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Funeral services for Erik Guritz, 42, of Glendale, CA, will be at 10:30 AM, Monday, November 4, 2019 at Norway Lutheran Church, rural Glenham. Burial will be at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Erik passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019, in Glendale.

Erik Christian Guritz was born September 28, 1977 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to 1Lt Gary and Constance (Bandy) Guritz. He was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Eglin AFB Chapel, Florida, on June 18, 1978.

In 1979, Erik and his family moved to Glendale, Ca, where he attended the LaCanada Schools Special Education Program in LaCanada, Ca. During these formative years, he developed his love of music, hosting family celebrations, and interjecting his unsolicited opinions when he deemed it necessary.

Music lessons were a very special time for Erik. He delighted in listening to Grandma Muriel (Bandy) and his sister Kristen playing the piano and violin respectively. He could name not only the piece, but which movement they were practicing. If he felt that Grandma and Kristen needed a "musical assist", he would sing the melody as he felt it should be performed.

Erik also had a love of nature, flowers, and the outdoors. He was in charge of the garden hose. Should Kristen need a quick burst of energy, he was more than willing to render a quick and old blast of water to aid both Kristen and her newly planted seedlings. They grew well together aiding one and another. Erik also had a love for naming his favorite trees. The most well known tree was named "Tall Tree Tron". To this day, Tron's children delight in the stories of this tree.

Erik will be buried in the family lot at Norway Cemetery near his grandparents and great grandparents. He is survived by his parents, Lt Col Gary A. Guritz, USAF Retired, Papillion, Ne, and Constance Bandy Guritz, Glendale, CA, and sister Kriten L. Guritz, Glendale, CA, his paternal grandmother Lucille Guritz, Jackson MN along with many uncles, aunts, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clifford Guritz and Morris and Muriel Bandy.