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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271464
Title: Jack P. Galusha
Date: 9/27/1952-1/9/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 9/27/1952
Summary: Jack Patrick Galusha, 72, of Williston, ND, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of January 9, 2025, after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife, his entire family, and his faithful little dog, Max. His funeral Mass was held January 17, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Williston. Burial was in Riverview Cemetery, Williston. Jack was born on September 27, 1952, in Minot, ND, to Sidney “Wayne” Galusha and Blanche (Deserly) Galusha. He was raised in Plaza and then later in Williston. Jack was a gentle-natured man with a happy go lucky personality. He was the type to give without hesitation. He was also known as the fun-loving jokester with his friends and family, especially with his great-nieces and great-nephews. He had an infectious laugh, loving smile, and a radiant spirit that touched everyone he met. He could draw anyone in just by his gentle eyes and strangers soon became close friends. His family has many stories about how he always got himself into some type of predicament. In his younger days, he had a knack of repurposing/rebuilding cars so he could take them offroad, where he would often be found in the fields driving at a high rate of speed and spinning out with a smile on his face and laughing even more when he would see the looks on his passengers' faces. Jack, along with his family and friends, always looked forward to the very well attended and lively Quonset parties that were hosted by his parents, Wayne and Blanche. He also had fond memories of spending time with his cousins. Jack worked in the oilfield in the 70s and 80s, then later worked in the carpentry and construction industry. He had a natural talent in woodworking, where his creative projects always turned out to be amazing. He spent many years with his wife managing residential communities in both Washington and California. Needless to say, he was a Jack of all trades. Jack and his wife Diane traveled as often as possible. They enjoyed many cruises together, went to Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico, and recently went on a trip to Georgia and then a road trip to California. In May 2024, he enjoyed his last cruise in the Caribbean. Jack was an avid outdoorsman who truly loved exploring. Through the years he enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating and camping. He would try to find every opportunity to gem hunt and recover gold. Jack had a deep love for his family and also that of his wife’s family. He thoroughly enjoyed making memories with them all. He recently stated that he had a long and adventurous life. He expressed much gratitude for all of his experiences that he felt so blessed to have had. Jack was a beloved husband, brother, uncle and friend. Jack is survived by his loving wife of 38 years, Diane; sister, Collette (David) Sorenson; mother-in-law, Barbara McClellan; aunt, Lois Deserly; sisters-in-law, Laura Parrish and Susan Holley; nieces, Nicki (Scott) Franklin, Shirelle (Tim Kastner) Sorenson, Sheree Sorenson, Teri Punzo, April Ellsworth, Margaret Smith, and Gina Gonzales Farley; numerous beloved great-nieces and great-nephews; and his step-grandson, Broden Hamdan. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents; parents, Sidney “Wayne” and Blanche Galusha; brother, Jerry Galusha; sister-in-law, Diana Rubalcaba; niece, Candice Sorenson; stepchildren, Tiffany Hamdan and Patrick George; and great-nephew, Christian Sorenson.
Red ID: FND_I_78953 Image ID: 528805 Image Notes: FND001 271464

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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