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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271540
Title: Julius J. Dukart
Date: 10/8/1937-3/27/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 10/8/1937
Summary: Julius (Duke) Dukart, 87, of Dickinson, ND, passed away March 27, 2025, at his home in Dickinson with his family by his side. Funeral Mass was held April 2, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Justin Waltz celebrating. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Julius J. Dukart was born on October 8, 1937, in Dickinson, to Joe and Regina (Urlacher) Dukart. He grew up near Schefield and then attended school at St. Joseph’s in Dickinson. He began working early in life cutting hay, working a dairy farm, and delivering milk. It was during this time that he met Martha Kadrmas. The two were married on April 26, 1960, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dickinson and were together for over 60 years. The couple were blessed with three sons, Tim, Tom, and Randy. Julius worked at the Lehigh Briquetting Plant and Diamond Equipment before buying his own welding truck and starting Duke’s Welding. In 1978 he began working at the Little Knife gas plant as the plant welder and retired after 34 years. In his early years, Julius enjoyed snowmobiling, hunting, fishing, camping and boating. He had a true passion for building things. He repaired equipment for countless farmers and neighbors, while also fabricating many custom attachments for his gardening tractors. After retiring, he enjoyed gardening, building birdhouses, and going out to Tom’s welding shop to help with whatever he could. He also loved to drive his tractor, helping friends and neighbors plow their driveways and till their gardens. He could repair, design, and build just about anything. Before Martha’s passing in 2020, the couple loved to travel. They pulled their camper along the backroads of many states and always had great stories to share. They were also fond of listening and dancing to “Old Time” music. Above all, Julius cherished every minute he got to spend with his family, especially his grandchildren and his “peewees,” the great-grandchildren. Julius was a member of the Eagles, St. Pius, St. Anthony, and the German-Hungarian Club. Julius is survived by his sons, Tim (Cindy) and Tom (Lori), all of Dickinson, and Randy, of Winston, OR; six grandchildren, Amy (Josh) Erickson, Kyle Dukart, Karrie (Landon) Leiss, Kelsey Dukart, Emily Dukart, and Lindsey (Ross) Ascheman; nine great-grandchildren with another on the way; brother, Jerome Dukart, of Missoula, MT; and sister, Roberta Sand, of Belfield. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Regina; his wife, Martha; his brother, Robert Dukart and wife Cecilia; brothers-in-law, Joe Sand and Eddie Kadrmas; and sister-in-law, Marilyn Dukart.
Red ID: FND_I_79036 Image ID: 524741 Image Notes: FND001 271540

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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