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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271449
Title: Michael J. VandeHoven
Date: 9/6/1950-2/7/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 9/6/1950
Summary: Michael Jay VandeHoven passed away February 7, 2025, at his home with his family by his side. A funeral service was held February 13, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, ND. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Michael was born September 6, 1950, in New Rockford, ND, to Henry and Doris VandeHoven. He attended Birtsell Country School until it closed its doors. He then went to Carrington High School and graduated in 1969. After graduation, he returned to the family farm and purchased his first quarter of land. Michael married in 1973. During this union, five children were born. On August 3, 1984, he married Debra Kracht, and they had three children together. They lived on their farm northwest of Carrington and raised kids, crops, and cattle. In his spare time, Michael worked at Carrington Livestock and was a supervisor in Woodward Township for a number of years. In the later years, he started each morning going to coffee at the Prairie Inn with his group of friends. His love for family came first with farming and cattle a close second. He is well known for his love of antique tractors and combines, especially Massey Ferguson Super 92s. He spent numerous hours working on his so that we could have “Sunday Funday” as a family during the wheat and corn harvest. We sometimes feel that he lived in the wrong time period, because he was an avid Gunsmoke watcher and liked to pretend he was Marshall Matt Dillon. Michael enjoyed family gatherings, dancing, pinochle, and keeping an eye on his grandchildren. Michael is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Debra; children, Stephanie VandeHoven, Jenny VandeHoven, and Sara (Jeff) Hinrichs, all of Carrington, Jonathan (Tiffany) VandeHoven, Bishop, CA, Angela (Jen) Tomme, Colorado Springs, CO, Jan VandeHoven, Chico, CA, Jason VandeHoven, Colorado Springs, CO, and Jessica (Steve Lewis) VandeHoven of Chico, CA; 10 grandchildren, Jayleigh, Michael, Kenleigh, Jacob, of Carrington, Lyla, Henry, Ruby, of Bishop, CA, Maddie (Landon), of Paradise, CA, Evelyn, of Colorado Springs, CO, and Owen, of Chico, CA; two sisters, JoAnn (Rodney) Settelmeyer, New Rockford, ND, and Paula (Bill) Loose, of Woodworth, ND; brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul Berntson, Mark (Sharon) Kracht, Dale Kracht, and Mary Jo (Eric) Paulson; many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Doris VandeHoven; in-laws, Kenneth and Dorothy Kracht; brothers, Randy and Gary; sisters, Pam and Judy; and brothers-in-law, Michael Fandrich and Eldon (Buzz) Allmaras.
Red ID: FND_I_78939 Image ID: 521144 Image Notes: FND001 271449

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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