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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271377
Title: LaVon A. Getz
Date: 1/11/1942-12/24/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 1/11/1942
Summary: LaVon A. Getz, 82, of Dickinson, ND, passed away surrounded by the love of her family, in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, from complications of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. A funeral service was held December 28, 2024, at Stevenson Funeral Home with Pastor Lisa Lewton and Pastor Mary Wiggins officiating. Burial was in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND. LaVon A. Jensen was born January 11, 1942, in Bowman County, North Dakota, the daughter of Alvin and Leola (Sipma) Jensen. She grew up and attended school in Scranton, graduating from high school in 1960. LaVon married Lewis Getz on December 27, 1961. To this union two children were born, Michael of Dickinson, and Michelle (Kovash) also of Dickinson. LaVon worked as a secretary at the Scranton Public Schools. After she and her husband returned from Lawton, OK, where Lewis was stationed in the US Army, she worked for the First National Bank in Scranton and Bowman for many years. She worked for Peterson Law Firm while living in Beach, ND, and later for Dakota Western Bank with the Dakota 50 Club in Bowman. She was employed with Satrom Travel and Tours in Bismarck as tour manager and escorted groups which she loved doing until she retired. She was a “people person” and enjoyed life. She and Lewis had the opportunity to do a lot of traveling during this time, which they thoroughly enjoyed. She enjoyed being busy helping family and friends. She thoroughly enjoyed her family, family reunions, and any get-together with friends. Her home was always open and made welcome to all who stopped by for coffee, to visit, or overnight. She treasured her many friendships that she had made during the years. She always felt that if you were able to call on family and friends at any time or during a crisis, you were the “richest person in the world” and she truly felt she was very blessed. LaVon was baptized and confirmed at Peace Lutheran Church in Scranton and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dickinson. She was a member and officer of the American Legion Auxiliary Units in Scranton, Beach, Cando, and Dickinson. She was also a member of PEO, CHI St. Alexius Health Dickinson Medical Center Auxiliary, and volunteered at House of Manna, as well as being active in many other organizations during the years. LaVon’s family would like to thank the Alpha-1 Foundation for their support and kindness as she battled this rare disease over the years. LaVon is survived by her husband, Lewis; son, Michael and Ellen (Baird) Getz; daughter, Michelle and Keith Kovash; grandchildren, Christopher, Kelsey (Barth), Macklynn, and Addilynn Kovash, of Dickinson; sister, Patricia and Ron Moe, of Grand Forks, ND; sisters-in-law, Kay Jensen Luken, of Council Bluffs, IA, JoAnn Getz, of Penguilly, MN, and Patsy Getz of Bowman. She was preceded in death by her mother, Leola Nibbe; stepfather, Marvin Nibbe; father, Alvin Jensen; grandson, Matthew Allen Kovash; brother, Andrew C. Jensen; brothers-in-law, James Haag, Dwaine (Sonny) Getz, and Leary Getz; sisters-in-law, Darleen and Gerald McLaughlin and Margie and Robert Silbernagel.
Red ID: FND_I_78868 Image ID: 518519 Image Notes: FND001 271377

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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