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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271349
Title: John D. Hovey
Date: 9/25/1938-11/8/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 9/25/1938
Summary: John Donald Hovey, 86, of New Rockford, ND, died November 8, 2024, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. A funeral service was held November 12, 2024, at the First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Burial was at the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. John was born on September 25, 1938, in Minot, ND, to Donald and Jeanette (Anderson) Hovey. John was a 1956 graduate of Minot Model High School, received a business degree from the University of North Dakota in 1961, and graduated from the UND School of Law in 1964. He married Karen Halling of Bisbee, ND, in June of 1961, and they were blessed with three children. A passion for life and learning propelled John through life. He loved to collect and restore cars. John loved to hunt, fish and travel, and if he could combine all three, even better. He was a history buff and often combined those interests with family trips. Karen and John especially enjoyed their trips to Europe. John practiced law in New Rockford from 1964 to 2001, starting his career with the firm of Mattson and Williams. A member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota from 1964 to 2001, John was also admitted to practice before the North Dakota Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota and the United States Supreme Court. John served as a trial judge on the Spirit Lake Reservation, as Eddy County Assistant States Attorney, Eddy County Justice, and as City Attorney for many years. John graduated from the National College of the State Judiciary in Reno, NV. John was a member and past president of New Rockford Kiwanis Club, First Lutheran Church, First Lutheran Church Foundation, Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd Foundation and Celebrations Incorporated. He served as mayor of New Rockford from 1984 to 1992 and was active over the years in various other civic associations. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity at UND, of the Minot and Devils Lake Elks Lodges, the New Rockford Eagles Aerie #2923, a past Master of Century Masonic Lodge #60, a member of the El Zagal Shrine Temple, past president of Mid State Shrine Club, and past Director of Court 67 of the Royal Order of Jesters. John was a life member and past president of the New Rockford Golf Club, and will be buried in the Prairie Home Cemetery, near the seventh hole tee box. Surviving him are his wife, Karen; brother, Robert (Betty) Hovey, of Bellevue, NE; Karen’s sister, Kathy (Bill) Nichols, of Helena, MT; children, Steven (Joyce) Hovey, of Austin, MN, James (Annette) Hovey, of New Rockford, ND, and Kristin (Kurt) Veitch, of Tucson, AZ; as well as grandchildren Mackenzie (Alex), Maggie (Levi), Marissa, Ashley (John), Jonathan, Alex (Erica), and Nicholas; and the newest generation, great-grandchildren, Emma, Elli, Isaac, Dylan, Evette and James; along with numerous nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Jeanette.
Red ID: FND_I_78840 Image ID: 517213 Image Notes: FND001 271349

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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