Gary Gross

Gary Gross, 75, Minot,

passed away unexpected-

ly on Saturday, August 6,

2022 in his home.

Gary Ray Gross was

born on March 28, 1947 a

son of Lawrence and

Helen (Gray) Gross at the

family home in Enderlin,

ND. He was raised and

educated in Enderlin,

where he graduated from

Enderlin High School in

1965. While in high

school, he worked for area

farmers and Miller Ser-

vice in Enderlin, where he

gained his love of cars.

On September 13, 1966,

Gary was drafted into the

United States Army. He

proudly served his coun-

try during the Vietnam

Conflict, until his honor-

able discharge on Sep-

tember 12, 1972. After his

service, Gary was a

member of the VFW.

On October 1, 1971,

Gary was united in mar-

riage to Cheryl Ausk at St.

Henry’s Church in Alice,

ND. Gary was employed

by the Soo Line Railroad

as a district electrician

and after a couple of

moves between Minot and

Enderlin, they settled in

Minot in 1982 where to-

gether they raised their

four children. He contin-

ued working for the Soo

Line Railroad until his re-

tirement.

Gary was the true defin-

ition of a handyman or

“Jack of All Trades”, he

could fix anything that he

set his mind to and was

always willing to help his

children and family with

their projects. He started

working with his hands at

a young age and contin-

ued to throughout his life,

no job was too big for him

to tackle, and he could al-

ways be relied on for

some sound advice. Gary

really enjoyed working on

classic cars, which he

started while in high

school and throughout the

years and had some great

muscle cars. He was very

proud of his recently re-

stored 1967 Camaro.

All of his children’s ac-

complishments made him

a very proud dad and he

enjoyed the time he got to

spend with his grandchil-

dren and great grandson.

Gary is survived by:

Wife of 51 years,

Cheryl; Children: Christy

(Corey) Wald, Darin (Kim)

Gross, Garrett (JoLyn)

Gross, Ashlee (Jarrod)

Schwark.

Grandchildren: Kylee

(Rey) Obert, Morgan

Wald, Chase and Evan

Gross, Bailey, Carter, and

Abigail Gross, Kason and

Kamryn Schwark.

Great-grandchildren:

Oliver Obert Siblings:

Roger Gross Several

nieces, nephews and

cousins also survive.

Gary was preceded in

death by his parents,

brother Lawrence, and

sister-in-law Juanita.

Visitation: Wednesday,

August 10, 2022 from 5

until 7 pm at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot

Graveside prayers with

military honors: Thurs-

day, August 11, 2022 at 11

am at the North Dakota

Veterans Cemetery, rural

Mandan, ND

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot