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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270935
Title: Diane J. Schilling
Date: 8/2/1940-8/12/2023
Inscription/Marks: 8/2/1940
Summary: Diane Jane Schilling, 83, Bismarck, ND, made her heavenly journey August 12, 2023. A celebration of her life was held August 25, 2023, at McCabe United Methodist Church, Bismarck. Diane J. Goebel was born to Albert and Edna (Lehr) Goebel in Lehr, ND, on August 2, 1940. She met Harvey Schilling at the Tri-County Fair in Wishek, ND, where they were showing their 4-H and FFA projects. Together, with their children Dawn, Cary, and Annette, they moved wherever opportunity led them - Lehr, Linton, and Stanton. ND. Eventually, Bismarck became their family’s home in 1971. They celebrated 63 years of their enduring promise on July 2, 2023. While Harvey advanced his career with Bismarck Public Schools, Diane managed their businesses: The Cheddar Box, Orange Juliuses, a catering company, Denny’s Storage Company, CHADD, Inc. (a commodities warehouse named for Cary, Harvey, Annette, Dawn, and Diane), and the H&D Schilling Building. Despite lacking formal training (and even struggling to find middle C on the keyboard), she mastered the art of ragtime piano. Her innate talent and dedication culminated in a genuinely exceptional musical style. Over the years, this dynamic duo entertained thousands with their captivating performances. A typical day for Diane involved sweeping a storage unit, driving a forklift, creating an impromptu dinner party for ten, entertaining guests at the piano, ironing her family's clothes, and preparing last-minute school treats for one of her kids. Remarkably, she would do all this dressed impeccably and wearing her signature brilliant smile. She excelled at caring for people, whether they were family, friends, or strangers. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Harvey; daughter, Dawn (Lynn) Bolstad; son, Cary; daughter, Annette (Bill) Willis; and grandsons, Sam Schilling and Jack Willis. Diane was preceded in death by her parents; sister, LaVon Schafer; and many dear family and friends.
Red ID: FND_I_78430 Image ID: 599619 Image Notes: FND001 270935

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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