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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271451
Title: Sven W. Carlson, Jr.
Date: 9/29/1941-2/5/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 9/29/1941
Summary: Sven Wilgoth Carlson, Jr., 83, of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Sheyenne, ND, died February 5, 2025, at his home in Devils Lake. His funeral service was held February 10, 2025, at Trinity Free Lutheran Church in Minnewaukan, ND. Burial was at the Riverside Cemetery, Sheyenne, ND. Sven Wilgoth Carlson, Jr. was born on September 29, 1941, to Sven Wilgoth Carlson Sr. and Jennie (Anderson) Carlson in Devils Lake, ND. He was baptized and confirmed into Grace Lutheran Church in Sheyenne. He attended grades 1-8 at Lone Tree #2, and graduated from Benson County Agricultural Training School in 1959. Wilgoth was active in FFA, and he received the American Farmer Degree from the Maddock Chapter, an honor given to only 1 for every 1000 members. He was very involved in shop class and rebuilt a Model A to drive to school. On June 24, 1983, Wilgoth was united in marriage to Gail Landgren at Sheyenne. Wilgoth made sure he ended up marrying a veterinarian who loved farming. Wilgoth and Gail had two sons, Sven and Jon. They farmed and ranched, and enjoyed living in such beautiful country. Wilgoth had been a member of the township board, Grace Lutheran Church council, and was instrumental in the formation of the Riverside Cemetery Association. Wilgoth was a dedicated farmer that believed everything should be done to the max. He was known by the family with the phrase “It ain’t full until it runs over,” referring to each load of grain. He is survived by his wife, Gail Carlson, of Devils Lake, ND; sons, Sven (Andrea) Carlson, of Sheyenne, ND, and Jon (Dorothy) Carlson, of Lemmon, SD; his sisters, Eunice (Newton) Dick, of Lorena, TX, and Judith Sorenson, of Queen Creek, AZ; brother, Mauritz Carlson, of Sheyenne, ND; six grandchildren; eight nephews; four nieces. Wilgoth was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, one infant brother, two brothers-in-law, one sister-in-law, one grandson, and two nephews.
Red ID: FND_I_78941 Image ID: 521146 Image Notes: FND001 271451

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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