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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271135
Title: Norris L. Weflen
Date: 6/12/1951-3/31/2024
Inscription/Marks: 6/12/1951
Summary: Norris L. Weflen, 72, of New Town, ND, passed away March 31, 2024, at his home in rural New Town. His memorial service was held April 9, 2024, at the Springan Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Stanley. He was laid to rest at the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in rural New Town. Norris Lee Weflen was born on June 12, 1951, in Minot, ND, to Olav and Rose Weflen. He attended rural Harmony Elementary School and then attended New Town High School. Norris lived in Texas and California prior to returning home to the family farm in rural New Town where he lived until his passing. He had many hobbies throughout his life including fishing, coin collecting, cooking, gardening, and spending time with his grandchildren. Norris was the life of the party wherever he went. He loved music and loved to sing along to songs even more. He was known for his memorable and sometimes famous one-liners like “hardly dark” and the “go aheads.” Norris had a great laugh that everyone knew as soon as they heard it. He loved to go to the lake and spend the day on the water either fishing or just for fun. Norris loved his family and friends, and spending time with them was the most iimportant thing to him. He will be greatly missed by so many. Norris is survived by his son, Norris (Lacey) Marx; daughter, Sierra Young Bird; sisters, Marleen Weflen, Sharon Weflen Kruse, Colleen (Don Weber) Weflen, Cathy Weflen; grandchildren, Shayla Marx, Omani Locke, Gabriell Ortiz, and Nia Ortiz; nieces, Sarah (Chad) Rismon, Abby (Mike) Reep, Kelsey (Jerry) Langham, Carissa McCray, Kaylee Gunderson. He will also be mourned by Shelby (Manny) Sevilla; eight great- nieces and nephews, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Olav and Rose Weflen; and brothers-in-law, Mike Kruse and Gary Tiedt.
Red ID: FND_I_78624 Image ID: 577158 Image Notes: FND001 271135

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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