David James Grove

David James Grove passed away on September 2^nd, 2018.

David was the 5^th child born to Ernest and Mary Grove on April 29^th, 1961 on the farm at Pleasant Lake, ND. He was living on the farm and schooled in Rugby, ND until 1975 when he went to live with his Grandfather, Albert Hankey, on a farmstead north of Tioga, ND where he completed his freshman year of high school. He then joined his parents and brother, Victor, on the farm at Ashville, Manitoba, Canada and was schooled in nearby Gilbert Plains. After 11^th grade, he moved back to Tioga, ND and boarded a room at Pearl Jorstad’s, worked at A-1 Tioga Machine Shop and completed high school.

Just after graduation he joined the U.S. Army in October of 1979 and completed basic training at Ft. Leonardwood, MO in June of 1980 and Advanced Individual Training at Chanute, IL. He was stationed at Fort Bliss, TX and later at Stuttgart, Germany. After active duty tour he returned to Tioga, ND. He then worked on a farm for Maynard Jorstad and later in the oil field on oil rigs, pipe lines and roustabout. He joined the North Dakota National Guard at Company B Combat Engineers in Williston, ND. After oil field work and odd jobs, he then worked for Larry Rohde at Larry’s Standard in Tioga.

He took up a courtship with Kimberly Dawn Heimdal and they were married June 7^th, 1985. As the years passed, Samantha, Andrew, and Cheri-Rae were born. After the service station was dismantled, he took on odd jobs out of Tioga, Williston, and Minot. In 1991, he started working at the North Dakota Military Academy at Camp Grafton, Devils Lake, ND as an engineering instructor. After he was joined by his family and established in Devils Lake, he and Kimberly were blessed with the arrival of their 4^th child, Benjamin. David and the children moved to a small farmstead on the west side of Devils Lake in September of 2000. David retired from the military on April 30^th, 2009. He received numerous medals, ribbons, accommodations, and achievements. After Active Duty retirement he maintained the small farmstead and has worked odd jobs to keep busy and help others.

He is preceded in death by his father Ernest Raymond Grove and mother Mary Jean (Hankey) Grove.

He is survived by his sisters, Rita Marie (Glenn) Freeberg and Eva Louis (Jeff) Fields; brothers, Victor Zane (Marlene) Grove and Aric Roland Grove; daughter Samantha Jean (Douglas) Reese; son Andrew Raymond Grove; daughter Cheri-Rae (Jeremie) Charboneau; son Benjamin James Grove; the mother of his children, Kimberly Dawn Grove; granddaughters Allison and Katelyn Reese and Ryli Charboneau and Grandson Jeremie Charboneau Jr.; many more cherished family and friends.

There will be a Memorial Service held for David on September 27^th, 2018 at 11 am at the Peterson Arena on Hwy 19, Devils Lake.