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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271400
Title: August A. Lindecker
Date: 6/15/1938-1/8/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 6/15/1938
Summary: August A. Lindecker, 86, peacefully passed away January 8, 2025, at the Mountrail County Medical Center in Stanley, ND, with family by his side. Funeral services were held January 22, 2025, at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT, with Minister Bill Buckley officiating. August was laid to rest in the Yellowstone Point Cemetery in Cartwright, ND. Military honors were presented by the United States Army Funeral Guard and the Carl E Rogen Post 29 from Watford City, ND. August was born on June 15, 1938, in Charbonneau, ND, to Earnest and Mary Lindecker. After finishing school, August spent his time working on the family farm. In 1958, just shy of twenty years old, August enlisted in the Army National Guard of Montana. He went on to serve nine years in the army before being honorably discharged in August of 1967. After his time in the army, August did many different things to keep himself busy. He farmed, was a trucker, hauled hay, and enjoyed playing the guitar and singing. August taught himself how to play the guitar and to sing on his own and enjoyed performing in front of other people. He performed at many nursing homes, Big Opening, and really wherever they would let him. There were many nights of jam sessions held at his house where he would simply play guitar and sing for hours. He truly had a passion for the art of music. August was a jack of all trades and picked up many different hobbies and traits over the years. Not only was he good at performing and a hard worker, but he also learned welding, was a mechanic, and enjoyed trail riding on horseback. August was a proud member of the Moose Lodge and a lifetime member of the NRA. If there was one thing August would let you know right away, it was that he was not a big fan of children. He loved his nieces and nephews but never cared about having any children of his own. August will remain in our hearts forever, and we will cherish the memories that we were able to share with him for an eternity. August is survived by his brother, George Lindecker; nephew, George Walker; nieces, Mary Erickson, Karen Schaffer, Dorothy Johnson, Myrtle Olive, Vera Boyle, and Selma Lane; along with numerous great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest and Mary; sisters, May (Art) Olson, Annie (John) Walker; nephews, John Walker, Steve Lindecker, great-grandnieces, Angela Thunker, Jacquelyn Erickson.
Red ID: FND_I_78891 Image ID: 518877 Image Notes: FND001 271400

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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