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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271274
Title: Roger Malkowski
Date: 1/3/1951-8/4/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 1/3/1951
Summary: Roger Malkowski, 73, of Fairfield, ND, passed away August 4, 2024, at CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Dickinson, ND. A funeral Mass was held August 19, 2024, at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Belfield, ND, with Father Shane Campbell celebrating. Burial was at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery north of Belfield. Roger was born in Dickinson on January 3, 1951, to Philip and Kathryn (Petryszak) Malkowski. He graduated from Belfield High School in 1969. After graduation, Roger attended Dickinson State College for one year. Roger met Kathleen Armbrust and the couple married on August 21, 1973, at St. Demetrius Catholic Church. To this union three sons were born, Ryan, Kasey, and Qwain. Roger grew up farming and ranching with his father and Uncle Frank Petryszak where he found his love for Hereford cattle. After school, he started employment roughnecking for the oil industry, and hauling gas for Koppinger Oil. With his interest being in agriculture, Roger decided to venture out on his own by establishing Malkowski Trucking in the early 1980s until retirement. Roger was a member of the Belfield Knights of Columbus Council 6310, the Eagles, St. Demetrius Catholic Church, and the Billings Co. Volunteer Fire Department. Roger enjoyed planting trees, family gatherings, fishing, camping, and taking care of his cattle, especially during calving and brandings. He loved to socialize and made sure to keep in contact with all his friends, especially his daily phone call with Edwin Cerkoney. Roger will be remembered for his great conversations with family, friends, and neighbors. Roger is survived by his wife, Kathy, of Fairfield; sons, Ryan (John), of Dallas, TX, Kasey (Darnyl), of Fairfield, and Qwain, of Fairfield; grandchildren, Kadyn (Alexis), Danyka (Jayd), Dawsyn, Ella, and Taylor; brother, Gary (Patti) Malkowski, of Dickinson; and numerous brothers- and sisters-in-law, and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Philip and Kathryn; father- and mother-in-law, Joseph and Anna Mae Armbrust; and his two dogs, Fritz and Cheechka.
Red ID: FND_I_78764 Image ID: 514509 Image Notes: FND001 271274

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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