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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 11273
Title: Brian A. Backman
Date: 1964 - 2007
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Inscription/Marks: 10/4/1964
Summary: Brian A. Backman, age 42, of Tioga formerly Bremerton, WA, passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2007 in a Minot hospital. Funeral services were held on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Old Dunseith Day School of rural Dunseith. Burial was in the St. Sylvan’s Cemetery also of rural Dunseith. Officiating at the service was the Reverend David Hayes. Special music was provided. Casket bearers were Mylan Backman, Anthony Backman, Nicholas Backman, Randy Stockman, Mylan Wicker and Richard St. Claire. Brian A. Backman, a son of Harold and Christine (Peltier) Backman, was born on October 4, 1964 at Belcourt. He attended school in Pierre, SD. After the completion of his education he moved to Minneapolis and received a degree in Masonry. On February 14, 1993 he was married to Alice King in Minneapolis. Later that year they moved to Washington State where he started Medicine Hat Masonry and built fireplaces and chimneys. His marriage later ended. He returned to school and was received a degree in Auto Mechanics. In March of 2007 he returned to North Dakota because of an illness and has resided in Tioga since. He was a member of the St. Sylvan's Church of rural Dunseith. He is survived by his daughter, Britney Backman of Washington; sisters, Myra Anderson of Washington, Myrna Backman of Tioga, Branda Backman, Linda Mosser and Velma Redding all of Minot and a half sister, Blenda; brothers, Byron Backman of Duluth, Clayton Backman of ID and Mylan Backman of Minot; many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Myron and Brian.
Red ID: FND_I_62037 Image ID: 523676 Image Notes: FND001 11273

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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