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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270824
Title: Katherine "Kathy" Phillips
Date: 5/10/1965-5/28/2023
Inscription/Marks: 5/10/1945
Summary: Katherine “Kathy” Phillips, 78, Williston, ND, passed away May 28, 2023, at CHI St. Alexius Health in Williston, with her children nearby. Her funeral Mass was held June 1, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Williston. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery at Williston. Born to Dominik and Sophia Chewerda on May 10, 1945, in Altfraunhofen, Germany, Kathy immigrated with her parents, brother and sister to America in 1949 under the sponsorship of the late Harvey and Eileen Monson of Alexander, ND. Her family then moved and made their home in Williston. Kathy graduated from Williston High School in 1963. She then moved to Minot, ND, and graduated from Sisters of St. Francis School of Nursing at St. Joseph’s Hospital in 1969. During her time in school, she met the love of her life, James “Jim” Phillips from Allentown, PA, who was stationed at Minot Air Force Base. Kathy and Jim married on June 10, 1965, starting their own family in Minot with their children, Jason and Jana. The family eventually moved to Williston during the oil boom of 1980. This move provided her a 31-year career at Mercy Hospital as a registered nurse, retiring in 2010, while her husband held a longtime career with the City of Williston and Cemetery before his retirement. Kathy thoroughly enjoyed her career as a nurse and the connections she made. Outside of work, she wholeheartedly ran the household, supported her children in school, various activities, and life in general. Family time was precious to Kathy. Sundays and holidays were a huge time to gather with immediate and extended family. You may not get a word in edgewise, but the time was well spent and wonderful memories were made. Time with her siblings, especially later in life, was something she truly cherished. The love for her children was expressed daily. The love and companionship she shared with her husband Jim was unmatched. Many long road trips to visit family on the East Coast and many smaller trips to nearby places such as their annual trip to Medora, shopping in Minot, and many other nearby small towns, it didn’t matter where, as long as they were together. Kathy is survived by her son, Jason, of Williston; daughter, Jana, of Minot; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and Grandma’s good boy…Toby. Kathy was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 53 years, Jim; parents, Dominik and Sophia Chewerda; brother, Roger Chewerda; sister, Bernadette Larson; and brother, Tony Chewerda.
Red ID: FND_I_78323

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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