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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271542
Title: Micheal W. LeMay
Date: 7/25/1962-3/29/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 7/25/1962
Summary: Micheal LeMay, 62, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on March 29, 2025. Funeral Mass was held April 4, 2025, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, with Father Brandon Wolf celebrating. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Micheal Wesley LeMay was born July 25, 1962, in Kansas City, MO, to James LeMay and Meta (Dugan) Blue. He spent his younger years growing up in Kansas City and northern California attending school and graduating high school. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served for over 10 years both active and reserve. Micheal spent over 25 years working in the oilfield throughout Texas, Wyoming, North Dakota and Montana. He started in the lab, moving to field engineer, operation supervisor, and plant manager. He loved working with the guys and in the field. After retiring from the oilfield, he started his own business. He was an agent and financial planner with New York Life and Prudential. He was such a hard worker his coworkers nicknamed him “Le-Mazing.” He enjoyed his children and grandchildren and never passed an opportunity to teach them. When Micheal wasn’t working he was busy fixing and repairing around the house or automobiles. He had a great sense of humor. Micheal loved and spoiled his wife, opening the car door and holding her hand at every opportunity. He was a member of Stark County Planning and Zoning Committee and a member of Dickinson Chamber of Commerce. He also loved traveling on his Harley Davidson with Cathy throughout the Midwest. He was also fond of Mustangs and going to the gun range with his son. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Cathy of Dickinson; children, Jami (Daniel), Jonathan, Jennifer (Jordan), all of Dickinson; grandchildren, DJ, Jason, Luke, Porschea, Hunter, Kimber; brother, Mathew and father, James, of Aurora, CO; mother, Meta, of Newton, KS. He was preceded in death by his father, James LeMay; and bonus mother, Nyla LeMay.
Red ID: FND_I_79038 Image ID: 524747 Image Notes: FND001 271542

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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