapolis, Indiana died

peacefully on July 1, 2018

after an extended struggle

with cancer. Dave was

born in Rugby, North

Dakota on September 18,

1951 along with triplet

brothers Donald and

Douglas to Marie and

Louis Kuk.

Dave was raised in Ban-

try North Dakota and gra-

duated from Upham high

school and the University

of North Dakota in 1973

with a BA in business ad-

ministration. Shortly

thereafter Dave joined

Central Soya as a grain

trader in Minneapolis. His

career took him to various

cities in Iowa, Ohio and

Indiana. In 1994 he

founded Wellington Com-

modities in Indianapolis

which he operated until

his death. Dave was high-

ly respected within his in-

dustry. He taught at vari-

ous institutions, advised

many companies,

cooperatives and farmers

and served on many

boards throughout his

career.

Dave was active in

many charitable causes

throughout his life

focused mainly on Carib-

bean and South American

countries. He had a spe-

cial love for Columbia,

South America, and

spent significant time

there. He became profi-

cient in Spanish.

Dave is survived by son

Elliott, daughter Annie

(Eric) Johnson, grand

daughter Noelle, brother

Ken (Nancy) Kuk, sisters-

in-law Myrna Kuk and

Kathie Kuk, former wife,

Gail Kuk plus many

nieces, nephews and

friends. He was preceded

in death by his parents

and brothers, Bob,

Donald and Douglas.

Services will be held at

Our Lady of Grace

Church in Noblesville, In-

diana on July 26 at 11:00

am with visitation at

10:00 am. In lieu of

flowers, contributions can

be made to: Haiti Minis-

tries, Our Lady of Grace

Catholic Church, 9900

East 191st Street, Nobles-

ville, IN 46046.

Online memorial tri-

butes are available at:

www.leppertmortuary

.com.