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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271519
Title: Norman E. Sondrol
Date: 4/27/1937-2/12/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 4/27/1937
Summary: Norman Eugene Sondrol passed away peacefully at the Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, ND, on February 12, 2025. Funeral services were held on February 21, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Watford City, ND, with Minister Matthew Rolfson officiating. He was laid to rest at Schafer Cemetery in Watford City. Norman was born April 27, 1937, in Watford City to Ernest and Dorothy Sondrol. He attended school in Watford City where he graduated in 1955. While in high school he was involved with band and played on the basketball team. Following high school, he attended Dickinson State College. In his senior year of high school, Norman met and fell in love with Marlene Bischke who at the time was teaching second grade in the Watford City school system. They married in Parshall, ND, on June 20, 1956, and lived in Watford City. Norman and Marlene had four children: Kevin, Wendy, Steven and Mitchell. Norman was a hard worker and loved his family. He worked in the farming and energy industries. In September of 1959, the Sondrol family moved to Stanton, ND. He worked for a road contractor on construction of Interstate 94. In April of 1960, the family moved to Tioga, ND, where Norman worked for Signal Oil and Gas at the Tioga gas plant. A dream he had was to build his own house. While in Tioga, he did just that. He also commented that he did it once and never wanted to do that again! They spent 10 years in Tioga and then moved back to Watford City where he began farming the family farm. He continued farming and growing the family farm until his retirement. Norman had many interests that he enjoyed when not working the farm. He and Marlene joined a square-dancing club which met in the basement of their home. He enjoyed playing pinochle and Texas Hold’em with the guys as well as bowling league during the winter months. Norman was an avid golfer for many years. He and Marlene very much enjoyed golfing trips to the Black Hills with their special friends. They also reserved time for friends from Tioga with annual trips to Las Vegas. Norman had a high interest in aviation. He earned his private pilot license and joined a local flying club. He enjoyed flying locally and continually honing his pilot skills. He and Marlene took a few trips with friends that took them as far as south Texas. Norman enjoyed big game hunting and fishing trips with friends to Canada. He also very much enjoyed annual pheasant and deer hunting, with stories abound from the hunting parties. He had a passion for sports cars that only intensified in his later years. Norman and Marlene spent winters enjoying warmer weather and activities in Harlingen, TX, and later in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Norman continued to winter in Lake Havasu City through the winter of 2024. Norman is survived by his daughter, Wendy (Allen) Luckow; son, Steven (Diane); nine grandchildren, Brant (Jackie) Luckow, Jared Luckow (Jamie), Travis (Anne) Luckow, Austin Sondrol (Abigail), Crystal Sondrol (Nick), Branson Sondrol (Claudia), Jessica (Rudolph) Oswald, Damon Sondrol, and Chastity Hughes (Kyle); eleven great-grandchildren; and sisters Karen (Al) Berg, Sharon Stashuk and Judy Wold. Norman was preceded in death by his wife, Marlene; sons, Kevin, and Mitchell; parents, Ernest and Dorothy Sondrol; infant sister, Mildred; brother, Leroy; sister, Pearl Swenson, and sister, Maxine Nelson; as well as brothers-in-law, Lynn Swenson and Niel Nelson.
Red ID: FND_I_79015 Image ID: 524422 Image Notes: FND001 271519

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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