LEVI J. LEIBFRIED

Levi J. Leibfried, 27 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Friday evening, March 14th, 2014 while on vacation in Ormond Beach, Florida due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.   Funeral Services for Levi will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake with Rev. Jeff Nicla officiating. Levi will be laid to rest in the Devils Lake Cemetery.   Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Friday, March 21st from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Time of Remembrance at 7:00 p.m. Visitation on Saturday will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral service.   Casket Bearers for Levi will be Ben Halvorson, Nathan Axdahl, Adam Parslow, Tony Olson, Ryan Myklebust, John Kaeding, Eric Kaeding and Brock Reierson. Honorary Bearers are the Owners and Employees of Jerome Wholesale, Gary Fagerlund and his niece Arianna Hill and his nephew, Nate Hill. Music will be provided Cindy Ewert.   Levi James, son of Lyle and Pam (Anderson) Leibfried was born on July 23, 1986 in Devils Lake, ND. He grew up in Penn, ND and attended Prairie View Elementary School, Central Middle School and graduated from Devils Lake High School with the class of 2004. While in high school he was a member of the JROTC.   After high school, he worked as a driver for Coca-Cola for several years and in 2009 he was employed by Jerome Wholesale as a driver and salesman and was employed there at the time of his death.   Levi was the ultimate outdoorsman. He found a way to enjoy every season with some sort of outdoor activity. He loved 4-wheeling, hunting, fishing and snowmobiling. He was a member of the Buckhorn Buckshots Dart League and had recently started on a curling league. None of these activities were worth doing unless he was sharing them with family and friends. Spending time with those he loved was the highlight of his brief life with us here.   Levi’s dear family include his parents Lyle and Pam of Devils Lake; brother Shawn Hill and his wife Michelle also of Devils Lake and their children and Levi’s niece and nephew Arianna and Nate; sister Trista and her husband Jake Larson of Penn, ND; grandparents Corinne Leibfried and Richard and Jewel Anderson all of Devils Lake; many aunts, uncles and cousins.   His grandfather Jerome Leibfried preceded him in death.