Gregory Thomas Korte

Gregory Thomas Korte, 44, passed away on Sept. 28, 2024 at his home in Blaine, Minn. Greg was born at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minn. to Leslie Gwen (Korte) Peterson and Thomas Gregory Korte. His death was sudden and unexpected. The best and most loved babysitter was his grandmother, Marjorie Seebach of Red Wing, Minn., while both parents worked at the downtown Minneapolis Post Office. Grandma Marjorie taught him a lot of card games. When they went grocery shopping, Marj would read all the labeled words on the cans to him. Greg was an only child to Leslie Peterson. What Greg loved most was his cat, Daisey Mae, the car he bought when he was junior in high school; a 1972 Charger, 425, scoop hood and large tires, all his co-workers in all of his jobs, and numerous friends. He loved every job he worked at, including Central Roofing in Columbia Heights, Innovative Building and Design in Blaine as head foreman from 2007-2018, Kwik Trip in Hinckley from 2019-2020, Public Storage and U-Haul in Blaine from 2020-2024, and was currently working at Walmart in Blaine from July to September 2024. He has lived in Red Wing, North Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, Spring Lake Park, Fridley, and Blaine, where he currently resided. Greg had gone to Jefferson Elementary grade school in Blaine, then Fridley middle and high school (Fridley Tigers), graduating in 1998. He went to the U of M, Minneapolis and studied computer science. He was in the Army National Guard, joining on July 19, 2002, in the Fourth Training Brigade, First Battalion, 61st Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company. He then received a medical discharge due to his Type 1 diabetes. He lived in Blaine with roommates, Jeff Gunderson and Dave Bellis. They were both a huge support for Greg. He loved all sports, down hill skiing at age seven, going to Colorado a few times with his mother and friend, Bill Tyler. He loved playing Texas Hold 'Em, especially when he worked at the Pizza Factory in New Brighton as Table Supervisor for the games. He loved all types of music, going to Rolling Stones, Lady Gaga, and other concerts with his mom. As a sophomore at Fridley High School, he loved playing football (#35), was a coach for the wrestling team, he was a foreign exchange student going to Stuttgart, Germany for six month, then the German student came and lived with him for six months in Columbia Heights. During his senior year, he was named "class clown", was a captain on the football team with Aaron Hicks and Jason Diederich as All-Conference Honorable Mention, track team, president of the NHS, and Homecoming Royalty with Jena Bittner. Greg was married to Katy Thelen, love of this life in high school, from 2003-2004. Greg loved to go salmon fishing with his mother and her husband, Eugene, on the Great Lakes, mainly out of Grand Marais, Minn., and walleye on Mille Lacs Lake. He loved to deer hunt, especially with mom, Eugene, and friend, Mark Hansen of Cambridge. He loved to read (a lot), especially Stephen King, James Patterson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Raymond E. Feist, Clive Cussler, and hundreds of others. He loved to play his Xbox games and watched a lot of sports games. Greg is survived by his mother, Leslie Gwen Peterson (Hinckley), his father Thomas Gregory Korte (Spring Lake Park), aunts Margie Truwe (Ellsworth, Wis.), Breezie (Monte) Seebach (Fairfield, Idaho), and Sandra Seebach of Red Wing. Uncles Dick (Dottie) Seebach of River Falls, Wis., John (Tammy) Seebach (Frederic, Wis.), Joe (Carol) Korte, of Duluth, Minn. and step-brothers Adam Wadsten and Andrew of Spring Lake Park, and Alex of Baxter, Minn. If anyone cares to talk about their experiences and great times with Greg, they may do so during the service. The funeral will be on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Washburn-McReavy Funeral Home (1827 Coon Rapids Boulevard, Coon Rapids, Minn. 55433.) Visitation will be at 1 p.m. and celebration of life at 2 p.m.

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Gregory Thomas Korte

October 1, 1979 - September 28, 2024

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Gregory Thomas Korte

October 1, 1979 - September 28, 2024

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