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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271147
Title: Alverna "Vernie" Werner
Date: 12/23/1937-12/14/2023
Inscription/Marks: 12/23/1937
Summary: Alverna Werner, 85, Bismarck, ND, passed away on December 14, 2023. A Mass of Christian burial was held December 21, 2023, at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck. Interment was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Alverna “Vernie” Werner was born December 23, 1937, to Joseph and Christine (Brandt) Kottenbrock. The youngest of six children, she attended St. Clements Grade School in Haymarsh, ND, and went on to Saint Mary’s High School in Richardton, ND, graduating in 1956. On May 2, 1959, she married her soulmate and best friend, George Werner, at St. Clements Church in Haymarsh. Together they owned and operated Werner’s Standard Service in Bismarck, later becoming Werner Conoco Service. She also worked as a hostess for what was the Ramkota Hotel for almost 30 years. Vernie loved all animals, her latest being her dog, Buddy and made sure her squirrels were fed on a daily basis. She was an avid reader and a very faithful, spiritual lady. She is survived by four children, Danette Steen, Bismarck, Joleen (Bob) Fairbairn, Ft. Collins, CO, Charles (Lori) Werner, W. Jordan, UT, and Jon (Shari) Werner, Bismarck; grandchildren, Joshua, Jayson and Jacob Steen, Alex and Rachel Fairbairn, Krisi Werner Harris and Anthony (Holly) Werner. Vernie was preceded in death by her husband, George; son, Jonathan; both parents; and all of her siblings.
Red ID: FND_I_78635 Image ID: 594933 Image Notes: FND001 271147

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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