Jeremy Rhoads

Jeremy Rhoads, 45, Minot, formerly of

Hettinger, ND, quietly

departed this life on June

27, 2022 in his home.

Jeremy “Jr” Rhoads, son

of Donald Dew Sr. & Bren-

da Stanford was born on

April 15, 1977, in Stanley,

ND. Shortly after his

birth, Richard Rhoads

adopted Jeremy. During

his mid-teens, while at

the Dakota Boys Ranch,

Jeremy reacquainted him-

self with his birth father

Donald Dew Sr. & his

wife, Terrie Dew. Through

a labor of love, Jeremy en-

sured positive ties on both

sides of his family with

his parents and siblings.

Jeremy attended middle

school at Jim Hill Middle

school and graduated high

school at Hettinger High

School. Jeremy credits his

high school graduation to

his mentor Carl Ebert,

who allowed him to stay

with him during this try-

ing time in his life. Carl

taught Jeremy many as-

pects of woodworking and

an appreciation of

strength and restraint.

Jeremy showed an early

aptitude for mechanics.

This aptitude brought him

to the oil fields at an early

age. His success was high-

ly reliant on his best

friend Kenny “Cooter”,

who taught him the ropes

of the job. His work ethic

and mechanical

knowledge, in combina-

tion with an unmatched

desire to extend his

knowledge to all aspects

of the mechanic’s field,

led him to specialize in

the maintenance and

operations of oil rigs

throughout North Dakota,

Colorado, and Wyoming.

Throughout his adult life,

Jeremy also maintained a

passion for automotive

maintenance, specifically

with his dream car the

1968 Chevy Camaro. He

spent his last years pass-

ing his knowledge to his

youngest daughter Heath-

er, ensuring self-sufficient

knowledge to maintain

her own vehicles while

instilling work ethic,

Jeremy’s unique sense of

humor, and his stellar

values. This humor and

values were even present

during his darkest times

in his wizened words;

“stealing jellybeans is an

act of war”!

Jeremy’s love for

mechanics was only

eclipsed by his adamant

love of, and support for

his 2nd amendment rights

and his collection of

many firearms. Jeremy

maintained an impressive

collection of both new

and classic firearms.

Jeremy maintained several

certifications by passing

several courses involving

his passion. Some of these

include The Human Ad-

vantage course, Cold

Weather School, Wilder-

ness Survival, Badlands

Basic Long-Range Preci-

sion (Sniper) Rifle Course,

Advanced Phase I Sniper

Rifle Course, Advance

Phase II Sniper Course,

and the Advanced Long

Range Precision Marks-

man training. Further, his

passion extended to his

son Brock, who attended

Apple Seed school in Ra-

pid, SD, and Dirt Time

School in San Barbara,

CA. Jeremy met his wife,

Renee Deuter while she

was living in Hettinger,

ND.

Shortly after, Renee

moved to Minot with her

children, they were mar-

ried and have lived here

since. Jeremy will be for-

ever loved by his family

whom he so positively in-

fluenced throughout his

life.

He is survived by his

loving wife Renee Rhoads,

his sons Bailey Deuter of

Fort Campbell, KY, and

Brock Rhoads of Sioux

Falls, SD; his daughters

Nichole Deuter and

Heather Rhoads of Minot,

ND; his parents Brenda

Stanford, Richard Rhoads,

Donald Dew Sr. & Terrie

Dew; Jeremy’s siblings

& spouses; Joel & Elissa

Rhoads of Minot, ND, Jen-

nifer Loomer of Williston

ND, Janna & George

Wachira of Berke VA, Josh

Rhoads of Williston, ND,

Jordyn & Trevor Berger-

son of Bowman ND, Jessi-

ca & Michael Hunter of

Dickinson, ND, Jonathan

Whitmer of unknown,

Jackson Stanford of Kell-

er, TX, Tanya & Lucas

Johnson of Surrey, ND,

Cherish & Marcel Barthel

of Surrey, ND, & Donald

Dew Jr of Schofield Bar-

racks, HI; & Grand-

daughter; Maliyah Deuter.

Further, he is survived by

numerous aunts, uncles,

and cousins.

Jeremy’s favorite words

of wisdom—“I have never

seen a wild thing feel sor-

ry for itself. A little bird

will fall dead, frozen from

a bough, without ever

having felt sorry itself”.

A gathering for family

and friends will take place

on Saturday, July 09,

2022, at 2:00 p.m.

At the Centennial

Church, 700 2nd Ave. S.,

Hettinger, ND 58639

Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot