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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271581
Title: Eugene W. Edwardson
Date: 10/29/1931-3/27/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 10/29/1931
Summary: Eugene W. Edwardson, 93, Carrington, ND, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of March 27, 2025 at CHI Carrington Medical Center, due to complications from congestive heart failure. A funeral service was held April 1, 2025, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Burial was at the Kvernes Cemetery, rural Carrington. Eugene was born October 29, 1931, in Carrington, ND, to Olaf M. and Willett E. (Bonnie) Edwardson. He was raised on the family farm in rural Carrington, and attended a one-room school in Nordmore Township through the 8th grade. He worked on the family farm raising cattle, small grains, flax, and sunflowers. On October 3, 1954, Eugene was united in marriage to Clara Ann Reise. Eugene and Clara made their home on the family farm. Eugene was a graduate of the National Radio Institute correspondence course where he learned to repair televisions, two-way radios, and small electrical appliances. In addition to farming, he operated Eugene’s Electronics and Sound from the mid 1960s through the mid 1980s, in which he sold and serviced televisions, two-way radio systems, and also installed public address systems in several area churches. Eugene was confirmed at Kvernes Lutheran Church of rural Carrington, where he was an active member for many years. In later years, he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington, and more recently attended Federated Church in Carrington. Eugene enjoyed the outdoors, namely hunting deer, pheasant, and waterfowl. In 2018, he had a North Dakota elk tag and successfully harvested a respectable bull elk. He also enjoyed photography, drives in his Polaris Ranger, and watching the Outdoor channel on his big screen TV. He had a jolly attitude and enjoyed making people laugh over his stories and humorous sayings. Eugene is survived by his wife of 70 years, Clara; his son, Steven Edwardson and his wife Diane, West Fargo, ND; granddaughters, Olivia Edwardson, and Megan (Eric) Johnson, Fargo, ND; sisters, Nancy (Gary) Manuel, Houston, TX and Myrna Gullion, Houston, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Martin; and a sister, Elinore.
Red ID: FND_I_79077 Image ID: 525590 Image Notes: FND001 27181

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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