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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271663
Title: Verdean Meidinger
Date: 12/1/1959-12/17/2018
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Inscription/Marks: 12/1/1959
Summary: Verdean Meidinger, 59, of Dickinson, ND, passed away surrounded by family on December 17, 2018, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Dickinson. Funeral services were held December 21, 2018, at Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Janel Kohler officiating. Burial was at a later date. Verdean was born December 1, 1959, in Wishek, ND, the son of Marvin and Delores (Just) Meidinger. He grew up on the family dairy farm and attended Wishek High School, graduating in 1979. In 1981, Verdean moved to Dickinson and began his welding career with Steffes, Inc. Verdean was a creator, working mainly in manufacturing and repair. His career highlights included working across the country in Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, and Arizona – always making time to visit family in the process. On July 25, 1987, Verdean married Shelly Baar. Their marriage was blessed with three sons: Tyson, Tanner, and Jordan. Together they raised their family in Dickinson. Verdean was an outdoorsman and a past member of the Roughrider Archers. He truly enjoyed spending time with his family camping and fishing, attending archery events with his sons, and sharing his love of hunting with his children. Verdean’s creative passion was displayed in his shop with ingenious inventions and metal art. Verdean is survived by his mother, Delores Meidinger of Wishek; wife of thirty-one years, Shelly of Dickinson; daughter, Lindsey Rusch of Bismarck; sons, Tyson and Tanner (Katelyn) of Dickinson, and Jordan of Fargo; granddaughter, Addilee (Tanner); brothers, Clyde of Minneapolis, MN, Craig (Heather) of St. Paul, MN, Michael (Kristi) of Dickinson; sisters, Michele Meidinger of Amery, WI, Valentina (Guydon) Dandrea of Maple Grove, MN as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin.
Red ID: FND_I_79159 Image ID: 528962 Image Notes: FND001 271663

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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