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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271088
Title: Irma Turgut
Date: 9/1/1933-1/31/2024
Inscription/Marks: 9/1/1933
Summary: Irma Turgut, 90, Bismarck, ND, passed away January 31, 2024, surrounded by her family. Funeral services were held February 8, 2024, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Irma was born September 1, 1933 in Zurich, Switzerland, to parents Irma (Valsangiacomo) and Hans Hausammann. Irma was raised and educated in Switzerland. She came to America in 1952 with only an apple in her pocket, and speaking very little English. She was hired as a nanny in Tucson, AZ, where she met Ted Fleck while he was stationed there in the service. Irma married Ted on August 8, 1953. They had six children together: Doreen, Roy, Richard, Teddy, David, and Shawn. They later divorced. Upon Ted completing his Air Force career as a tech sergeant, they and their family moved to Bismarck. Irma had a career in restaurant management. She worked at several well-known restaurants in Bismarck such as Kirkwood Motor Inn, The Pepper Mill, and the Elks. She loved to travel, enjoyed fine restaurants, entertaining, cooking, and reading. Most important to her was spending time with her family. Irma had a great sense of humor and even at the age of 90, she was young at heart. Irma was adored and loved by everyone who ever met her. Her beautiful smile lit up any room she entered. She will be deeply missed by all of her family and anyone who ever met her. She is survived by her children, Doreen Burdick, Bismarck, Roy (Micki) Fleck, San Antonio, TX, Richard (Pat) Fleck, Bismarck, Teddy (Jillian Slack) Fleck, Springfield, MO, David (Cathy Clark-Fleck) Fleck, Edmond, OK, and Shawn (Missy) Fleck, Springfield, MO. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Brandon and Dustin Fleck, Chelsie (Tim) Boeshans, Richard Fleck, Jr., Cory, Garrett, and Gavin Fleck, Kyla and Kallie Fleck, and Kristina Kainz; and several great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Richard Adler, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, Richardo Hausammann, and Edwin Hausammann, and Gary Adler; infant son, Donald; son-in-law, Wayne Burdick; and daughter-in-law, Bonnie Fleck.
Red ID: FND_I_78578 Image ID: 595632 Image Notes: FND001 271088

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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