Gary Lybeck
Jan. 23, 1949-April 16, 2022
Gary Lybeck, age 73,
died Saturday, April 16,
2022, while resting peace-
fully at Fairview South-
dale hospital in Edina,
MN. A funeral Mass will
be celebrated at 10:30 AM
on Monday, May 2 at Pax
Christi Catholic Church in
Eden Prairie, MN, fol-
lowed by a ceremony at
Fort Snelling on May 3.
Gary was born in
Minot, North Dakota on
January 23, 1949, the son
of Carl and Mary (Miller)
Lybeck and younger
brother of Bonnie. Gary’s
father Carl served in
World World II and then
worked for Minot Federal
Savings and Loan (which
became Midwest Federal).
His family moved to
Williston, ND for three
years in the 1950s before
returning to Minot.
Gary graduated from
Minot High School in
1967, and attended the
University of North Dako-
ta (UND) in Grand Forks.
He married Cindy (Hanes)
Lybeck on June 13, 1970
at St. Leo’s Catholic
Church. Graduating from
UND, Gary was commis-
sioned 2nd Lieutenant in
the United States Army.
Gary and Cindy moved to
Fort Gordon, Georgia, for
training and he was then
stationed in Fort Polk,
Louisiana.
Gary’s son Todd was
born in Fort Polk in 1973.
Later that year Gary was
honorably discharged
from the Army and moved
back to Minot, where he
worked with his
father-in-law Cliff at
Hanes Insurance. Gary’s
son Eric was born in
Minot in 1975.
Gary was a lifetime
member and former
President of the Sertoma
club of Minot, and former
President of the Profes-
sional Insurance Agents of
North Dakota.
Gary later purchased
the insurance agency,
which he owned and
operated as Lybeck In-
surance. He sold the agen-
cy to First Western Bank,
where he managed its in-
surance department, retir-
ing in 2014 and moving to
Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Gary loved hunting,
watching Sioux hockey,
the Minnesota Vikings
and Twins, traveling, at-
tending daily Mass, and
spending time with his
three granddaughters.
He is survived by his
wife Cindy, sister Bonnie
(Don) Marpe, sons Todd
(Kristina) and Eric, and
granddaughters Grace,
Alaina, and Audrey.