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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271696
Title: Margaret M. Heidt
Date: 8/14/1938-6/19/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 8/14/1938
Summary: Margaret Heidt, 86, of Maple Grove, MN, formerly of South Heart, ND, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2025, in her home at Arbor Lakes Senior Living in Maple Grove. Funeral Mass was held July 10, 2025, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in South Heart with Father Shane Campbell celebrating. Burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery. Margaret Marie Ridl was born in Dickinson, ND, on August 14, 1938, the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Pavlicek) Ridl. As a young girl she attended Ash Coulee School through the eighth grade. Margaret married Anton "Tony" Heidt on July 19, 1972, in Dickinson. Their marriage was blessed with daughter, Diane. Margaret worked for a short time at Woolworth’s, before taking on her lifetime career of ‘school cook’. She is well remembered in the South Heart community as the lunchroom cook, serving with a smile, kindness, and a true dedication. Margaret nourished many children in her 34 years of cooking service (1979-2013). She loved cooking and baking (family holiday celebrations were not complete without her kolache and Christmas stars), gardening and shopping. She was a superfan of “Days of Our Lives”, and enjoyed playing cards and having coffee with her friends. Margaret cherished time she was able to spend with her family, but most importantly her granddaughter, Izzy. She was a valued member of South Heart St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Christian Mothers. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Diane (Matt) Schutts, of Plymouth, MN; granddaughter, Izzy Schutts; brother, Ed (Jean) Ridl; sisters, Shirley (Ron) Lisko, Angie (Leon) Buckhouse, all of Dickinson; sister-in-law, Betty Heidt, of Dickinson; as well as nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Minnie Ridl; husband, Anton “Tony” Heidt (1984); brothers-in-law, John (Maxine) Heidt, Fred Heidt, Larry (Helen) Heidt, Paul Heidt; sisters-in-law, Katie (Frank) Eberts, Jennie (Steven) Vida, Clara (Bill) Wendel, Elaine (Val) Splichal.
Red ID: FND_I_79192 Image ID: 529795 Image Notes: FND001 271696

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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