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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271092
Title: Joan M. Urlacher
Date: 1/14/1946-2/15/2024
Inscription/Marks: 1/14/1946
Summary: Joan M. Urlacher, 78, of Dickinson, ND, passed away February 15, 2024, at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND. Liturgy of the Word was held February 22, 2024, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson with Deacon Ron Keller officiating. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Joan Monica Wanner was born January 14, 1946, to Christ and Margaret (Frank) Wanner. She grew up in Dickinson and graduated from Trinity High School with the class of 1965. Joan married Richard Urlacher on June 7, 1974, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dickinson. The couple was blessed with four children, Sara, Amy, Heidi and Don. Joan worked various jobs throughout her life including Sims Café, West Plains Reality, Trinity High School, and Great Plains Clinic. She enjoyed gardening, canning, bowling, embroidery and sewing. The simplest pleasures in life brought joy to Joan, especially being surrounded by her family and pets. Due to her failing health, Joan spent the last few years at Evergreen and St. Benedicts Healthcare Center. She loved when her family would come to visit, and spent her time coloring. Joan is survived by her husband of 49 years, Richard, of Dickinson; daughters, Sara (Dallas) Lawrey, Amy Urlacher, and Heidi Urlacher, all of Dickinson; son, Don (Jackie) Urlacher, of Dickinson; brother, Richard (Kim) Wanner, of Orlando, FL; seven grandchildren, Chantal (Mason) Heth, Brayden Urlacher, Ethan Lawrey, Ieesha Jordan, Iaunica Jordan, Jocelyn Urlacher and Keegan Urlacher; and three great-grandchildren, Lilly, Emmett, and Reygan Heth. She was preceded in death by her parents, Christ and Margaret Wanner.
Red ID: FND_I_78582 Image ID: 595636 Image Notes: FND001 271092

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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