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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271161
Title: Anthony C. Willer
Date: 10/23/1970-3/13/2024
Inscription/Marks: 10/23/1970
Summary: Anthony Willer, 53, of Dickinson, ND, passed away March 13, 2024, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. A funeral Mass was held March 21, 2024, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Msgr. Thomas Richter, Fr. Kregg Hochhalter, and Fr. Russ Kovash concelebrating. A private family entombment took place at the new Dickinson Mausoleum. Anthony Chester Willer was born in Dickinson on October 23, 1970, the son of Anton and Margaret (Lech) Willer. He was raised on a farm near Gladstone, ND, and attended Roosevelt Elementary before graduating from Trinity High School in 1989. Anthony continued his education at Dickinson State University. On June 25, 1993, Anthony married his high school sweetheart, Tana Kovash. Their marriage was blessed with twin daughters, Amaya and Asia, and the family was blessed to call Dickinson home. Following his 1996 college graduation, Anthony taught at Taylor Elementary for several years. He then took a position with Rosenbluth International before becoming an employee with Dickinson State University. Anthony was the Director of the Educational Technology Office for 17 years. Most recently he held the same position with the North Dakota University System. Anthony was a farm boy at heart and he loved tinkering in the garage or doing anything related to yardwork. Camping and fishing with his family or grilling and cooking for them was a great joy. He enjoyed sitting down after a hard day’s work, to sip on a good “Old Fashion.” Anthony was an avid Buffalo Bills fan. He was also very passionate about supporting his girls through their sports and activities. Family and faith were a priority and a gift to him. Anthony was a pillar in the community, serving as a 4-H leader, Mardi Gras chair, Trinity School Board, Booster Club, Knights of Columbus member and Queen of Peace Folk Group. Our dear Anthony will be remembered for his witty remarks, classic Dad jokes, and patient selfless demeanor. No matter what challenges or setbacks he was faced with, he always met them with a positive attitude and a smile. Anthony is survived by his wife of 30 years, Tana; daughters, Amaya (Trey) Praus, of Gladstone, and Asia (Logan Bentz) Willer; special pet dogs, Ava, Luna and Lindy; mom, Margaret Willer; siblings, Dennis (Coral) Willer, of Bismarck, ND, Jerry (Delores) Willer, of Council Bluffs, IA, Cheryl (Mark) Holmberg, of Omaha, NE, Pamela (Ken) Wanner, of Dickinson, Beverly (Karl) Nesler, of Fargo, ND, Jeffery (Maria) Willer, of Jamestown; in-laws, Rock Kovash, Rick (Mari) Kovash, Lori (Erv) Bren, Les (Greg) Lefor, and Len Kovash. He was preceded in death by his father, Anton Willer; brothers, Jimmy, Roger, Patrick and David; in-laws, Georgia and Willy Kovash; sister-in-law, Jackie Kovash.
Red ID: FND_I_78648 Image ID: 557342 Image Notes: FND001 271161

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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