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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 23458
Title: Delton G. Davis
Date: 1/23/1925-8/28/2017
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Inscription/Marks: 1/23/1925
Summary: Delton G. Davis, 92, Bismarck, ND, died August 28, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Services were held September 1, 2017, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Bismarck, with Pastor Dennis Kaiser officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown, ND. Delton George Davis was born in Beulah, ND, on January 23, 1925.  He was raised in Beulah, Golden Valley, and Robinson, ND. Delton was drafted into WWII June 4, 1943, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He was honorably discharged January 31, 1946. Delton married Erma Clara Wick August 6, 1945, at Washburn, ND. The couple raised six children. Delton was employed by local North Dakota rural electric companies, retiring after 30 years from KEM Electric Cooperative in 1987. He was also a lifetime member of the American Legion.  Delton was a strong hardworking man, humble, kind, and caring, always ready to lend a helping hand, ready to travel at a moment’s notice, having his vehicle maintained and full of gas.  Having a soft spot for animals and the less fortunate, he will be missed by those who loved him. Delton spent the past 30-plus years getting to know the Lord. He was a man who loved the Lord, truly worthy of eternal life. Delton married Luella Foerderer February 26, 1984. Delton and Luella traveled many places by car and motorhome. They enjoyed spending summers on the farm, gardening, and helping wherever they could, enjoying their family and friends.  Delton is survived by his wife, Luella; two sons and three daughters, Delmer (Gloria) Davis, Cleo (Mervin) Steele, Terry (Cheryl) Davis, Fern (Simon Mack) Davis, and Lila (Leon) Hoggarth; 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Doris Hopkins and Inez Nathan (Maynard Kuebler); five stepsons, Roger (Lorraine) Forderer, Steve Foerderer, Bob (Linda) Foerderer, Benny (Esther) Foerderer, and Jim (Laurie) Foerderer; 19 step-grandchildren; 42 step-great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. Delton was preceded in death by his first wife, Erma; daughter, Cindy; two brothers, Burton and Gene; two sisters, Donna and Ethel; and a step-daughter-in-law, Linda M. Foerderer.
Red ID: FND_I_74128 Image ID: 528957 Image Notes: FND001 23458

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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