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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271769
Title: Merle G. Rambousek
Date: 6/13/1952-8/29/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 6/13/1952
Summary: Merle Rambousek, 73, of Dickinson, ND, passed away August 29, 2025, at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Funeral Liturgy was held September 4, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, with Deacon Bob Zent officiating. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND, with military honors presented by Dickinson American Legion Post #3 Honor Guard. Merle Gene Rambousek was born June 13, 1952, in Dickinson, to Tony and Edith (Kubas) Rambousek. He grew up on the family farm north of Belfield, ND. Merle attended school in Dickinson, graduating from Dickinson High School in 1970. After school he enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard. It was during this time that Merle met Cynthia Privratsky and the two were married on October 20, 1972. They were blessed with three sons, Jason, Derek and Brent. Merle owned and operated his own business, Dickinson Oil Equipment, where he serviced fuel pumps throughout the area for a number of years. He later worked several other jobs before operating his own trucking company, Merle’s Trucking. He retired in 2014. Merle’s pride and joy were his grandchildren. He cherished his time with them, especially taking them to Medora, where he would spoil them at the candy store. He also made it a special point to call each of his loved ones on their birthdays so he could serenade them with his best version of “Happy Birthday.” Merle enjoyed hunting, fishing and in later years, playing golf with his family. He regularly made time to join the coffee group at Rosie’s. Merle was also a very skilled woodworker and the best person to call when it came to fixing anything in need of repair. Merle was a very giving person that always made time to help whenever it was needed. Merle is survived by his sons, Derek (Shannon) Rambousek, Dickinson, and Brent (Jasmine) Rambousek, West Fargo; grandchildren, Dacia, Emily, Keira, Bella, Medora, Colton, Jaxon and Sierra; great-grandson, Leo; siblings, Norma (Don) Wehri, Glen Ullin, ND, LeeAnn (Gene) Koppinger, Baker, MT, Loren (Marlease) Rambousek, Dickinson; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Cindy, son Jason; and parents, Tony and Edith.
Red ID: FND_I_79264 Image ID: 537180 Image Notes: FND001 271769

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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