James “Jim” Grenstiener

James “Jim” Alan Gren-

stiener, 64, Mandan, went

fishing in heaven on July

6, 2020 due to complica-

tions after triple bypass

surgery. A memorial ser-

vice will be held at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, July 14, at Park-

way Funeral Service, 2330

Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck.

The service livestream

will be available at:

www.parkway

funeral.com.

Visitation will be held

from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday,

July 13, at Parkway Fun-

eral Service, 2330 Tyler

Pkwy, Bismarck.

He was born on July 27,

1955 to George and Irene

(Thielen) Grenstiener in

Minot. He attended Minot

Public Schools and gra-

duated from Minot High

school in 1974. He at-

tended Bottineau School

of Forestry.

He married Carlene

Hammer on December 27,

1975. From this union

four children were born,

Becky, Jenn, Matthew and

Cody.

For most of Jim’s life he

was employed in the food

industry as chef and meat

cutter. He held various

positions at Brock Hotel

Corporation at several lo-

cations. He was then pro-

moted to kitchen manager

in Racine, Wisconsin. Jim

returned to North Dakota

and continued his career

in the food industry. Jim

then moved his family to

Bismarck and worked at

the Doublewood Inn in

Bismarck as kitchen

manager. He was a meat

cutter at M & W and Dan’s

Supermarket in Bismarck.

At the time of his death

and for the last 14 years

he was a meat cutter at

Sam’s Club in Bismarck.

He was also self-employed

in his own catering ser-

vice.

He was a fantastic cook.

He loved cooking for fam-

ily gatherings and could

always come up with deli-

cious meals.

Jim’s family was his

life. He loved nothing

more than spending time

with them on family out-

ings where he was always

happy being the chef for

everyone.

He was an avid out-

doorsman. Fly Fishing

was his greatest relaxa-

tion. He loved to hunt and

spent 40 years on family

hunting trips. He spent

many hours hunting and

fishing with his sons,

Matthew and Cody.

Jim played an integral

role in organizing the Mis-

souri Valley Fly Fishing

Club. He was very active-

ly involved in Bismarck

Special Olympics and

held several positions in

the organization including

ski coach. He was also

very active in The Sport-

ing Chance Program.

He is survived by: his

wife of 44 years, Carlene;

children, Becky (Gene)

Benner, Jenn (Ron)

Gensburg, Matthew Gren-

stiener and Cody (Brenda)

Grenstiener; grandchil-

dren, Haleigh Gensburg

and Sarah Benner;

step-grandchildren, Cam-

eron Hofer, Braden Hofer

and Austin Hofer; brother

and sisters, Dave (Laurie)

Grenstiener, Carol (Harv)

Svee, Lois (Tim Schulz)

Bossert, Joan (Ken) Sharp,

and Betty Lee;

brothers-in-law, Lorne

(Bob) Hammer and Craig

(Michele) Hammer;

sisters-in-law, Carol (Cor-

rie) Huber, Connie Vetter,

Dolly Mickelson, Cindy

(Whitey) Fredriksen; spe-

cial niece, Lisa Griffin

Sanders, and furry com-

panion, Penny; and

several nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents;

brothers-in-law, Bob Bos-

sert, Bud Shulze and

Jerome Mickelson;

mother-and-father-in-law,

Lorne and Deloris Ham-

mer; and his best friend,

Cash Dog.

To share memories of

Jim and to sign the online

guestbook, go to

www.parkway

funeral.com.