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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270843
Title: Theresa "Terry" M. Przybycien
Date: 3/1/1943-8/24/2023
Inscription/Marks: 3/1/1943
Summary: Theresa Mae “Terry” Przybycien, 80, of Williston, ND, was called home August 24, 2023, after her long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. A funeral Mass was held August 30, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Williston. Burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery at Bremen, ND. Terry M. Lill, daughter of Joseph and Marie (Irmen) Lill, was born March 1, 1943, in New Rockford, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bremen. Theresa’s siblings include Marjorie (Orlyn) Lovelien, Robert (Marilyn) Lill, and Marsha (late James) Bauley. She received her early education at a rural country school near the family farm, later attending Saint James Academy and NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND. Terry was very active helping out with the family farm. On November 17, 1962, Terry married Stanley Przybycien. They made their home in Carrington, ND, where she worked at a floral shop. While living in Carrington, their daughter, Kim, was born, followed by their sons, Kevin and Kent. In 1968 Stan and Terry moved to Williston. Theresa was an avid member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Williston. She was a member of Catholic Daughters, Altar Band, Parkway Gals for 30 years, church choir, an active pianist and accordion player. Music was a passion. She attended afternoon quilting with St. Joseph’s Church on Wednesdays. Theresa was active in MardiGras, helping out at Knights of Columbus Fish Fries during Lent, and Fall Bizarre. Terry was very active in Blue Birds/Campfire Girls and Boy Scouts (Den Leader). Terry had many other talents as well, which included her excellent baking and cooking skills, ceramics, perfectionist sewing, hosting parties through Tupperware, Princess House Crystal, Avon and Stanley Products. Terry also enjoyed entertaining, which included coffee parties with neighbors and so many close friends. In Theresa’s childhood, she was very involved with the 4-H Program. She enjoyed riding horses as a child, as well. Terry enjoyed working with children at the Williston Head Start Program and being a teacher’s aide at Wilkinson Elementary School once her children started their school education. She was employed at JC Penney in Williston (retiring after 18 years), along with being the full-time bookkeeper with Green Thumb Lawn Service and Stan’s Trenching. She was very involved in her grandchildren’s activities, which took her from North Dakota and South Dakota. Stan and Terry always made it a point to stop at a casino, whether it be Deadwood, New Town or Hankinson. She picked up on her mother’s luck quite frequently. Theresa is survived by her husband of 61 years, Stanley; her three children, Kim Przybycien, of Williston, Kevin Przybycien of Amery, WI, and Kent (Shawna) Przybycien, of Milbank, SD; her grandchildren, Steffany (Kyle) Bredwick, of Williston, Brandon Przybycien, of Montana, Nicole Przybycien, of Watford City, ND, Nathan Somers, of Watertown, SD, Shalyn Przybycien, of Sioux Falls, SD, and Riley Przybycien, of Williston; several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; sister, Marjorie (Orlyn) Lovelien; brother, Robert (Marilyn) Lill; and sister, Marsha Bauley. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Marie Lill; father- and mother-in-law, Stanley Sr. and Iona Przybycien; brother, James Lill; daughter-in-law, Debbie “Knuckles” Przybycien; brothers-in-law, James Bauley and Larry Przybycien; sister-in-law, Stella Molstad; granddaughter, Tiffany Przybycien; two great-grandsons; and nephew, Rick Fox.
Red ID: FND_I_78342

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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