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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270839
Title: Kenneth "Ken" Prellwitz
Date: 1/29/1945-11/2/2023
Inscription/Marks: 1/29/1945
Summary: Kenneth Prellwitz, 78, Willow City, ND, passed away November 2, 2023, at a Bottineau, ND, hospital. His funeral was held November 10, 2023, at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau. Military Honors were presented by the North Dakota National Guard and the Bottineau County Veterans. Burial was at the Memorial Park Cemetery near Willow City. Kenneth Prellwitz, the oldest son of Walter and Lila (Schoenborn) Prellwitz, was born on January 29, 1945, at Bottineau. On August 30, 1967, he married Peggy Klebe. Shortly after getting married, he joined the Army and served one tour in Vietnam. Upon leaving the Army, he returned to Willow City where over the years, he worked for Winger Cheese in Towner and did road work for McHenry County until they purchased a dairy farm just outside of Willow City. He ran the dairy and did farming until he retired in 2006, when they moved into the retirement four-plex in Willow City. Even after retiring, he loved staying active by going out to the farm to help with calving and haying and enjoyed going around town to have a cup of coffee and conversation with friends and family. Ken was an active member of the American Legion Willow City Chapter for many years and was also involved in the church. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela (Walter) Merriam, of Calhan, CO; son, Vance (Bonnie-deceased) Prellwitz, of Willow City, and daughter, Jennifer (Shawn) Rowland, of Pendelton, SC; grandchildren, Preston, Sean, Kiersten, Brandon, Faith, and Wyatt; brothers, Ron, Gary and Curt; sisters, Connie, Colleen, Marlene and Darlene; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy; his sister, Carole; and his parents.
Red ID: FND_I_78338

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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