DAMIAN MAZEIKA Obituary (1934 - 2023)

Damian J. Mazeika, 88, Mandan, North Dakota, died, Friday, May 26, 2023, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 2, 2023, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services. Visitation is scheduled for one hour prior. Burial will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery, Driscoll, North Dakota. Damian was born October 9, 1934, at Wilton, North Dakota, to Frank and Margaret (Hansen) Mazeika. He was raised and educated in Wilton, Bismarck, and Steele. On December 14, 1962, he married Elaine M. Reinke in Steele. As a young man, he worked on farms and as a lumber jack in Montana. He worked for Kidder County for over 12 years in road construction and maintenance, and for Burleigh County from 1972 until his retirement in 1996 in road and bridge work. He enjoyed camping, fishing, playing cards, long walks, gardening, repairing things, helping others, and church activities. He is survived by his wife, Elaine, and son Daniel, Mandan. Damian was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Mary Hansen, and Martha Mullen; and his brothers, Joseph, Adolph, and Peter Meringdol.