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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 11211
Title: LaVerne R. Anderson
Date: 1921 - 2006
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 10/12/1921
Summary: LaVerne Anderson, 84, Bismarck, died January 14, 2006, at a Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck. Funeral services were held on Thursday, January 19 at First Presbyterian Church in Bismarck with the Rev. Jake Kincaid officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens. LaVerne R. Schwappe was born on October 12, 1921, in Mandan, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Alvina (Keuther) Schwappe. She was raised and attended school in Center, North Dakota, and graduated from Center High School. Following graduation, LaVerne moved to Bismarck where she attended Capital Commercial College. She married Elton Anderson on June 2, 1946, in Wibaux, Montana. LaVerne worked for Dakota National Bank in Bismarck and retired after more than thirty years of service. She was a member of the Sons of Norway, First Presbyterian Church, Elks, American Legion Auxiliary, Belles and Beaus Square Dance Club, Home Makers Club, and Birthday Club. She enjoyed crafts, baking, and collecting spoons, salt and pepper shakers, and Gary Miller plates. LaVerne is survived by her brother-in-law, Bob Anderson; her sister-in-law, LaVerna Schwappe; and several beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Elton; two brothers and one sister-in-law,Ray and Esther Schwappe and Elmer Schwappe; and one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Harold Hintz.
Red ID: FND_I_61975 Image ID: 522140 Image Notes: FND001 11211

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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