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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271815
Title: Sylvia M. Simle
Date: 5/12/1927-7/6/2020
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Inscription/Marks: 5/12/1927
Summary: Sylvia Simle, 93, of Williston, North Dakota, passed away on July 6, 2020 at the Bethel Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Williston. Due to Covid 19, Sylvia’s private funeral service was celebrated on July 10, 2020, at the Everson Coughlin Funeral Home Chapel in Williston. Rev. Jeanne Madsen officiated and interment followed in the Riverview Cemetery in Williston.  Sylvia M Simle was born on the family farm in rural Wildrose, ND on May 12, 1927 to parents: Paulina Matilda (Hagen) and Peder Olson. She attended country school and graduated from Wildrose High School in 1945. When both parents died, Sylvia and her two sisters moved to Williston, ND and she worked at Woolworth’s for a few years. In 1951, she met Maurise Simle and they were married on February 28, 1952. They were blessed with four children: Pauline Everson of Williston, Susan (Paul Henschen) of Sturgis, SD, Robert (Lily) of Castle Rock, CO, and Carol (Tom) Donnelly of Devils Lake, ND.  When her youngest was in second grade, she started work at the Good Samaritan Hospital as a nurse assistant until it closed. She then began work at the old Mercy Hospital and later for the new Mercy. She retired due to her health.  When her health improved, she worked as a volunteer in the hospital gift shop for many years. She really enjoyed being a volunteer. She loved reading and family gatherings.  She is survived by her children, grandchildren and great grandson: Leigh, Neil (Jessica), and Simon Donnelly of Devils Lake; Cody Mallette, Lafayette, LA; Jennifer Mallette of Dallas, TX; Benjamin Henschen, Sturgis; and Kaden Simle, Castle Rock; sister Alice Voyce of Seattle; nieces and nephews: Kelly Olson, Shane Christianson, Peter Olson, John Olson, Jonathan Simle, Rick Johnson, Becky Schwartz, Cathy Logosz, Lori Aho, Annie Ruth Olson, Elizabeth Olson, Judy Simle and Toni Johnson.  She was preceded in death by her husband Maurise; siblings: Otis Olson, Harris Olson, Lloyd Olson, and Ruth Christianson; in-laws: Alyce Olson, Shirley Olson, Albert Christianson, Elton Voyce, John (Lucylle) Simle, Orville (Marge) Simle; and niece: Cindy Olivares.
Red ID: FND_I_79310 Image ID: 537975 Image Notes: FND001 271815

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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