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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271592
Title: Loren E. Pierce
Date: 10/30/1965-4/29/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 10/30/1965
Summary: Loren Everett Pierce, 59, of Dickinson, ND passed away April 29, 2025. A visitation for friends and family to share memories and pay respects was held May 7, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Loren was buried in Minnesota next to his mother, Ruth, his son, Jordan, and his brother, Randy. Loren was born on October 30, 1965, to Willard and Ruth (Chapman) Pierce in Brainerd, MN. Loren had eight siblings, whom he thought the world of. He loved spending time with all of his family. In July of 1999, Loren met Deb Zastoupil, with whom he would spend the rest of his life. This year would have marked 26 years of happiness. They did so much together, they were as one. Loren loved being a dad and grandpa. His kids and grandkids meant so much to him, and they were his pride and joy. He loved going to South Dakota to spend time with his grandkids, and he loved getting candy for them. He would give them the world. Loren loved bowling, riding horses, watching racing, and rodeos. He always had good stories from his younger days. He was always up for a good joke. Loren loved collecting dream catchers and model monster trucks. He loved their little dogs so much. He especially loved listening to country music. When a song came on that he really liked, he would blare it on repeat. Loren had certain songs that meant something to him. “Blue Clear Sky” was one that he would play on repeat. “Any Man of Mine” was a song that his son, Nathan and he would sing their hearts out to. “Three Wooden Crosses” also held a special place in his heart. He also liked “If I Die Young” in honor of his grandson and his two boys. “Forever and Ever Amen” was the song he said was his song to Deb. Loren is survived by the love of his life, Deb Zastoupil; three stepsons, Mike, Chad, and Brian Zastoupil; two daughters, Jade Watson, of Dickinson, and Bobbie McBride, of Minnesota; siblings, Mike Pierce, Rodney Pierce, Linda Owen, Vernona Adams, Lee Pierce, and Glen Pierce, all of Minnesota; daughter-in-law, Jackie Ridl, of South Dakota; grandchildren, Jesse, Katie, Colton, Tempest, and Tornado, of South Dakota, Arianna, Kaden, Mckenzie, Mylie, Gary, and Mason Watson, of Dickinson, and Matthew, Drake, Emberlyn, and Alice McBride, of Minnesota; and numerous nieces and nephews. Loren was preceded in death by his parents, Willard and Ruth (Chapman) Pierce; two sons, Jordan Pierce and Nathan Ridl; one grandson, Dylan Ridl; and one brother, Randy Pierce.
Red ID: FND_I_79089 Image ID: 525769 Image Notes: FND001 271592

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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