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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271032
Title: Nicole "Colie" M. Staudinger-Koegl
Date: 8/26/1969-2/27/2023
Inscription/Marks: 8/26/1969
Summary: Nicole M. Staudinger-Koegl, 53, Dickinson, ND, passed away February 27, 2023, at her home in Dickinson. A funeral service was held March 4, 2023, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson with Pastor Greg Culver officiating. Burial was in the Kyseth Memorial Cemetery at Marshall, ND. Nicole was born August 26, 1969, at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, to Don and Linda (Dressler) Staudinger. Upon completion of Don’s Air Force service, the family moved back to southwest North Dakota where Nicole was raised. She graduated from Dickinson High School in 1987 and attended college at Dickinson State, Minot State, and Moorhead State University studying elementary and special education. She met Andy Koegl while teaching in Fargo, ND, and the couple were married December 27, 1997, in Dickinson. Nicole and Andy spent 20 years living at many locations across the United States while Andy served in the US Air Force. During this time, the couple welcomed their children, Zachary and Emma. In 2017 the family returned to the Dickinson area where Nicole went back to teaching in various area schools. Nicole was an unbelievably caring and compassionate person, known as “Colie” to all who loved her. She had a fun and active childhood, full of happy memories and escapades in 4-H, livestock judging, and rodeo. She showed her hidden strength and tenacity during her many years running distance in track and cross-country. Always an avid music lover, Nicole was also talented in band, choir and piano. From a young age, she had a love for all animals and found great peace in riding her horses. As both a kid and an adult, Medora, ND, and the badlands were her happy place to eat, ride, hike and shop! Professionally, Nicole’s calling in life was...to teach. She had a unique ability to understand and connect with those that struggled in learning. She started her teaching career in 1992, in a one-room school house outside Minot, ND; eventually she became a highly effective and deeply loved special education teacher. Beyond all this, Nicole loved being a mom and wife. The biggest joy in her life was her kids. She was the staunchest advocate, biggest supporter, and loudest cheerleader at countless swim meets, soccer games, and rodeos. Nicole’s faith shined brightly and was her source of strength; because of it, she touched others in selfless and considerate ways, ever the “thoughtful one” with a card, note, text, meal, or phone call at just the right time. She left us as a warrior, bravely and fearlessly fighting a brutal battle with cancer. She will be remembered for her kind and sweet soul – as well as her beautiful smile, laugh and light. Through everything, she gracefully shared her love of Christ as a devout and steadfast servant in service to others... family, neighbors, friends and community. She will be missed by all that were blessed to know her. Nicole is survived by her husband, Andy, of Dickinson; children, Zach and Emma, both of Dickinson; parents, Don and Linda Staudinger, of Dickinson; her sister, Tiffany (David) Warnke and their children, Samantha, Nathaniel, and Joshua; father-in-law, Chuck Koegl; her sister-in-law, Amy LaMeyer; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother-in-law, Lois Koegl.
Red ID: FND_I_78523 Image ID: 596225 Image Notes: FND001 271032

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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