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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 03532
Title: Virgil F. Allard
Date: 1919 - 2007
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Inscription/Marks: 1/26/1919
Summary: Rev. Virgil Allard, 88, Bismarck, died August 29, 2007, at a Bismarck Care Center. A memorial service was held Saturday, October 20, 2007, at United Church of Christ, Bismarck with Rev. Jim Moos officiating. Rev. Virgil DeWitt Allard was born January 26, 1919, at Saginaw, MI, the son of Rev. Alfred L. and Fern (Moore) Allard. Due to his father being a minister and the frequent moving, Virgil was raised and received his education in many communities. The majority of his life and where he was most fond was the area southwest of Grand Rapids. He graduated from high school in Lakeview, MI, received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Philosophy of Religion from Olivet College in Olivet, MI, and his Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 1944. In 1957, Virgil served the Emerald Grove Congregational Church in rural Janesville, WI, and moved to Kidder County, ND, in 1962, to minister to rural churches. He moved to Bismarck, ND, following his retirement on August 12, 1990. Virgil was a member of the United Church of Christ in Bismarck. Over the years, he was involved in music, teaching piano and singing in the church choirs. He loved music and enjoyed reading. Virgil is survived by his cousins, Mildred Goodman of Traverse City, MI and Carl Moore of San Antonio, TX; and many good friends, especially Maxine Greene, Austin Engel, Pastor Ian McLean of Nebraska; Eunice Brinckerhoff and Marna Held. Virgil was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, James Allard.
Red ID: FND_I_61940 Image ID: 515187 Image Notes: FND001 03532

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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