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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270092
Title: Paula Biel
Date: 9/22/1949-11/2/2023
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Inscription/Marks: 9/22/1949
Summary: Paula Biel, 74, died November 2, 2023, after her fourth courageous battle with cancer at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND. A funeral service was held November 8, 2023, at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, ND. Burial was at the Melville Cemetery, Melville, ND. Paula Mannix was born September 22, 1949, in Helena, MT, to Francis and Dorothy (Caswell) Mannix. She attended school at Avon, MT, graduating from Powell County High School in Montana. Upon her graduation, she enlisted in the United States Air Force. Paula was united in marriage to Richard Kingsolver and they were blessed with a daughter, Christine. Paula was a strong Republican; in her younger years she traveled to New Orleans to hear Ronald Regan speak. She helped Kevin Kramer when he ran for office and spent many hours supporting the Republican party. Paula was a member of the American Legion Post #25 in Carrington. Throughout the years Paula worked at ALCO as a store manager and also at NAPA in Carrington. Paula married Jerry Biel on January 6, 1995, in New Rockford. They made their home in Melville. Every year Jerry and Paula would take an anniversary trip with a new Amtrak destination. She was an avid Vikings and Bison football fan over the years. She spent many hours in the yard tending to her flower beds and gardening. She loved to see the hummingbirds in her flowers. Paula was known for her green thumb. She made the best jelly and enjoyed canning. Paula enjoyed keeping everyone up to date on the weather through Facebook. When she wasn’t in her yard, she could often be found out fishing or camping. Paula is survived by her husband, Jerry Biel; daughter, Christine Kingsolver; a sister, Melany Mannix; a niece, Brandy Bieberich; and nephews, Joshua Frey, Reese Biel, Chase Biel, and Cash Biel. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William Mannix and John Mannix.
Red ID: FND_I_77611 Image ID: 555486 Image Notes: FND001 270092

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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