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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270105
Title: Jerda P. Blumhagen
Date: 4/10/1930-3/1/2023
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 4/10/1930
Summary: Jerda Pearline Blumhagen, 92, Bismarck, ND, joined her heavenly family March 1, 2023. A graveside service was held June 10, 2023, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Steele, ND. Jerda was born April 10, 1930, in Fargo, ND. She grew up in the McClusky area, graduating from McClusky High School in 1948. In June 1949, she married Lawrence Blumhagen. Lawrence and Jerda lived in various places, and in 1962 settled in Tuttle, ND. In 1972 they relocated to Steele and lived there until 1981 when they moved to Bismarck. She lived her entire life with a servant’s heart, always doing for others. Jerda loved children and they loved her. She was always watching a child, children or an entire houseful of children. Being a Sunday school teacher was her calling. The children who attended her church most likely had her for a Sunday school teacher at some point in their lifetime. Jerda was a wonderful cook and loved crocheting, handiwork and quilting. Jerda is survived by daughters, Bonnie (Doug) Arndt, Bismarck, and Shanna (Trenton) Creeden, Bismarck; sons-in-law, Tom DeKrey, Steele, and Lloyd Giese, Steele; granddaughter, Sarah (Brandon) Badding, Langdon, ND; grandsons, Steven (Emilie) DeKrey, Grand Forks, ND, Robert (Nicole) DeKrey, Bismarck, Race Creeden, Woodbury, MN, and Jordan Arndt, Bismarck; great-grandchildren, Cora, Aubrey, Aeryn, Athena, Scarlet, Emma, Noah and Lea; sisters, Mayola Holen, Lorraine Blumhagen, Arlene (Clifford) Biech, Vinita Lemler; and sisters-in-law, Delores Helm, Elva Blumhagen, Beverly Blumhagen and Darlene Broeckel. Jerda was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence; daughters, Jolene Giese and Phoebe DeKrey; brother, Wesley Helm; and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Red ID: FND_I_77624 Image ID: 555304 Image Notes: FND001 270105

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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