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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270990
Title: Jacob "Jack" P. Sitter
Date: 5/30/1932-8/30/2022
Inscription/Marks: 5/30/1932
Summary: Jacob Peter “Jack” Sitter, 90, passed away peacefully August 30, 2022, in Marion, IA. Services were held at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bismarck, ND, on October 7, 2022. Interment with military rites was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Jack was born May 30, 1932, to Jacob “Jake” Sitter and Margaret Wald in Bismarck, ND. He attended St. Mary’s grade and high schools in Bismarck where he played high school football and graduated in 1950. Afterwards he attended St. John’s University in Minnesota and Valley City State. He received a BS in education in 1959 from Valley City State, and later attended graduate classes at Valley City State, Minot State (ND), Dickinson State (ND), and Utah State. His higher education was interrupted when he served in Korea for 16 months from 1952 to 1954, having attained the rank of sergeant in the Army before he was honorably discharged. He married Virginia Frances Senftner on July 6, 1957. They had four children: Jacquelyn Lee, David John, Charles James, and Mary Jo. Jack taught business at Strasburg High School (ND) from 1959 to 1961, and at White Shield High School (ND) from 1962 to 1989 where he also was the yearbook advisor. He retired in 1989. Jack and Virginia loved to spend time with family and friends. They enjoyed camping, which they did in the summer with their children, and all year round after retirement, wintering in Arizona. Jack eventually settled in Needles, CA, where he and Carol lived for years prior to moving to Marion in 2021 to be near family. Jack was also an avid hunter and fisherman, and he loved to play cards. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and the National and North Dakota Education Associations. He is survived by his children, David (Laura), of Baltimore, MD, Charles (DeAnn), of Robins, IA, and Mary (Thomas) Smith, of Williston, ND; his companion, Carol McLeod, of Marion; his sister, Anne Kolstad; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Margaret; his wife, Virginia; his infant daughter, Jacquelyn; his brothers, Ben and Jules; and his sisters, Julie Miller, Carol Sickler, and Megs Priess.
Red ID: FND_I_78481

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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