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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271060
Title: Charles Taplin
Date: 11/6/1934-4/23/2023
Inscription/Marks: 11/6/1937
Summary: Charles Taplin, 89, Bismarck, ND, died April 23, 2023. Interment was held May 3, 2023, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Charles was born November 6, 1934, in Wilton, ND, to Lillian and Richard Taplin. Charles was one of six children, four brothers and one sister. He went to elementary school and three years of high school in Bismarck after which he moved with his family to Long Beach, CA. Charles joined the army on November 16, 1954, and served for two years in the 265th Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Baumholder, Germany. Upon discharge, Charles returned to Long Beach, where he was employed in the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for 29 years. While at the shipyard he received several monetary awards as well as several letters of commendation for his exceptional work ethics. Charles retired from the shipyard in December of 1994 at which time he moved back to Bismarck, where he resided until his passing. He enjoyed traveling and photography, was a member of House of Faith Lutheran Church in Bismarck, and a lifetime member of the VFW Post 1326. Charles is survived by one brother, Lee (Dianna) Taplin, Florence, OR. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Lillian Taplin; three brothers, Donavon, Richard, and Douglas Taplin; and his sister, Loretta Chambers.
Red ID: FND_I_78550 Image ID: 595410 Image Notes: FND001 271060

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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