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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271600
Title: Melvin J. Raab
Date: 5/12/1958-5/18/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 5/12/1958
Summary: Melvin Joseph Raab, 67, of Dickinson, ND, passed away May 18, 2025, with his family by his side. His funeral service was held May 22, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home with Father Dennis Schafer celebrating. Burial was in St. Elizabeth’s Cemetery, Lefor, ND. Melvin Joseph was born in Dickinson on May 12, 1958, the son of Peter S. and Rose Marie (Kubischta) Raab. He grew up on the family farm southeast of Dickinson. Melvin attended Shipley Elementary, Dickinson High School where he graduated with the class of 1976, and college-NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND. Following his college days, Melvin returned to Dickinson where he worked in the oil field during the first oil boom. Melvin later moved to Denver and worked as a commercial insulator. In 2000, he returned to Dickinson and has since worked as a carpenter until recently. To put it mildly, Melvin was an ‘avid’ gardener. He had an orchard of pears, cherries and apples. He was very creative with seeds and organic strains of seeds, a great steward of the land, and an active member of the Dickinson Farmers Market. As ‘fowl master,’ he also raised his own chickens. Hunting was a pastime he also enjoyed. Melvin was a great story teller and loved knowledge of the lands through ‘Rand McNally.’ He was also known as the best family cook and kept many family recipes alive. Melvin kept the family farm open to his family and cherished family gatherings, especially during 4th of July, Christmas and various holidays. Melvin is survived by his siblings: Shirley (Jim) Smith, of Grand Forks, ND, Harlan Raab, of Gillette, WY, Curtis (Linda) Raab, of Fargo, ND, Gerald Raab, of Dickinson, Timothy (Mary) Raab, of Dickinson; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Rose Raab; brothers, Richard and Marvin Raab.
Red ID: FND_I_79097 Image ID: 525937 Image Notes: FND001 271600

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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