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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271190
Title: Bernard F. Wright
Date: 2/8/1947-7/19/2023
Inscription/Marks: 2/8/1947
Summary: Bernard F. Wright, 76, Stanley, ND, passed away July 19, 2023, at the Augusta Place in Bismarck, ND. Funeral services were held July 24, 2023, at Our Savior’s Free Lutheran Church in Stanley. Bernard was laid to rest in the Manitou Cemetery at Manitou, ND. Bernard Frank Wright was born February 8, 1947, in Minot, ND, to Lee and MaryAnn (Rameden) Wright. He lived his young life in Minot, ND, where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding bike with his brothers, Bruce and Larry Wright. He attended school in Minot and graduated from Minot High in 1965. He spent a lot of time working on his grandpa’s farm at Bowbells, and with his cousins, the Farhart family, Joe, Moody, and Denny Farhart. Bernard met and married Debra Kay Ellvanger from Ross, ND, and they began their life together on February 4, 1967. The couple moved to White Earth, ND, where he was employed at Will’s Ranch. Bernard and Debra welcomed their daughter, Wendy, in May of that same year. They had two sons, Timothy and Daniel Wright, to complete their family. The family moved to Ross and he started his farming and ranching career. He was a hard worker who filled his time in the winter putting machines together for Stanley Equipment. Bernard and Debra built a new home in the early 1980s and called Stanley their home. Every day he would drive to the farm and work the land and take care of cattle. On a rare occasional day off he enjoyed boating, fishing, hunting, and motorcycle riding with family and friends. His greatest joy was spending time with family. He made friends wherever he went and was kind and helpful to all. Bernard is survived by his wife, Debra Wright, Bismarck; sons, Timothy Wright, Stanley, ND, and Daniel (Roxann) Wright, Ross, ND; daughter, Wendy (Troy) Maurer, Ross; brother, Larry (Jean) Wright, Bellefontaine, OH; grandchildren, Kallie (Tim) Ulledahl, Ross, Alex (Chelsea) Honrud, Billings, MT, Zachary (Brittney) Maurer, Ross, Danielle (Dustin) Laird, Bismarck, and Thomas Wright, Ross; great-grandchildren, Jazlyn Ulledahl, Marli Honrud, Kayston Honrud, Aniyah Honrud, Hunter Maurer, Alaina Maurer, all of Ross, Owen Laird and Ryker Laird, of Bismarck, and Gianna Honrud, of Billings. Preceding Bernard in death are his parents, Lee and MaryAnn Wright; brother, Bruce Wright; mother- and father-in-law, Floyd and Violet Ellvanger; brother-in-law, Jim Jorgenson; brother and sister-in-law, Kenny and Leslie Ellvanger; niece, Kristi Keinert; and great-nephew, Maddox Ellvanger.
Red ID: FND_I_78677 Image ID: 557617 Image Notes: FND001 271190

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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