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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271172
Title: Anthony "Tony" Wishinsky
Date: 8/3/1961-3/25/2024
Inscription/Marks: 8/3/1961
Summary: Anthony “Tony” Wishinsky, 62, passed away March 25, 2024, at his home in Watford City, ND. Services were held at a later date. Tony was born August 3, 1961, in Paris, France, the son of Steve and Helen Wishinsky. He grew up in a military family, traveling the world before the family settled in New Rockford, ND. While growing up in New Rockford, Tony enjoyed playing football, hunting and especially loved fishing. Tony was an avid fisherman most of his life and enjoyed spending quiet time at the lake casting and reeling for the “big one.” Tony grew up in the restaurant business working at “Poppa's” Pizza Parlor and spending many hours in the “Wagon” during the summer. Upon high school graduation, Tony attended culinary school in Fargo and returned to New Rockford to work in the family restaurant business. He worked at John’s Country Club Steakhouse for several years before moving to Fargo. Tony was the head chef at the Expressway lnn in Fargo before moving to Watford City to open Burgerrito’s. Tony married Shawn Swedberg in 2013. She was the love of his life and they shared life’s trials and joys until her passing in 2015. Burgerrito’s was a local favorite in the early years and had many amazing employees and customers that became family to each other while they were often miles away from their own families. Tony is survived by his stepsons, Kaine and Drake Sax; sister, Caroline (Wishinsky) Hopkins, Apache Junction, AZ; niece, Laura Wishinsky; nephews, Andrew and Jacob Wishinsky, Andrew, Tyler and Evan Hopkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shawn (Swedberg) Wishinsky; parents, Steve and Helen Wishinsky; sister, Anna (Wishinsky) Carlson; sister, Barbara Wishinsky-King; brother, Paul Wishinsky.
Red ID: FND_I_78659 Image ID: 557384 Image Notes: FND001 271172

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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