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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271208
Title: Frances A. Babcock
Date: 7/25/1923-12/7/2015
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Inscription/Marks: 7/25/1923
Summary: Frances Babcock, 92, Bismarck, ND, died December 7, 2015, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Services were held December 9, 2015, at Zion Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Thomas R. Marcis Jr. officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Frances Arlene was born July 25, 1923, in Wolsey, SD, the daughter of Martin and Adala (Gogolin) Licht. She was raised and educated in the Wolsey area and graduated from Virgil, SD, high school. She attended business school at Huron, SD, and worked for Standard Oil for a short time. Frances married Clarence Babcock in 1944 in Virgil. Following the couple’s marriage, Clarence was drafted into WWII and Frances moved with him to Texas as he served stateside. Frances and Clarence moved to Bismarck in 1946 and the couple was blessed with four children, Nicholas, Penelope, Robert and Mary. Frances was a longtime active member at Zion Lutheran Church, Bismarck. Frances was a stay-at-home mother, enjoyed cooking for her family, and taking care of her home. Her greatest love was for her family and friends. Frances is survived by her children, Nick (Linda) Babcock, Penny Kunz, and Robert Babcock; five grandchildren, Melanie (Jeff) Wilson, Michael Babcock, Timothy (Krisi) Kunz, Christopher (Sandy) Herrmann, Zachary Herrmann (Tara Himmelspach); and four great-grandchildren, Parker Wilson, Jackson Wilson, Kyla Hickel, and Brandon Kunz; son-in-law, Jerry Herrmann (Debbie LaBrenz and son Josh (Brittany); and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; her daughter, Mary; son-in-law, Daryl Kunz; one sister, Alice Scheibe; and two brothers, Don and Jim Licht.
Red ID: FND_I_78697 Image ID: 511128 Image Notes: FND001 271208

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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