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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271374
Title: Audrey Jordan
Date: 7/16/1935-11/23/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 7/16/1935
Summary: Audrey Jordan, 89, of Dickinson, ND, passed away November 23, 2024, at home, surrounded by her family. A funeral mass was held November 27, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Justin Waltz celebrating. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Audrey Jordan was born on July 16, 1935, in Lutterworth, England, to Richard J. and Constance M. (Hopkins) Truman. Growing up she attended grammar school in England. On a blind date, Audrey met the love of her life, Joseph “Joe” Jordan of Lefor, ND. They married on August 4, 1962, and their love continued to grow for 58 years. To this union, they were blessed with a son, Richard Joseph, and a daughter, Valerie Anne. During their life together, they lived in many different places due to Joe’s service in the Air Force, such as Arizona, Germany, Colorado, and North Dakota. Their love was the epitome of the life they lived. From starting Birth Right in Colorado, assisting couples in the FOCUS program, and even attending Search as a “Ma” and “Pa.” Audrey and Joe shared a faith that encompassed all of the things they loved to do, going to Mass together, spending time with family and dear friends, and even playing bingo and pool together. Audrey’s greatest joy in life was being able to make the people around her happy and full of joy. Audrey is survived by her son, Richard (Teresa) Jordan, of Germantown, TN; daughter, Valerie Arriola, of Dickinson, ND; grandchildren, Danielle Arriola and Anthony Arriola; sister, Dorothy Grant, of Rugby, England; and brother, David Truman, of Lutterworth, England. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph Jordan; parents, Richard and Constance Truman; sisters, Jean and Ann; and brother, Pete Truman.
Red ID: FND_I_78865 Image ID: 528796 Image Notes: FND001 271374

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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