Eugene Gene Grinsteiner

Eugene "Gene" Grinsteiner, 82, Bismarck, died April 8, 2013, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 am Friday, April 12, at Church of St. Mary, Bismarck, with Rev. Msgr. Gene Lindemann officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, April 11, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a KC Rosary/Vigil will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Gene was born October 25, 1930, in Strasburg, ND, the son of Wendelin and Armelia Keller Grinsteiner. He graduated from Linton High School. Gene was employed at N.W. Bell Telephone Co. starting in 1950, in Bismarck, where he was employed for 35 years. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in October 1951, served at Oklahoma City Tinker Field, at Japan and Korea and returned to Mobile, AL, to finish his enlistment. Gene returned to Bismarck to further his employment with N.W. Bell Tele Co. During his stay at Oklahoma City, he married Rose Bachmeier in 1953 at St. Philips-Meir Catholic Church. Rose died March 6, 1992, after a lengthy illness. Gene married Phyllis Baskerville on June 18, 2000, at Church of St. Mary, Bismarck, ND. Phyllis died on April 1, 2009. Gene is survived by his daughter, Della Michael Friesz, Bismarck; sons, Douglas Sharon Grinsteiner, Mandan, David Beverly Grinsteiner, Grand Junction, CO, Daniel Vonnie Grinsteiner, Bismarck, John Barb Grinsteiner, Bismarck; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; his step-children, Cathy Wagner, Jamestown, James Baskerville, St. Louis, MO, Dan Baskerville, Mandan, Mike Baskerville, Fargo, Charles Baskerville, Grand Forks, ND, Tomas Baskerville, Columbia, South Carolina; 14 step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren; his sisters, Cathy Schacht, Eugene, OR, Helen Magilke, Lincoln, and Florence Hauer, Bismarck. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose; his second wife, Phyllis; his brothers, Joseph and Mark; his little sister, Alice 6 months old; his parents, Wendelin and Armelia; and his grandparents. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to St. Mary's Grade School.

Eugene Gene Grinsteiner

October 25, 1930 - April 8, 2013