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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270861
Title: Duane L. Reimche
Date: 4/28/1945-8/23/2023
Inscription/Marks: 4/28/1945
Summary: Duane L. Reimche was a caring husband, brother, uncle, and friend. He passed away August 23, 2023, at a local hospital. Even through sickness, his kind heart and smiling blue eyes made him a favorite to all of his caregivers. A funeral service was held August 30, 2023, at the First Lutheran Church, Mandan, ND. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens – Chapel of the Chimes, Bismarck. Duane was the son of Roy and Esther (Bich) Reimche. He was born and raised in rural Harvey, ND, where he farmed for many years. In 1996, Duane married the love of his life, Elaine Becker, and they built a life together on their farm at Harvey, ND, until moving to Bismarck, ND, in 2016. He enjoyed visiting with people, driving around checking fields, and old country and polka music. He was also a dedicated member of the Harvey Eagles Club. Duane was passionate about farming and loved sharing this passion with his nieces and nephews. He was a very generous man with a huge heart, always wanting to help his family and friends any way he could. His sweet personality and clever one-liners made him contagious to everyone he met. He was always doted on by many servers at his and Elaine’s favorite restaurant establishments around town. Duane also enjoyed watching and interacting with his great-niece, Blair. Duane is survived by his loving wife, Elaine; sister, Geraldine Knodel, Dilworth, MN; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gerald and Diane, Daniel and Karin, Harvey; Jerome and Mary, Moorhead, MN; sisters-in-law, Sylvia, Minot, ND, and Darlene Weigel (Jeff Mertz), Hurdsfield, ND; brother-in-law, Jim Becker, Mandan, ND; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Esther; brother, Curtis; nephew, Jaime; and brother-in-law, Dallas Knodel.
Red ID: FND_I_78358

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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