Curtis Rime

Curtis Manfred Rime passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at the Eastern Montana Veterans Home in Glendive. During his final days he received royal treatment from the caring staff and the visitors from hospice. A Vigil Service will be held at 7:00 P.M.(CDT), Tuesday, September 6, 2005 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rolette, North Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M.(CDT), Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rolette, North Dakota with Father Tom Graner officiating. His final resting place will be with Dorothy in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, North Dakota. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive and Elick Funeral Home of Rolla, North Dakota are entrusted with arrangements. Curtis was born in Ryder, North Dakota on November 24,1907 to Henry and Minnie (Thompson) Rime, originally from Rochester, Minnesota. He has one sister, Hazel Simmons, of Ryder, North Dakota and had two brothers, Marvin and Earl, both deceased. He graduated from Ryder High School in 1925. Curtis worked and played in that area until the fall of 1928, when he left to attend Valley City State College, where he played basketball and graduated with a BA in teaching. He returned to teach at Hackett School District and Blue Hill, near Ryder before moving to Portal where he taught for a couple years before going to Noyes, Minnesota, to work in the customs brokerage business. Curtis was married to Dorothy Wegener in Portal on June 10, 1941. When the U.S. entered World War II, he was drafted and served the next 39 months at army bases in Texas and California. They were in the area when the Port Chicago ammunition depot explosion occurred. After the war, Curtis and Dorothy returned to Portal where he served as school principal and superintendent and coached basketball until 1957. During the summers, he attended graduate school at the University of Southern California, earning two masters degrees in education and administration by 1957. Two sons, Richard and Robert, were born in 1947 and 1954 respectively. In 1957 the Rime family moved to Glenburn, North Dakota where Curtis was the school superintendent for 11 years. During that time the school district was reorganized and the Minot AFB became a vital bomber station. He spent his summers providing recreation for the youth of the community driving the swimming bus and coaching several baseball teams. In 1968, they moved to Rolette, North Dakota. Curtis was the school superintendent until he retired in 1973. Curtis served the city of Rolette as city auditor, and then as mayor for over 20 years, when he yielded the job and most of the work that goes with it to the younger generation. He played golf several times a week during the summers. The outdoor athletic complex at Rolette High School is named Curtis Rime Field. Curtis and Dorothy celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in the summer of 1991. They enjoyed four grandchildren. Dorothy died in the spring of 1998 and in the fall of 2002 Curtis moved to Glendive, Montana to live in an apartment near Richard and his wife. Curtis is a lifetime member of the American Legion and North Dakota School Administrators, belonged to the Lions, the Knights of Columbus, the Elks Club, Rolette Commercial Club and Rolette Country Club, and served as interim county superintendent in the late eighties. Most of his energy in 60+ years of public service was dedicated to improving the world of those around him. He is survived by one sister, Hazel, of Ryder, and two sons and their families. Richard and Annette live in Glendive; their son, Todd lives in Olympia, Washington. Carla lives in Pensacola, Florida. Robert and Melanie live in Cortez, Colorado with their children Michael and Rachel.

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November 24, 1907 - September 7, 2005

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November 24, 1907 - September 7, 2005

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