BRIAN GARBE

Brian Wayne Garbe, age 60 of Cedar Rapids, IA, died on Tuesday July 30, 2013 in a Bottineau hospital. Memorial services were held on Saturday, August 3rd at 10:00 A.M. at the Metigoshe Lutheran Church at Bottineau, ND. Officiating at the service was the Reverend Carol Wendel. Burial will be in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Brian Garbe, a son of Carl and Eldora (Larson) Garbe, was born at Minot on July 8, 1953. He attended and graduated from Minot High School. Brian then attended Minot State College for one year, then attended the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton. After graduation he moved to Cedar Rapids IA, where he worked at Rockwell Collins Aviation at Cedar Rapids for the past 34 years.

He was a member of the Sig Tau Fraternity while attending Minot State College. Brian was very gifted in music trivia and his knowledge was stellar when it came to the "Oldies". He had a fondness for Lake Metigoshe visiting friends and relatives every summer. Brian was an avid outdoors man, participating in baseball, volleyball, bowling and downhill skiing. He was a longtime member of the East Iowa Ski Club.


He is survived by his wife Brenda (Neal) of Cedar Rapids, IA; father Carl Garbe of Fargo; sisters, Karen Hickerson and her friend Todd Griffith of Minneapolis, MN and Lori Garbe of Fargo; a brother-in-law, Gary Thuner of Minot; and many nieces and nephews.

Brian was preceded in death by his mother, Eldora and sister Marlene Thuner.