Randy Scott Klose Jr., 19, Mandan, went home to his heavenly Father on July 18, 2009. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, July 24, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown, where a prayer service will be held at 8 p.m.

Randy was born June 7, 1990, in Jamestown, the son of Randy and Lori (Hoyt) Klose. He spent his earliest years in Dillon, Colo., Jamestown, N.D., Kenesaw, Neb., Salina, Kan., Kiron, Iowa, and Ponca City, Okla., before returning to Bismarck in 2004.

Randy enjoyed playing video games, writing short stories and poetry, drawing pictures, playing his guitar, listening to music, reading books and going to the river. He enjoyed spending time with friends and family, especially his niece, Cali. The happiest day of his life was when his son, Caeden, was born.

Randy was an intelligent, caring, witty, comical and loving daddy, son, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, grandson and friend. When he loved, he loved with all his heart. He will be missed forever and never forgotten.

Randy is survived by his son, Caeden, Bismarck; his mother, Lori Klose, Mandan; his father and stepmother, Randy Klose and Cheri Rohrich, Bismarck; one sister, Lacey Klose (Chad Meuchel) and their daughter, Cali Meuchel, Mandan; five brothers, Ryan Gulstad and Josh (Amy) Gulstad, both of West Fargo, Lucas (Tera Ankenbauer) Gulstad, Bismarck, Jacob Rohrich, Bismarck, and TiLer Teske, Bismarck; his grandparents, Elmer and Eldora Klose, Jamestown, and Mylerna Hoyt, McHenry; his great-grandmother, Marie Middlestead, Jamestown; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Harvey Hoyt, in 1987; his stepfather, Greg Thompson, in 2003; and a cousin, Tyler Short, in 2005.