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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271786
Title: Robert J. Dahl
Date: 8/16/1954-9/4/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 8/16/1954
Summary: Robert J. Dahl, 71, of Tioga, ND, passed away September 4, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND. A funeral Mass was held September 13, 2025, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Tioga. Robert John Dahl was born in Langdon, ND, on August 16, 1954, the oldest of six children to Jorgen and Laurie (Fetsch) Dahl. Robert was baptized into the Catholic faith at St Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon. Robert, also called Bobby John, was raised and educated in Tioga. He went to Job Corps in Montana for a time and earned his welding certificate. He returned to Tioga and worked with his brother-in-law Kirk at Tioga Air Heaters, then went to work for Roustabout Service and worked with his dad. He had many stories about working alongside his dad in the oilfield; he was proud to be his helper. Bobby worked for Teledyne for a couple years, then worked for Farm Setup. He got to do some traveling and really enjoyed putting farm machinery together. He was also employed at the Leever’s County Market in Devils Lake, ND, before his retirement in 2013. After retirement Bobby moved to Glenburn, ND, to be close to his sister Tammy and her family. June 4, 2025, was a happy day, Bobby moved back home to Tioga into the Tioga Long Term Care to be a roommate with his brother Jorgen. Three months was not much time, but they were so happy to be together again. Bobby loved to visit and tell stories. He enjoyed being outside driving his side by side, fishing, going to car races and watching the nearby farmers at harvest time. He enjoyed watching movies, especially old westerns, listening to music, playing cards and spending time with his friends and family. Bobby was a big football fan; the Minnesota Vikings were his team. He loved watching and talking about the games and players. His loving family includes his two brothers, Mark and Jorgen, of Tioga, ND; sisters, Judy (Kirk) Odegaard of Tioga, and Linda (Ron) Fickert of Edmore, ND; brother-in-law, Joey Barron of Glenburn, ND; nieces and nephews, Hope (Jerick) Hensen, Holly (Rob) Bryant, Haley (Patrick) Alberts, Hannah (Carter) Valliere, Michelle (Jason) Concha, Shane Barron, Sandra, Randy, Dwight and Nikki Fickert; and many great-nieces, nephews and cousins. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Jorgen and Laurie Dahl; grandparents, John (Jack) and Margaret Fetsch and Joseph and Emma Dahl; sister, Tammy Barron; niece, Jennifer Barron; and several aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_79281 Image ID: 537305 Image Notes: FND001 271786

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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