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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271293
Title: Raymond V. Kurtz
Date: 2/24/1930-9/29/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 2/24/1930
Summary: Raymond Kurtz, 92, of Dickinson, ND, passed away September 29, 2024, at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson. A funeral service was held October 8, 2024, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial was at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Lefor, ND. Raymond Valentine Kurtz was born on February 24, 1930, in Lefor to Nick and Anna (Schneider) Kurtz. He attended country school through the eighth grade. In his younger years, he trapped mink and used the money he earned to buy his first accordion. Music was a huge part of Ray’s life from that point forward. Ray married Ann Flohr on October 9, 1951. The couple farmed outside of Lefor until they moved to town, where Ray worked as the school janitor and Ann was the cook. Ray had the honor of being the Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus in Lefor in 1975. The couple had two children, Patricia and Michael. In 1976, after the kids graduated, the family moved to Dickinson. After moving to Dickinson, Ray worked at the south side filling station, and later worked as the warehouse manager for Farmers Union. Throughout the years, he kept up with his band. They played for weddings and anniversaries, sometimes for the same couple. In 2003 Ann passed away. Ray reconnected with his high school friend, Geraldine Reindel. The two stayed together for 21 years, until the time of Ray’s passing. Ray enjoyed playing cards and shooting pool. All of his family and friends will greatly miss him. Ray is survived by his special friend, Geraldine Reindel; children, Patricia (Lyle) Lien and Michael Kurtz; grandchildren, Andrea Werlinger, Justin Werlinger, and Kimberly (Bryan) Breitling; and his great-grandchildren, Alaina, Kayla, Haylee, and Brindey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann; parents, Nick and Anna; and his sister, Pauline.
Red ID: FND_I_78783 Image ID: 525755 Image Notes: FND001 271293

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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