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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270972
Title: Sharon K. Schwartz
Date: 5/12/1949-12/25/2023
Inscription/Marks: 5/12/1949
Summary: Sharon K. Schwartz, 74, Dickinson, ND, formerly of Richardton, ND, passed away December 25, 2023, surrounded by her family. A funeral Mass was held January 5, 2024, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Richardton with Father Thomas celebrating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Sharon Kay Hanel was born in Dickinson on May 12, 1949, the daughter of Laudie and Emma (Kadrmas) Hanel. As a young girl, she attended country school in the South Heart area and later graduated from South Heart High School in 1967. Following graduation, she became an employee with Dickinson Credit Bureau, where she met Rick Schwartz. On October 18, 1968, Sharon married her lifetime partner, Elbert Rick Schwartz, in St. Mary’s Church in Richardton. Together they began their life as farmer/ranchers, making their home on the Schwartz farm north of Richardton. They were blessed with three children whom they proudly raised in the country. Sharon and Rick enjoyed the adventures of farming until they retired to Dickinson in 2008. Sharon had a huge selfless heart and loved living life. Outdoors she enjoyed trapshooting, hunting, fishing and collecting antiques. Indoors she enjoyed dancing, singing, baking and spending time with friends and family. Sharon attended her grandkids’ activities/sports, always being very proud of them and sharing their accomplishments. She was involved in 4-H and helped with fundraisers for St. Mary’s Church. Sharon was extremely brave in her fight against cancer. She endured many chemotherapy treatments and doctor appointments over the past 14 months. No matter how challenging life got, Sharon always kept a smile on her face. She loved living life and made so many friends in this journey, especially her care team at the Sanford Clinic/Infusion Center. Sharon was easy to love and will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Sharon is survived by her husband of 55 years, Rick; son, Todd (Kari) Schwartz, of Lino Lakes, MN, and their children, Abbi and Ethan Schwartz; daughters, Kelly (Kurt) Bender, of Ham Lake, MN, and their children, Taylor, Peyton and Reese Bender; Tracy (Mike) Fischer, of Dickinson, and their children, Brett, Lauren and Zoey Fischer; brothers, Wilbur Hanel and Clarence (Kathy) Hanel, both of Dickinson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Laudie and Emma Hanel; sisters, Elizabeth Kolling and Elaine Kuntz.
Red ID: FND_I_78463

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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