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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271122
Title: Bernice A. Walton
Date: 7/28/1930-4/6/2023
Inscription/Marks: 7/28/1930
Summary: Bernice Ann Marie Walton, 92, died peacefully in her home on April 6, 2023, in Bismarck, ND, after living a full, productive, and meaningful life. A memorial service was held May 12, 2023, at Church of the Cross, Bismarck. Interment was in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Bernice was born in Williston, ND, to Geneva (Westgard) and Walter Anderson on July 28, 1930, in Williston. She attended school in Williston and graduated in 1948. She married Ray Walton on August 28, 1949, in Williston. While Ray attended law school she initially worked at Minot State College and later on at Williston State College as bookstore manager. She had a passion for gardening and worked at Hoskins Meyer Floral Shop in Bismarck. Bernice had a knack for cooking and was well-known for her amazing lefsa and sourdough chocolate cake. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Bismarck and enjoyed bible study and volunteering for her church family by making communion bread, altar banners, and writing out greeting cards. She loved to travel and was able to visit many parts of the East Coast that she had always dreamed of seeing with her daughters and granddaughter. Her biggest pet peeve was that technology moved too fast to keep up and that it created a barrier to personal conversation between people. Bernice was a class act, engaging in shenanigans and banter with her daughters and most anyone that knew her. She was a faithful wife, devoted mother, steadfast friend and fun travel companion. Bernice is survived by her daughters, Karin Walton (Ken Hursh), Grand Forks, ND, Beth Ann Walton (Tony Albright), Harshaw, WI, Jean (Walton) Schafer (Kelly), Bismarck; son-in-law, William (Bill) Jahn; grandchildren, Melissa (Jahn) Milani (Jeremy), Nashua, NH, Kevin Jahn (Heather), stationed in Germany, Dana Geffre, Grand Forks, ND, and Derek Geffre (Megan), Perry, IA; great-grandchildren, Zayne, Zavier, Geneva, Sage, Sylas, and Bella; great-great-granddaughter, Finleigh Ann; sisters, Jan (Anderson) Evingson, Minneapolis, MN, and Donna (Anderson) Gale, Minneapolis, MN; six nephews and three nieces. Bernice was predeceased by her mother, Geneva (Westgard) Anderson; father, Walter Anderson; oldest daughter, Cathy (Walton) Jahn; husband, Ray Walton; brother and sister-in-law, Duane and Donna Anderson; and brothers-in-law, Chuck Evingson and Jerry Gale.
Red ID: FND_I_78611 Image ID: 577117 Image Notes: FND001 271122

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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