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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271081
Title: Tara B. Thumb
Date: 7/5/1979-4/21/2023
Inscription/Marks: 7/5/1979
Summary: Tara B. Thumb passed away April 13, 2023. A Mass of Christian burial was held April 21, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church, New Rockford, ND. Her burial was at the St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, at New Rockford. Tara Beth Reiger, daughter of David and Karen (Hager) Rieger, was born July 5, 1979, at Dakota Hospital in Fargo, ND. Tara grew up in Sheyenne, ND, with her two siblings, Bryan and Dana. She graduated from Sheyenne Public School in 1997. Tara met her husband, Elvis Thumb, Jr., in 1995. The two exchanged wedding vows June 11, 1999. Together they had five strong and beautiful daughters, Shantel, Shayla, Alyssa, Trysta and Cambree. Tara loved being a mother. Having five daughters was something she and Elvis were very proud of. They gracefully cared for them and raised them to be strong and independent. Tara loved having at-home spa days and watching Hallmark movies with them. In the summer you could find them all on the porch, enjoying each other’s company as hummingbirds flew all around. In 2021, Tara became a grandmother to a grandson, Wilder. She loved watching him grow and was quick to spoil him, like the best grandmas do. Once all of Tara's daughters were in school, she began working at the New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School in the cafeteria. Tara loved this job and often talked aboutthe new friends she had made. She appreciated the continuous love and support she received from them. Tara’s battle with cancer was short. Even on the hardest days she remained positive and made future plans, like taking another trip to her favorite place, Las Vegas. She never wanted anyone to worry about her and did her best to continue to provide hopeful comfort to those around her. Our hearts break as our wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend has passed on. We feel blessed to have a beautiful guardian angel. We will continue to feel her presence and see her among the hummingbirds. Tara's loving family includes her husband, Elvis Thumb Jr.; five daughters, Shantel (Troy) Storm, Shayla (Sam) Thumb, Alyssa Thumb, Trysta Thumb, and Cambree Thumb; grandson, Wilder Storm; parents, David and Karen Rieger; siblings, Bryan (Tara) Rieger and Dana (Sam) Rieger; nephews, Camden, Gavin, Jaxyn, Kye, Joseph Jr., Jermiah, and Jaden; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Romaldus and Beatrice Hager, Ed and Gen Anderson, and Pete and Marie Rieger; mother-in-law, Karen Peterson; uncles, Danny Hager and Harvey Solberg; and aunts, Sandy Wolters, and Norma Nye.
Red ID: FND_I_78571 Image ID: 595429 Image Notes: FND001 271081

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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