Jeffrey "Jeff" J. Jung, 72, of Bowman, ND, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Charles Catholic Church.  Fr. Paul Eberle will celebrate the Mass with burial to follow in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND, on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. C.S.T.  There will be a Rosary and Vigil service for Jeff on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Krebsbach and Kulseth Funeral Home Chapel.
Jeffrey J. Jung was born on September 2, 1947, son of Mike and Eva (Betchner) Jung in Dickinson, ND.  He attended St. Wenceslaus Catholic School and Dickinson High School in Dickinson, ND.  Jeff went on to attend BJC Trade School in Bismarck, ND and earned a degree in auto mechanics.  Jeff was united in marriage to Maureen Bandle in 1967 . Mike and Shawnel were born to this union.  Jeff was united in marriage to Candy Germann in 19 83 to present . H e lovingly and courageously accepted Candy's children , Wendy, Paula, David and Dallas Germann , as his own.

Jeff joined the US Army in September 1970 , served in Vietnam unloading ships , and was honorably discharged in 1972.  He moved his family to Bowman, ND in the fall of 1972 and worked for the ND State Highway Department. Then in 1978 , he began work ing for Cardinal Drilling as a floor hand and was quickly promoted to driller . F rom 1985 to 1990 , he took a break from C ardinal Drilling to be home more to help with the 6 kids while working at Stuber and Jensen as a truck driver. He later returned to Cardinal Drilling for 8 more years. In 1998 , he joined Scranton Equity Truck Shop and worked as a mechanic until he retired in 2015.

Jeff had a passion for old hot rods.  His most prized possession was his 1969 Oldsmobile C utlass C onvertible, which his kids and grandkids have stories about. He and Candy enjoyed traveling around to car shows with friends and family , with Kool Deadwood Nights be coming a tradition in 1998 . He enjoyed deer hunting with his family and was the proud founder of the family "O ne S hot C lub . "  In order to join th is c lub , you had to get the deer in one shot, of course. He also loved to tease and never missed an opportunity to tell a good story . He was proud to be a veteran and really enjoyed being honored at his grandkid's schools for V eteran's D ay celebrations .

Family was very important to Jeff. He loved his kids, their spouses , and his grandkids so much. He was a people person and made friends easily. He had a heart of gold and would help anyone that needed it. He had a great sense of humor and was always smiling. He will be missed by so many.

Jeff was preceded in death by his parents Mike and Eva, his daughter Wendy, and his brothers Joel and John.

Jeff is survived by his wife Candy ; son Mike (Patt i ) Jung and their children Jeff, Taylor , and Erica ; daughter Shawnel (Dave) Burke and their children Devon (Tyneal), Alex (Macy), Maury, Carmen , and Will ; daughter Paula (Damon) Reitz and their children Dalton and Kaitlin ; son Dave (Carrie) Germann ; son Dallas Germann ; three great grand children ; sister Joleen (Joel) Obrigewitch; sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law ; nieces and nephews ; and his dog Buddy .