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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270860
Title: Kurtis "Kurt" A. Reil
Date: 2/13/1962-9/16/2022
Inscription/Marks: 2/13/1962
Summary: On September 16, 2022, Kurtis “Kurt” Allen Reil, 60, slipped away from this world into the loving arms of Jesus. He had many family and friends waiting for him. He passed away in his home in Bismarck, ND, after battling cancer on-and-off for six years. He was a warrior. A funeral service was held September 29, 2022, at Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck. Kurt was born February 13, 1962, to Alvin “Ike” and Beverly (Sandry) Reil in Williston, ND. He was called Fritz by many family and friends. He attended school in Williston and was part of the class of 1980. In the 1970s and 80s, Kurt had several jobs in the oil field and traveled to different states seismographing. In 1986 he moved to Denver, CO, and started working in the lawn and sprinkler industry. It was there that he met and married Terianne Staley. They had two sons, Tyler and Justin. After they divorced, he met his soulmate, Julie Atkins. They were together 30 years and had two children, Luke and Andrea. In 2006, they moved to Bismarck to be closer to family. A master at sprinklers, in 2008 Kurt opened his own sprinkler business, Superior Waterworks Sprinkler Company LLC. Kurt was proud of the successful business he built and had many clients he considered friends and even family. Kurt had the most beautiful smile. He was a jokester, and when he got that twinkle in his eye, you knew he was up to something. He loved spending time with family and friends. He loved music and concerts, and was a true rocker. When a good song touched his soul, he would whip out his air guitar and start playing. Over the years, Kurt enjoyed karate, bowling, fishing, watching movies, traveling, and golfing. His teams were the Minnesota Vikings and the Denver Broncos. Kurt is survived by his wife, Julie; his sons Tyler, Justin (Sheila), and Luke Reil; his daughter Andrea Reil; grandchildren, Jordan, Joseph, Kaylee, and Jeremih Reil; sisters, Melodie (Bob) Schulz, Valerie Reil, and Kristin (Craig) Wilkie; nieces, Alyssa (Cole) Johnson, Kalli (Russell) Senske, Chelsea (TJ) Carr, Tess Axelson (Richie), Madison (Sean) Welty, and MayCee (Kyle) Budke; great-nieces, Adelaide, Ruby, and Maeve Johnson, Autumn Senske, Ingrid Hall, Rhyia and Rheagan Story, and Jade Welty; great-nephew, Jaxton Welty; stepmom, Dorothy Reil; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and “The boys” Bob (Julie) Skurdal, Bob (Belle) Walstad, Ken (Michelle) Goebel, and Craig (Amy) Olson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ike Reil and Beverly Natwick; stepdad, Casey Natwick, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, a great-niece, pets, and friends, Mark Harris and Jeff Stuck.
Red ID: FND_I_78357

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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