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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271328
Title: Russell D."Rusty" Sherman, Jr.
Date: 7/13/1954-10/23/2024
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 7/13/1954
Summary: Russell Duane “Rusty” Sherman, Jr., 70, passed away in his home October 23, 2024. A celebration of life was held November 2, 2024, at Evans Funeral Home in Carrington, ND. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Rusty was born to Russell and Ellen (Gruntjes) Sherman on July 13, 1954. He was raised on a family farm just outside of Carrington, ND, along with two older sisters, four younger brothers, and one younger sister. During his high school years, Rusty worked in his family’s plumbing business, quickly picking up the trade. After graduating high school, he continued plumbing and obtained his journeyman license in 1976. He became known for his intelligence, strong work ethic, and willingness to help everyone. He was a consistent presence at the swimming pool every spring and fall, year after year, pivotal in ensuring that it would remain open for the kids to enjoy. After 55+ years of serving his community, Rusty had worked on essentially every building in Carrington and most other buildings in the surrounding communities. He was an absolute master at his craft and was known to be able to fix or engineer virtually anything involving plumbing, heating and air conditioning units, and appliances. His meticulous quality and attention to detail were as iconic as his blue work truck, and his ingenuity was respected throughout the state. Rusty's wealth of technical and historical knowledge is a tragic loss for the community. He will be greatly missed by many. He is survived and loved by his children, Ashley, Beth, and Matthew; his grandchildren, Knox, Kinsley, Zander, Ari, and Ivy; his sisters, Margaret, Kathy, and Karin “Buffy”; his brothers, Jim, Glenn, Danny, and Mike; and numerous nieces and nephews. Rusty was preceded in death by his parents, Russell (2012) and Ellen (2016).
Red ID: FND_I_78818 Image ID: 515253 Image Notes: FND001 271328

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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