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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271541
Title: Mary Shypkoski
Date: 8/28/1924-3/28/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 8/28/1924
Summary: Mary Shypkoski, 100, of Dickinson, ND, passed away March 28, 2025, at St. Luke's Nursing Home in Dickinson. Funeral services were held April 3, 2025 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial was at St. Mary's Ukrainian Cemetery in Fairfield. Mary (Symionow) Shypkoski was born August 28, 1924, on the family homestead in Billings County, North Dakota, the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Kordonowy) Symionow. Raised on the family farmstead, Mary graduated from Medora High School on May 28, 1942. Mary married John M. Shypkoski on January 30, 1942. Mary and John operated a farm and ranch northeast of Belfield ND. They shared a great love of animals, both domestic and wild. In addition to her love of animals, Mary enjoyed drawing and painting. After John’s passing, Mary moved to Dickinson, where she lived for the remainder of her days. Mary is survived by her siblings, Sister Bernadine Symionow, in Sloatsberg, NY, Pete (Helen) Symionow, of Hermiston, OR, Margaret Koffler, of Dickinson, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her parents, Andrew and Anna; brothers, George, Nick, Steve, and William; and sisters, Kay, Jenny, Agnes, Dorothy, Sister Anisia and infant sister Mary.
Red ID: FND_I_79037 Image ID: 524742 Image Notes: FND001 271541

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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