It is with great sadness that we write this obituary for our beloved husband, father, brother and uncle, Gunnar Løvik Reimers.

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Gunnar left us, surrounded by loved ones, on September 7th at his home in Carmel Valley after battling esophageal cancer which metastasized to the liver.

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Gunnar was born in Stavanger, Norway to Kristi Løvik Reimers and Niels Reimers. Gunnar's mother decided to have her baby in Norway, so Gunnar was 9 months old when he first arrived in Carmel.

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He grew up in Carmel, attending Sunset School and Carmel High and loved working his paper route during his high school years.  He left for St. Olaf in Minnesota to pursue a degree in Physics and later UC Berkeley for a Masters in Business. After he joined the Army for 4 years where he was able to use his Physics degree doing projects such as soil testing at an American base in England.

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Following his years in the Army, Gunnar worked 15 years for Philco Ford Aerospace, building satellite tracking stations worldwide before retiring in his forties to be with his wife, Nora, and infant daughter, Kristi.

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In partnership with his brother Niels, he then remodeled their family home on San Carlos Street in Carmel into the Reimers' Stonehouse Terrace, a unique business complex with a restaurant, shops, offices, and two apartments.

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He also built the home in Carmel Valley where he lived over 40 beautiful years with his family.

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He was a lover of his "farm" in Carmel Valley which was passed down by his father, growing vegetables, fruits and flowers and keeping it beautiful. He loved gardening and hiking and was an avid reader.

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He connected with people easily and knew how to make them feel important no matter how small their interaction. He loved finding out about their lives, especially where they were from.

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He loved his home country Norway and his Norwegian relatives. He loved the dogs we had as a family, especially his faithful companion he had in his last 7 years, Corgi Bamse.

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Gunnar will be remembered by his many family members and friends as having a giant heart and a dry sense of humor. He was sharp as a tack, knew so much about so many things, and loved laughing and making people laugh.

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He will be greatly missed by Nora, his wife of almost 50 years, by his beloved daughter Kristi, and by his brother Niels and his wife Janet and his extended family and friends.