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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271325
Title: Shirley A. Gillig
Date: 2/24/1941-10/16/2024
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 2/24/1941
Summary: Shirley Ann Gillig, 83, passed away October 16, 2024, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND. A funeral service was held October 22, 2024, at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford, ND. Shirley Larson was born February 24, 1941, at home in Sheyenne, ND, to John and Irene Larson. She attended school in Sheyenne. Shirley enjoyed spending time at home with family and friends. She also enjoyed playing cards, board games, going to the casino, and going for early morning walks until she wasn’t able to anymore. In 1991, she reunited and married her first love, Carl Gillig. They spent their years enjoying life to the fullest; they were never seen far from each other. Shirley is survived by her daughters, Sherry Larson, of Jamestown, ND, and Sara (Joseph) Dunn, of Jamestown; brother, Rodney Larson, of Sheyenne; sisters, Jennie Wilson, of Georgia, and Bonnie Larson, of Sheyenne; sister-in-law, Kathy Ell, of Sheyenne; four grandchildren, Felix Littlewind, Breanna Larson, Shayle Larson and Raymond Dunn; great-grandchildren, Maeson and Hayden Larson; adopted granddaughter, Korrin Lies, all of Jamestown. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, John and Irene; her husband, Carl Gillig; a brother, Jerry Larson; two sisters, Margaret Manning and Dolly Bellon; and a grandson, Jerome Dunn.
Red ID: FND_I_78815 Image ID: 515250 Image Notes: FND001 271325

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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