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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271192
Title: John E. Yielding
Date: 9/25/1985-7/12/2023
Inscription/Marks: 9/25/1985
Summary: John Edward Yielding, 37, Alexander, ND, passed away July 12, 2023. A memorial service was held July 27, 2023, at the Veteran’s Memorial Park in Watford City, ND. John was born September 25, 1985, to Daniel Eubanks and Ruth Yielding in Grosse Point, MI. He grew up in western Montana and was always so proud of where he came from, and nothing ever compared to being from Montana. John’s smile could light up a room and make the grumpiest of people happy. His sense of humor was one of a kind and he loved to play jokes and trash talk. John was real and raw. What you saw was what you got. John was passionate about life. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing…he loved the challenge of figuring out the water and where the fish were hiding. Being out on the water in his kayak was his happy place. Once John was old enough, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served a tour of duty in Iraq in 2007. While he was serving in Iraq, John and Jessica met and became pen pals where they got to know each other and looked forward to meeting in person. When John got back, Jessica chanced it all and flew to California to meet John in person. Who would’ve known they would fall in love and get married four short months later at a little wedding chapel in Los Angeles. The Marine Corps was something that ran deep in John’s veins and he was very proud of it. It’s like that quote “Once a Marine, always a Marine.” He was part of a brotherhood that would always have each other’s backs no matter what. Shortly after finishing his duty in the Marine Corps, John and Jessica moved to North Dakota in 2011 to start a new adventure in the oilfield. While John started off as a green hand, he worked his way up to be a mentor for new oilfield employees. He loved sharing his knowledge of the oilfield and seeing people succeed in all that they did. John had a huge heart and was always willing to give the shirt off his back for anyone. He loved anything that made him laugh and cherished all of his friends. Though they didn’t have any family out here, they considered their friends in the oilfield their family. In 2014 they finally got pregnant with their first baby and found out Eli was a boy, John was so excited. He always said he wanted a whole hockey team. They then had Malikai and shortly after that Kaleb (in Jessica’s car). That was a story he was so proud to tell! He loved those boys more than anything. They were his pride and joy. He loved taking them fishing, playing baseball, teaching them new hockey moves, and just spending time with them. He didn’t quite get a whole hockey team but he loved the boys that he got. John and Jessica were married 15 years and their love for each other was like none other. Regardless of what happened in their marriage, they always came back together and remembered why all those years before they chose each other. God was their cornerstone and with Him anything is possible. John will always have Jessica’s heart here and for all eternity. When we lose people like John, we tend to lose a part of ourselves. The only way to fill that void is by embracing those beautiful memories of him and truly understanding that he is now at peace and we will see him again one day! John is survived by his wife, Jessica Yielding; his three boys, Eli, Malikai, and Kaleb Yielding; mother, Ruth Yielding; and sister, Julie Yielding. He was preceded in death by his father, Daniel Eubanks.
Red ID: FND_I_78679 Image ID: 557619 Image Notes: FND001 271192

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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