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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270987
Title: Lila J. Simon
Date: 3/6/1931-9/10/2020
Inscription/Marks: 3/6/1931
Summary: Lila Jane Simon, 89, passed away September 10, 2020, in Casper, WY. A memorial service was held June 25, 2021, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, ND. A burial service was held afterwards at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck. Born March 6, 1931, in Bismarck to Anton and Hedwiga Schneider, Lila was the oldest of four children. She attended St. Mary”s school in Bismarck, graduating in 1949. In 1951 she married Gordon Simon, of Mandan ND. They were married 62 years and raised four children. They resided in Bismarck until 1963 when Gordon was transferred to Casper, where they made their home. In 2006 they moved to Ft. Collins, CO, with Lila moving back to Casper in 2014 after Gordon’s passing. Lila is survived by her four children, Sandra Simon, Kent Simon, Ronald Simon, and Barbara Gmeiner; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul and Michael Schneider, both of Bismarck; and 12 nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon; and her brother, Eugene “Duke.”
Red ID: FND_I_78478

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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