Lowell "Jim" Camp

Lowell James “Jim” Camp passed away, surrounded by his loving wife and kids on Friday April 4, 2025, after fighting a good fight against Pulmonary Fibrosis for six years. He thought he would get listed for a new set of transplanted lungs the beginning of May, but his body said, ‘no more.’

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, April 11, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 106 Osage Ave, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Jim enjoyed his colorful car shirts and denim jeans so please feel free to join him for a casual Friday dress code.

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Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Jim was born August 6, 1955 in Bismarck Hospital to parents Lowell and Rose Hollen Camp. He grew up in Bismarck with his older sisters, Linda and Pat and younger sisters, Donna and Rhonda.

Jim started working at an early age at The Pancake House (now The Little Cottage), Lincoln Oakes nursery, and with Melroe Manufacturing Company. He later began working for his dad and uncle’s company, Camp Brothers Sheet Metal. He graduated from Bismarck High School in 1973 and completed a HVAC vocational program at Bismarck Junior College in 1975.

Jim married his high school sweetheart, Terri Paulson, in 1976. Their daughter, Nicki, was born on Jim’s birthday. Jeffrey James, named for his dad, was born three years later. Time spent with family was utmost importance to Jim and he loved his roles of being a Dad to his kids and later Grandpa to his grandkids.

Jim was a generous giver, had a compassionate heart, loved animals & little children and his family was EVERYTHING to him. Jim’s sobriety of almost 43 years was very important to him. Jim made life-long friends through AA and the ‘Take It Easy’ meeting was like a second family for him.

Jim took over co-ownership of Camp Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning in 1986 and ran a successful & trusted community business until he retired in August of 2020. While working he received much gratitude from others when he’d come out of his warm bed at 3 AM to fix their furnace to keep them warm on subzero nights. With many family and friends, he’d try to help them out by talking them through their own HVAC issues so that they could save themselves a service call charge. He had many repeat customers because they knew they could count on Jim to be honest with them about their equipment’s status and never take advantage of them.

Jim helped out everyone, family, friends, or strangers in need. He made a point to check and possibly clean or service the HVAC systems when he visited others homes.

Giving was important to Jim, he never missed writing an offering check for church every week and giving a portion of whatever bonus he received from work to the church. When learning of Samaritan’s Purse, a ministry for people in crisis, he supported them, too. The acts of service he did or generosity he had for helping others in need, you would never hear about. He wanted no accolades.

In his younger years he enjoyed bicycling, throwing horseshoes at Seratoma Park, bowling leagues, softball and all things music and electronics. Jim rediscovered his love of motorcycles after his children were grown. He and Terri rode motorcycles for many years with the Retreads and the HOG group. Motorcycle road trips with friends were always looked forward to in the summer and they took vacations to the Black Hills for many years. They rode to Glacier Park on motorcycles and rode the ‘Road to the Sun’ while there. They also rode to the North Shore of Lake Superior with friends and always enjoyed riding the twisty curves whether by Lake Superior or in Spearfish Canyon in SD. Jim rode yearly with a group of buddies to the Black Hills, in early June in what Terri lovingly called his, “Wild Hog” trip. The guys always came home pretty sunburned but happy after their 5 days together. Wind therapy is always good for the soul and could always be achieved while riding!

Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Lowell Eugene Camp and Rosella Camp; his sister, Linda Camp; his brother-in-law, Jerry Breidenbach; his father-in-law, David Paulson and many aunts, uncles and grandparents.

He is survived by his cherished wife of 49 years, Terri; daughter Nicki (Camp) Williams and husband Ryan; son Jeffrey Camp and wife Tawny; his mother-in-law Kay Paulson; grandchildren Wyatt, Bridget, Hudson, Emmett and Lucy; sisters Pat Bain (Steve), Donna Breidenbach, Rhonda Camp (Randy Pfaff), in-laws Kim & Mike Rambur and Pam Aasen; nieces and nephews Shawna, Amy, Rachael, Sarah, Jamey, Jon, Mike, Kayla, Jennifer, Katie, Andy, Rosie and many great nieces and nephews. His friends were like his family and he was honored to have so many.

In lieu of flowers, family asks for donations to the Central Dakota Humane Society or Good Shepherd Church’s Good Samaritan Fund.