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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271538
Title: Eugene G. Kudrna
Date: 3/5/1947-3/18/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 3/5/1947
Summary: Eugene Kudrna, 78, of Dickinson, ND, passed away March 18, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, ND. Funeral Mass was held March 26, 2025, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Dickinson with Monsignor Thomas Richter celebrating. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND. Eugene George Kudrna was born on March 5, 1947, in Dickinson, to Victor and Dorothy (Semerad) Kudrna. He graduated from South Heart High School in 1965. Throughout high school, he played basketball, softball, and ran track. He attended Dickinson State University before enlisting in the US Army in 1967. He took basic training at Fort Lewis, WA, and from there went to Fort Polk, LA, for on the job training in the Courts and Boards section of the military. When his training was finished at Fort Polk, he received orders to go to Germany. While in Germany, he worked at a Communication Center for US Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. This is where he met his future wife, Monika. Eugene was discharged from the Army on December 24, 1969. Eugene spent about three months at home before returning to Heidelberg for a job working for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. In October of 1978, he received tragic news that his father was killed in a car accident. After the funeral, he returned to Germany, resigned from his job at AAFES, and returned home to Dickinson. Gene and Monika were married on February 28, 1979. He got a job working for Fred’s Fairway in Belfield until September of 1981. He then began working for the US Postal Service. He retired from USPS on November 2, 2022, after a career of over 41 years as a sales associate. Gene enjoyed doing anything outside on a nice day. He loved visiting, having coffee with friends, and playing cards with his buddies. His greatest source of enjoyment was spending time with his children and grandchild. Gene is survived by his two daughters, Mary (Jeff) Duttenhefer and Loretta (Troy) Heidt, both of Dickinson; one grandchild, Michael Duttenhefer; his brothers, Ron (Shirley) Kudrna, of Mandan, and Dave (Joan) Kudrna, of Bismarck; sister-in-law, Isabel Kudrna, of Billings, MT. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Dorothy; his wife, Monika; his brother, Leroy; and his sister, Daphne Duttenhefer.
Red ID: FND_I_79034 Image ID: 524732 Image Notes: FND001 271538

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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