Kurtis Lloyd Kleinschmidt
January 18, 1950 – January 25, 2022
Kurtis Lloyd Kleinschmidt, died Jan. 25.
Born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minn., he graduated from Eastern Arizona Junior College, had a successful career at Arizona Game and Fish as a Fish Propagation Specialist, and retired in 1995. After retirement, he worked as a taxidermist and loved to fish, trap and hunt.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Grayden and Louise Kleinschmidt.
Kurt is survived by his children Jeramy [Allison] Fowler and Dannie [Trace] Steyaert; brothers Gary [Deb] Kleinschmidt and Dale [Pamela] Kleinschmidt; and six grandchildren.