Gary Triebold, 79, of Valley City, ND, died Tuesday, April 18th at Mercy Hospital surrounded by his family and his beloved sister, Carol, under CHI Home Health and Hospice Care. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 26th at Epworth United Methodist Church in Valley City. Visitation will be held two hours before the service at the church on Wednesday morning. Inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery in the spring.
Gary Duane Triebold, the son of Herbert S. and Lucille (Potzman) Triebold, was born May 30, 1943 at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND. He grew up on the family farm in Alta Township of Barnes County and attended a one room school for six years and then Valley City High School where he graduated in 1961. He attended Valley City State University for three years before transferring to NDSU where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy on June 1, 1968.
His career started with his working at Rexall Drug in Valley City. He later became a pharmacist at Dakota Clinic in Fargo, ND where he worked for many years. In the mid-eighties, he moved back to the family farm while continuing his pharmacy work at Thrifty White Drug in Valley City.
After moving back to the farm, he took up farming with his dad and brother. His pharmaceutical career ended with him being a part-time/substitute pharmacist at Thrifty White in Jamestown, ND. Gary always spoke fondly of his co-workers.
Gary’s lifelong passion was the researching and collecting of antiques. Through his collecting adventures, he met and made great friends. He had a good eye for finding unique and exceptional items and shared his finds by selling them or gifting them to others. He enjoyed creating displays to showcase and sell his antiques in a booth he had at the Moorhead Antique Mall. His other interests included maintaining his lawn and beautiful flower gardens that surrounded his home.
He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity at NDSU and the Eagles Arie 2192 in Valley City.
Everyone knew when Gary was around at family holiday celebrations. His infectious laugh was unique and made everyone else join in with him. He was always a gentleman and a genuinely kind person. He was a great listener and gave sound advice to his many friends and family members.
Gary is survived by his sisters, Carol (Bjarne) Breske and Mary Person; sister-in-law, Pat Triebold; his nieces and nephews, Gay (Steve) Blazek, Alan (Barb) Breske, Dean (Celeste) Breske, Kathy (John) Kracht, Rick (Kathy) Triebold, Denise (Bill Artis) Gruman, Diane (Art) Hagebock, and Jeff (Pam) Triebold; many great nieces and great nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Herbert; and brother-in-law, Duane Person.