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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271537
Title: Richard C. Semingson
Date: 2/5/1946-3/18/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 2/5/1946
Summary: Richard “Dick” Charles Semingson, 79, of South Heart, ND, passed away March 18, 2025, at his South Heart residence. A funeral service was held March 24, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial was at a later date. Richard Charles was born in Crosby, ND, on February 5, 1946, the son of William and Lillian (Postovit) Semingson. He attended school for ten years and Dick’s younger years usually involved a car or pickup and many times driving ‘fast’ toward mischief. Richard met the love of his life, Elaine Kohanes, and they were married in Dickinson on December 12, 1990. He was lucky to inherit three adult children and two grandsons. Dick was a HB&R Hot Oil truck driver, and worked for numerous trucking companies. He delivered parts or trucks for Wesley Motors, and hauled tanks and drove truck for Diamond K Hauling. His truck took him to North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. Some of his fondest memories were working in Alaska, enjoying the wild life and the prime rib/lobster dinners. Dick enjoyed his days with longtime friends, Ernie Hellickson and Greg Krance, spending time at Ernie’s ranch on the Missouri River, calving and haying. Dick will be remembered for his willingness to help anyone whenever he was called upon. If someone needed hay or cattle hauled, he was ready to climb in the truck and get it done. If you were having auto problems, you called Dick and he could tell you what was wrong or he guided you through checking what the problem could be. Dick was especially proud of all his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also had a strong love for his dogs and everyone else’s. Dick is survived by his wife, Elaine; children, Suzanne (Brandon) Brown, of El Reno, OK, Julie (Tyler) Cook, of Forsyth, MT, Kelly (Debbie) Kohanes, of Forsyth, MT, Justin (Kiffin) Kohanes, of Beach, ND; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; sisters, Wanda (Arlen) Olsen, of Crosby, ND, Linda Spears, of Green Valley, AZ; brother, Larry (Sharon) Semingson, of Hillsboro, OR; one of his best friends, Greg Krance; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lillian Semingson; one of his best friends, Ernie Hellickson; brother-in-law, Lew Spears.
Red ID: FND_I_79033 Image ID: 524730 Image Notes: FND001 271537

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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