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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271667
Title: Jeanette Thorgramson
Date: 5/4/1943-7/3/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 5/4/1943
Summary: Jeanette Thorgramson, 82, of Watford City, ND, passed away on July 3, 2025. Funeral services were held July 11, 2025, at First Lutheran Church in Watford City. Jeanette was born on May 4, 1943, to Kenneth and Ella Thomas in Williston, ND. She grew up on the family farm located just northeast of Watford City. She attended Rocky Glen School in McKenzie County where she received several certificates for perfect attendance. She later attended Watford City School. Jeanette married Wes Thorgramson on September 4, 1962, in Watford City. They raised two boys, Donald who was born in 1962 and Carl who came along later in 1970. Jeanette had many hobbies and loved to share her handiwork with everyone from family and friends to hospitals and churches. She was an avid quilter and enjoyed crocheting, making everything from blankets and animal pillows to headbands and Barbie clothes. She always made sure the family had blankets and quilts to share. Gardening and spending time at the lake were things she greatly enjoyed. Her biggest joy was the time she spent with her family, watching her boys Donald and Carl grow up, and when they were grown, watching her grandkids, and great-grandkids grow. She was always there to cheer them on during sports and other school activities. When she was unable to attend, she made sure to make time and ask how everything went. She was so proud of her family and made sure to tell them so every chance she got. She will be dearly missed, but she will live on through stories and memories she made with her family. Jeanette will be missed by son, Donald Thorgamson; daughter-in-law, Renee (Carl) Thorgramson; grandchildren, Jennifer (Michael) Kleen, Megan (Joshua) Hiatt, Shannan Thorgramson, Shakira (Miles) Davis, Wes (Kaela) Thorgramson, Tanaya Thorgramson, Garrett (Alexandra) Thorgramson; great-grandchildren, Jordyn, Chase, Emberly, Carl, Waylon, and Baby boy on the way; sisters, Francis Falkenhagen, Jackie (Kevin) Sullivan; along with numerous nieces and nephews. Jeanette will be greeted at the gates of heaven by her husband, Wesley Thorgramson; son, Carl Thorgramson; parents, Kenneth and Ella Thomas; sisters, Loretta Thompson, Joanie Siverston, and Teta Shannon.
Red ID: FND_I_79163 Image ID: 529155 Image Notes: FND001 271667

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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