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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271445
Title: Jean L. Bechhold
Date: 12/6/1955-1/22/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 12/6/1955
Summary: Jean Bechhold, 69, of Glen Ullin, ND, passed away January 22, 2025, at Marian Manor Health Care in Glen Ullin. A funeral Mass was held January 27, 2025, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glen Ullin with Father Gary Benz celebrating. Inurnment was in the church cemetery. Jean Lorraine was born December 6, 1955, in Mandan, ND, the daughter of John and Frances (Geck) Bechhold. She grew up in Glen Ullin, where she graduated from Glen Ullin High School in 1974. Jean continued her education at Bismarck State College, graduating in 1976, and the University of North Dakota, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in 1978. Jean worked for 18 years for the Secretary of State office. In 2005, she began working in education standards and practice for the Department of Public Instruction. After retiring, Jean devoted her time to caring for her mother, Frances, whom she shared a special bond with. Together they enjoyed playing cards, traveling, and spending time with family. Jean enjoyed being out on the family farm with her brother, Jimmie, and keeping up on the daily operations. Jean is survived by her nephew, Robert (Cristina) Bechhold and their daughter, Maylene, of Ankeny, IA; niece, Christine Bechhold, of Bismarck; friend, Clyde Kitzan, of Glen Ullin; and numerous, cousins, and friends she considered family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frances and John; brothers, Jimmie and Gerald; and her grandparents.
Red ID: FND_I_78935 Image ID: 521111 Image Notes: FND001 271445

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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