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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271435
Title: Stephen "Steve" A. Wolff
Date: 6/27/1955-1/19/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 6/27/1955
Summary: Stephen “Steve” Wolf, 69, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on January 19, 2025, at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson. A Liturgy of the Word was held February 1, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Inurnment was at the Dickinson Mausoleum. Stephen Anton Wolff was born on June 27, 1955, in Washington, DC, to William and Elizabeth (Goroski) Wolff. He attended school in Dickinson at St. Joseph’s Elementary School, Hagen Junior High, and Dickinson High School. He earned his GED in 1973. Steve joined the army after high school. He entered the service at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and later attended training in Colorado Springs. He was honorably discharged after ten months. Steve married Gail Jilek on May 24, 1978. They had two children, Chansy and Cassidy. Steve worked in the oilfield for most of his life, starting his career at Ratliff Drilling and working his way up to a driller. Steve and Gail’s brother, Dale, went on a once of a lifetime hunt to Canada in 1982, where they spent ten days. Steve was able to shoot a moose, caribou, and a mountain goat, while Dale shot a bear, moose, and a mountain goat. The pair made many great memories during that time. On May 6, 1995, Steve married Candace Schneider. Through their marriage, Steve gained another daughter, Jessie, whom he loved and cared for like his own. He owned and operated Bill’s Insurance from 1995 until 2003, when he was diagnosed with MS. He also suffered from lung cancer, and his health declined until his passing. Steve enjoyed coin and silver collecting with Jessie’s husband, Trent. He also loved to play poker, blackjack, and pool. Steve’s greatest joy came from spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. He loved taking them to the park and riding bike with them. He will be greatly missed. Steve is survived by his wife, Candace; children, Chansy Wolff, of Dickinson, Cassidy (Noah) Zeiser, of San Diego, CA, and Jessie (Trent) Sickler, of Dickinson; three grandchildren, Styrling (Corben Heinrichs), Reece (Kip LePage), and Ava (Boone Blankenship) Sickler; brother, Dwayne (Julie) Wolff, of Littleton, CO; sister, Yvonne Keniston of Bismarck; sister-in-law, LaVonne (Pat) Schwartzenberger, of Mandan, ND; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Curt Bogan, Curtis Bogan, and Lucas Stewart. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Elizabeth; parents-in-law, Richard and Lorine Schneider; and his grandparents.
Red ID: FND_I_78925 Image ID: 520850 Image Notes: FND001 271435

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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