Roy Shimer

Roy Shimer, 89, of Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Bismarck, ND, died in Grand Forks, ND, on Sunday, May 28, 2006. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:00 AM at Eastgate Funeral Service Chapel in Bismarck. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Eastgate Funeral Service. Roy Shimer was born on April 20, 1917, in Minneapolis, MN, the son of William Roy and Madeline Jorgensen Shimer. He was educated in Minneapolis and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in civil engineering. He was married to Dorothy Mae Fairchild on August 1, 1942, at Fort Snelling, MN. After his discharge from the military, they moved to Bismarck in 1947. Dorothy died on June 21, 1983, in Bismarck. Roy enlisted in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during World War II and served in the Aleutian Islands and Philippine Islands. In 1947, he joined the Bismarck office of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads and remained there until he retired in 1975. During his years as a highway engineer, among other projects, he was involved in the planning and construction of the interstate highways in North Dakota. He was a registered professional engineer and member of the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers. He received the Administrator's Award for Superior Service from the Federal Highway Administration. He married Malvine Mikkelson Rehovsky in October of 1984, in Oakes, ND. They lived on Big Floyd Lake near Detroit Lakes and spent many winters on Marco Island and in Dustin, FL. She died on February 27, 2005, in Detroit Lakes. Roy Shimer was active in the Bismarck Masonic Lodge No. 5; the El Zagal Shrine and Mandan Indian Unit; Scottish Rite; and Bismarck Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 11. He served as Worthy Grand Patron of Eastern Star in 1982. He was a long-time member of McCabe United Methodist Church in Bismarck. He was an active golfer and sportsman. An Eagle Scout, he served for a time as scoutmaster of the troop at McCabe. Surviving are his daughter, Gail and her husband, Gerald Jerry Bass of Grand Forks, ND; his son, Steven Shimer of St. Paul, MN; his granddaughters, Jodi and Amanda Bass of Grand Forks; and nieces and nephews. Surviving also are a stepdaughter, Judy Rivinius of Bismarck; and stepson, Joseph Arlou Rehovsky of Apple Valley, MN. In addition to his wives, he was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Gary Shimer, MD; and his sister, Betty Barrett.

Roy Shimer

April 20, 1917 - May 28, 2006