Eugene A. Wunderlich

Eugene A. Wunderlich,

96, Minot, died Tuesday,

June 15, 2021, in a Minot

nursing home.

Eugene was born Sep-

tember 7, 1924, on the

family farm in Olivia

Township of McHenry

County near Voltaire, ND

to Walter and Esther

(Bartz) Wunderlich. He

spent his childhood in

Olivia Township and gra-

duated with the Class of

1942 from Velva High

School. He assisted his

family on the farm until

enlisting in the US Navy

on November 11, 1946.

He served honorably until

his discharge on No-

vember 15, 1947. He re-

turned to North Dakota

and moved to Minot.

Eugene was united in

marriage to Agnes Kinsel-

la on May 12, 1948, in

Minot at First Lutheran

Church. They called

Minot home and were

blessed with three chil-

dren.

Eugene started work on

the Great Northern Rail-

road in August of 1949 as

a switchman and worked

in the same capacity after

the merger in 1970 for

Burlington Northern Rail-

road. He retired after 37

years of faithful service to

the railroad. Agnes passed

away March 7, 2008.

Eugene was a member

of First Lutheran Church,

Elks Lodge and the Ameri-

can Legion, all of Minot.

He also belonged to the

United Transportation

Union. Eugene was often

found with a book in his

hand or out in his yard

tending to his grass, gar-

den or greenhouse. He

was a history buff who on

many occasions was

called to assist his

grandchildren with a

school project or picked

first for trivia. He will be

missed deeply for his 96

years of wisdom and

knowledge that he shared

to all who were blessed to

be in his life.

Eugene is survived by:

his children Diane Coul-

son, Escondido, CA, Gary

Wunderlich, Minot, ND

and David (Janel) Wun-

derlich, Minot, ND;

grandchildren Lauren

Coulson, Levi (Elizabeth)

Wunderlich, Heather

Wunderlich, Marlee

(Reiss) Leonard and Erica

Wunderlich;

great-grandchildren

Caden, Anson, Sloane and

Oskar; brother Walter

Wunderlich, Camarillo,

CA and numerous nieces

and nephews.

Eugene was preceded

in death by: his parents,

wife Agnes, brothers

Glen, Vernon and Donald

Wunderlich;

daughter-in-law Kathy

Wunderlich and

sisters-in-law Ursula and

Annis Wunderlich

Celebration of Eugene’s

Life: 11:00 a.m. Monday,

June 21, 2021, at First

Lutheran Church, Minot.

To view a livestream of

Eugene’s service or to

share memories and con-

dolences please access his

obituary page at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Sunday,

June 20, 2021 from 3:00

p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

in lieu of flowers to First

Lutheran Church, Minot.