Robert D. Lukach
March 23, 1951-Sept. 18, 2020
Robert D. Lukach, 69,
Cleburne, Texas, formerly
of Minot, ND, died Friday,
September 18th 2020 at
home in Cleburne.
He was born March 23,
1951, to Frank and Grayce
Lukach in Minot, ND, as
the third sibling of six. He
graduated from Noonan
High School, Noonan, ND
and went on to Minot
State University where he
received a Master’s de-
gree.
Upon receiving his de-
gree, he joined the US
Navy, where he achieved
the Rank of Lieutenant
and held the following
specialties: Educational
Services Officer, Ground
School Instructor, Squa-
dron Scheduling Officer,
Flight Deck Officer, Flight
Instructor, Communica-
tion Officer and Squadron
Scheduling Officer while
aboard the USS Midway
and USS Nimitz. He also
was a jet pilot with elec-
tronic warfare.
He was once married to
Jeannine Boyette and from
this union they had two
children.
He loved being a satel-
lite engineer before re-
tired.
Robert was a member of
The Veterans of Foreign
Wars, The American Le-
gion and the Knights of
Columbus. He was also a
member of the Tau Kappa
Epsilon (TKE) fraternity.
He enjoyed spending
time with his grandchil-
dren, hunting, fishing,
camping and woodwork-
ing. His favorite holidays
were Christmas and Hal-
loween.
Surviving family in-
cludes: His son, Robert
Frank Oliver Lukach and
his daughter, Grayce
Leigh (Chief Petty Officer
Christopher) Harris. He
has two grandchildren,
Linkyn Patrick Abner
Harris and Olivia Chris-
tine Harris; brothers, Bill
Lukach, Miriam (Larry)
Lee, Betty (Ed) Hausauer,
Len (Margit) Lukach, and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Robert was preceded in
death by: his parents and
a sister, Mary Pat Rive-
land.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Thursday, October 1,
2020, at 10 a.m. at St.
John the Apostle Catholic
Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Wednesday
from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5w
BH7W–IUwKU
cuLvhgOw
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at www.thompson
larson.com.