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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271086
Title: Margaret "Margie" Tormaschy
Date: 1/26/1930-11/25/2023
Inscription/Marks: 1/26/1930
Summary: Margaret “Margie” Tormaschy, 93, Dickinson, ND, passed away November 25, 2023, at St. Luke’s Home in Dickinson. A funeral Mass was held November 30 2023, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton, ND, with Father Thomas Wordekemper OSB celebrating. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Richardton. Margaret Staudinger was born January 26, 1930, in rural Dickinson to John and Christine (Metz) Staudinger. She grew up in Richardton and helped on her family farm. Margie met her sweetheart, Eugene Tormaschy, in the spring of 1952 at Gene’s cousin’s wedding dance, and the couple was married on June 29, 1953, at St Mary’s in Richardton. Margie moved to Texas for a year with her son, Gary, while Gene was enlisted in the Army. The couple moved back to North Dakota and together they bought a farm northeast of Gladstone, ND, where they raised their seven children: Gary, Carol, Allen, Dale, Diane, Nell and Amy. Margie was a farm wife who was known for her huge garden. She milked many cows and sold her cream along with chickens and eggs. She enjoyed embroidering and cross stitching. Her family will remember her for her quiet nature, but also knowing she was always there when they needed her. Margie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton. Margaret is survived by her children, Gary (Cathy), of Taylor, ND, Carol Sigl, of Richardton, Allen (Vicky), of Taylor, Dale (Kathy), Loveland, CO, Diane (Tony) Feldstein, of Monument, CO, Nell (Ernie) Buckman, of Belfield, Amy (Todd) O’Donnell, of Dickinson; 13 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; brothers, Elmer Staudinger, of Richardton, Val (Marlene) Staudinger, of Dickinson; brother-in-law, Paul (Janie) of Gladstone; sisters-in-law, Rosie Tormaschy, of Dickinson, Lenette Staudinger, of Illinois; and numerous nieces and nephews. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene; her parents, John and Christine Staudinger; sisters, Louise Silvy, Regina Hauck, Magdaline Hauck, Deloris Boespflug; brothers, Frank, Joseph, John Staudinger; grandson-in-law, Jeremy Buckman; great-granddaughter, Bailey Buckman; sons-in-law, Ray Sigl, Jr., and David Hueske.
Red ID: FND_I_78576 Image ID: 595630 Image Notes: FND001 271086

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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