Memorial Services for Justin will be on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Sweetwater Golf Course in Bowman.  Terry Bagley will officiate the services.

Justin Todd Germann was a caring son, brother, grandson, nephew,
cousin and friend to many. His smile was infectious; his heart
genuine. We, his family, are so proud of the young man he had become.
He left this world all too suddenly on July 20, 2023 at the age of 27.

He was born to Edwin and Karla Germann on September 14, 1995 in
Bozeman, MT, joining his big sister Nicole, followed by his younger
brother Kyle. All three were close in age and the boys were often
mistaken as twins.  In 1998, his family moved back to southwest North
Dakota.  He attended Bowman County School and played with his cousins
at the farms of his grandparents. Whether it was riding go-karts,
shooting sling-shots or playing air-soft wars, there was never a dull
moment in the neighborhood with his siblings and friends.  Even at a
young age, Justin loved the outdoors; camping at the lake, biking,
hiking, skateboarding, wake boarding, skiing, and snowboarding. In
school he excelled at Cross Country and Track.

Always independent and self-supportive, Justin decided to join the ND
National Guard to help finance his upper education and attended Basic
Training between his junior and senior year of high school.  He
completed high school with honors and went on to the University of
North Dakota where he graduated Cum Laude and received his Bachelors
in Geology in 2017. In pursuing his Master's Degree in Planetary
Geology, he completed a summer internship at NASA Goddard Space Flight
Center in Virginia.  After his Master's graduation, he set off for an
Alaskan summer internship working at the National Ecological
Observatory Network in Fairbanks.  It was in Alaska where he found his
new home and he was truly living his dream life.

In the fall of 2021 he secured a position at Alaska State Department
of Geology and Geophysical  Systems  as Hydrologist 2 to support the
Artic Strategic Transportation and Resource Project.  He was
instrumental in fielding weather and stream monitors and extrapolating
data for future roads to remote villages. In 2023 he was promoted to
Hydrologist 3 to support the new Renewable Energy Program within the
Hydrology and Surficial Geology section and was interpreting data for
a large land slide on the North Slope. Through the support of his
employers, Justin was about to begin his PHD at University of Alaska
Fairbanks.

He spoke often to anyone and everyone about his work, not that we
could always understand the vocabulary, but he was clearly excited
about his job and enjoyed his field adventures to the North Slope.  It
was on the North Slope that he was one of only a small group of people
who have ever traveled the infamous 300-mile snow and ice road.

Passionate about outdoor training and safety, Justin had just
completed Avalanche Level 1 training, Wilderness First Responder, and
Swiftwater Rescue training this year. It is told that because of this
training, he was quick to assist while in the back country and on the
rivers.

Justin lived an adventurous life and cherished the moments with
friends in the wilderness.   When he was not working, you could find
him skiing the slopes of the Eastern Alaska Range or Hatcher Pass,
biking in the White Mountains, kayaking the waters of interior Alaska,
hiking the trails with his dog Kato, and back county camping with
friends.  He was always looking forward to his next trip, carefully
researching the routes and planning the logistics.

Justin is survived by his parents Edwin and Karla, siblings Nicole and
Kyle, Grandfather James Birch, numerous Aunts, Uncles and Cousins.  He
was preceded in death by his Grandfather Leo Germann and Grandmothers
Caroline (Schumacher) Germann and Nancy (Merz) Birch and cousin Nick
Germann.

A portion of Justin's ashes were spread in the Tanana River where he
often paddled his pack boat. He will forever be a part of the Alaskan
wilderness that he so loved.

In lieu of flowers, a suggested memorial donation can be made to the
Mound Church renovation project.

Mound Church building fund..

In care of:

Jason Waskiewicz, Box 252, Bowman,

ND 58623