Jimmie Swartwout
Nov. 7, 1940-Dec. 25, 2020
Jimmie D. Swartwout,
80, Surrey, ND, died Fri-
day, December 25, 2020,
in a Minot hospital.
Jimmie Detlaf Swart-
wout was born on No-
vember 7, 1940, a son of
Carl and Agnes (Hansen)
Swartwout. He was raised
and educated in Surrey,
where he graduated from
Surrey High School in
1959.
In 1959, Jimmie enlist-
ed into the United States
Army. He proudly served
his country doing two
tours during the Vietnam
Conflict, where he was a
proud member of the
101st Airborne Division.
He was honorably
discharged in 1969.
Following his dis-
charge, Jimmie was united
in marriage to Linda Ogel.
To this union son Jimmie
D. was born. The couple
later divorced. Jimmie
was then united in mar-
riage to Thelma Lilly. To
this union were three
children, a stillborn son
Jimmie, son Shawn and a
daughter Serena. While
raising his children, one
of Jimmie’s passions was
hunting fox and coyotes
with his greyhounds. The
couple later divorced.
Jimmie was united in
marriage to Karen Owens-
Kurry in 1986, and be-
came a blended family
with Karen’s three boys.
Karen died May 18, 2020.
Jimmie was the
owner/operator of Swart-
wout Auto Salvage since
1973. He was well known
in the area and made
many friends and ac-
quaintances over the
years.
Jimmie was a member
of St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church, Minot.
Together Karen and Jim-
mie enjoyed traveling, rid-
ing the train, playing
Bingo and watching ball
games.
Jimmie is survived by:
Children: Jimmy Dee
(Anna) Swartwout, CA,
and their children: Amy,
Jenny, Will and Wes;
Shawn (Nicole) Swart-
wout, Minot, and their
children Jagger, Reino,
Brogan, and Baylee
Fitzgerald; and a daughter
Serena (Chris) Keller, Ger-
many; six great-grand-
children: Step-children:
Lonny Kurry, Minot, Lee
(Jane) Kurry, Phoenix, and
Toby Kurry, Minot; Si-
blings: Melodee Bryantt,
Bruce (Ellen) Swartwout;
Several nieces, nephews
and cousins also survive.
Jimmie was preceded
in death by his parents, a
stillborn son, wife Karen
and a brother Carl.
Visitation: Wednesday,
December 30, 2020, from
3 until 5 at Thompson-
Larson Funeral Home,
Minot. A private family
vigil service will take
place at 5 pm in the
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot.
All local and state Co-
vid-19 regulations will be
followed.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Thursday, December
31, 2020, at 10:30 am at
St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church, Minot.
The Funeral Mass will
be livestreamed. The link
to the live stream on
YouTube is: https://www.
youtube.com/channel/UCkw5wBH7W_IUwKUcuLvhgOw>
https://www.youtube.com/
channel/UCkw5wBH7W_I
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Burial: Rosehill Mem-
orial Park, Minot.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot