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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271621
Title: Roger D. McKay, Sr.
Date: 12/19/1955-5/3/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 12/19/1955
Summary: Roger Dale “Busty” McKay Sr., 69, of Fort Totten, ND, began his journey to the Spirit World on May 3, 2025, at his home. A funeral service was held May 14, 2025, at Crow Hill Rec. Center, Fort Totten. Roger Dale was born on December 19, 1955, at Devils Lake, ND, the son of Jesse and Angeline (Brown) McKay. He was reared and educated in Flandreau, SD. Busty worked in the construction industry and also as a firefighter for Spirit Lake fire hall until his health problems forced him to retire. Busty enjoyed spending his time with his children, grandchildren and family. Busty is survived by his children, Shannon Aguiliar, Angela McKay, Roger McKay Jr., Byron Littleghost, Lynn McKay, Robbie McKay, Maria Snell, Radell Whitetail McKay, and Kelly McKay; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and adopted son, Terren Demarce; sisters, Ramona (John) Chaske, Deanna McKay, Rosita McKay, Marilyn Thompson, Sherry Thompson, and Cindy Thompson; brothers, Ronald (Connie) McKay Sr., Corbett McKay, Murray (Donna) McKay and Calvin Thompson; and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces, grandchildren and special friend, Jessica Buckles. Busty was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Angeline; son, Delano Wade McKay; daughters, Cassie Jo McKay and Kassie Jo McKay; brothers, Jerome “Sonny” McKay, Patrick McKay, Rodney “Cowboy” McKay, Jesse McKay Jr., Robert “Sox” McKay; sisters, Barbara “Granny” McKay, Georgeline “Cissy” McKay, Lorraine “Josie” McKay; wife, Candace McKay; grandsons, Jerome McKay, Justin McKay, and Kenney McKay.
Red ID: FND_I_79118 Image ID: 526228 Image Notes: FND001 271621

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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