Cloyd E. Kittilson

Cloyd E. Kittilson, 70,

Minot, ND, peacefully

passed away in his home

on Tuesday, September

29, 2020, from Glioblasto-

ma.

Cloyd was born on July

6, 1950, to Kenny and

Eunice (Westgard) Kittil-

son in Rugby, ND. His

family moved to Minot in

1959; he was confirmed at

Zion Lutheran Church in

Minot. As an 11 year old

boy, he delivered newspa-

pers for Minot Daily

News. During high school,

he worked as an orderly at

Americana Nursing

Home. He was educated

in Minot Public Schools

and was in the class of

l968, then he attended

Minot Business College,

where he met the love of

his life, Mary Scholand.

They were married on

July 19, 1969, at St. John’s

the Apostle Catholic

Church in Minot, ND. Fol-

lowing their marriage,

they lived for 4 years in

Jamestown, ND, where

their first daughter, Lisa,

was born in 1970.

Cloyd was employed for

four years at Haybuster

Manufacturing in James-

town, where he worked

his way up from welder to

the shop foreman. Cloyd

and Mary returned to

Minot in 1974 where

Cloyd spent the next 29

years in the wholesale

plumbing and air condi-

tioning business; for 20 of

those years he traveled on

the road calling on his

customers, who became

lifelong friends. Cloyd

ended his career at

Steven’s Equipment Sup-

ply in 2003.

In 1978 the couple wel-

comed their second

daughter, Andrea. In

1983, they started attend-

ing Our Redeemer’s Luth-

eran Brethren Church

where they made many

lasting friendships.

In 1991, Cloyd and

Mary purchased a 50-acre

piece of property on the

southwest edge of Minot.

They spent the remainder

of his years planting hun-

dreds of evergreens, even-

tually creating Pine Valley

Tree Farm. Together, they

transformed their

much-loved land into an

amazing and beautiful

oasis that will be enjoyed

by generations of their

family. Cloyd’s legacy of

planting evergreens is be-

ing carried on today by

his many grandsons.

Since 1995, summers

were spent at Brendle’s

Bay where Cloyd loved

their lake life; many hours

were enjoyed walleye

fishing and having beach

days with their grandchil-dren. They enjoyed their

community of neighbors

there, and had many

memorable potlucks to-

gether.

Cloyd’s favorite hobbies

were hunting and fishing.

He was able to go on 25

fly-in trips to Flin Flon,

Canada, taking family and

friends on Cloyd-guided

adventures. He bagged a

bull moose in 1998, and it

now graces the foyer in

his home, which he

helped to build in 1976.

He loved hunting with his

family and first cousins.

He was happiest in the

fall when he could watch

his grandsons harvest

deer from his land. Cloyd

was a teacher at heart; he

always wanted to pass on

to his family his

knowledge of how to fix

things. He was honest,

dependable, and

hard-working. He took

pride in his family and his

land.

On February 4, 2020,

Cloyd and his family be-

gan an unforgettable, 238

day journey after he was

diagnosed with a can-

cerous brain tumor. They

spent 25 days at Mayo

Clinic in Rochester, MN,

for treatments. With the

love and support of his

wife and family, Cloyd

was able to experience

this journey from the

comfort of his own home.

Cloyd is survived by:

his wife of 51 years, Mary,

two daughters, Lisa (Bill)

Morman and their triplets,

Ann, Andrew, and John;

and Andrea (Brad) Abel

and twins Samuel and Da-

vid, Matthew, Ethan,

Sarah, Luke, and Michael,

mother Eunice Kittilson,

sister Carlotta (Norris) Ol-

son, and many beloved re-

latives on both sides of

his extended family.

Cloyd was preceded in

death by: his father, Ken-

ny Kittilson,

grandparents, and

nephew Corey Johnson.

Thomas Family Funeral

Home is handling arrange-

ments for a private family

burial. There will be no

reviewal or visitation. In

lieu of flowers, memorials

may be sent to Our

Redeemer’s Christian

School or Dakota Hope

Clinic in Minot, or of your

choosing.

To our faithful friends

and fervent prayer warri-

ors, we would like to ex-

press our heartfelt thanks

and gratitude to all of you

who have come along side

us on this difficult but sa-

cred journey. Our deepest

thanks to the Home

Health and Hospice teams

for their tender care.