Curtis Brian Aalund, age 55 of Bottineau, died Thursday, March 15, 2018 at a Fargo hospital.  His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 pm at the Bottineau Municipal Airport.  Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm with a prayer service at 7:00 pm at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.

Curtis Brian Aalund, the son of Selmer and Dorothy (Broden) Aalund, was born on February 14, 1963 in Mohall.  He grew up there and graduated from Mohall High School in 1981.  He attended Dakota Aero Tech and he began his career as an airplane mechanic and pilot.  On June 4, 1983, he married Renee Carlson in Fargo.  They later moved to Bottineau and Curt became the manager at the Bottineau Municipal Airport.

Curt loved sports, especially basketball.  He spent many hours taking his girls to tournament and cheering them on from the stands.  He was fortunate enough to watch his traveling team girls win the state championship in 2006.  He loved to officiate basketball and football games and he lived to fly.  He loved to go fishing with his wife and watch movies with Sammie.  Curt loved his family and was the best Papa.

He is survived by his wife Renee of Bottineau; children; Maggie (Grant) Huff of Minot, Whitney (Chris) Marohl of Fargo, Samantha Aalund of Minot and Jake (Stephanie) Carroll of Bottineau; grandchildren; Kenna, Jett and Ellie Huff and Briella Carroll; sisters, Sandra (Rod) Sautter of San Antonio, TX and Carol Hajicek of Larimore, ND; nieces and nephews, Brianne Meier, Cory Hajicek, Jocelyn Mapes, Chris and Morgan Carroll, Madison and Carson Meier and Joe (Sue) Spanbauer.

Arrangements were with Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.  Friends may sign the online register book at www.nerofuneralhome.net .

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to the North Dakota Special Olympics.