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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271105
Title: James Vetter
Date: 7/5/1943-8/7/2022
Inscription/Marks: 7/5/1943
Summary: James Vetter, 79, Bismarck, ND, passed away August 7, 2022. Mass of Christian burial was held August 13, 2022, at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Bismarck. Burial was at St. Anthony Cemetery, Linton, ND. James was born July 5, 1943, to John A. and Rose (Volk) Vetter. He was raised and educated in Linton. In his early years he attended a one-room schoolhouse where he also learned English, as German was his first language. In August of 1963 James joined the National Guard. He did his basic training at Fort Belvoir, VA, while attending college. He graduated from Valley City State University with a degree in elementary and education in 1967 and began teaching in Glenburn, ND. During his time of service, James’ unit was deployed to the historic Zip to Zap event. He was honorably discharged 1969 and in that same year he married Loreli (Gerving) Dykema. He continued teaching in Glenburn until 1972, then became the principal for the elementary and junior high in Flasher for two years. He went on to Ryder Elementary School where he was the principal for four years. James put aside his career in education and moved to the Bismarck/Mandan area where he worked at United Auto Parts, Cloverdale, as a farmer, and at Walmart until his retirement in 2001. James loved to take care of his garden, plant trees and watch wildlife on his property; he especially loved to fish. He was a member of the Eagles where he undoubtedly shared tips with his friends about fishing and gardening. He is survived by his daughter, Catherine (Chris) Binde; siblings, Delores Jahner, Bismarck, Jerry (Darlene) Vetter, Bismarck and Paulette (Dewey) Jiras; as well as numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. James was preceded in death by his parents, John A. and Rose Vetter; sisters, Isabella (Kasper) Lauinger and Rosemarie (Charles) Gefroh; brothers, Peter Vetter and George Vetter; brother-in-law, Herman Jahner and daughter, Pamela Vetter.
Red ID: FND_I_78594 Image ID: 575974 Image Notes: FND001 271105

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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