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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271851
Title: Agnes A. Smith
Date: 6/11/1928-10/14/2020
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Inscription/Marks: 6/11/1928
Summary: Agnes Smith, 92, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on October 14, 2020 at CHI St. Alexius Health, Dickinson. Funeral mass was October 20, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Keith Streifel celebrating and Monsignor Thomas Richter co-celebrating. Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Agnes Anna Smith was born on June 11, 1928 in Dickinson, ND, to Louis and Anna (Schmidt) Huschka. She grew up on the family farm between Belfield and South Heart. After attending Perry country school, Agnes worked for various families in the area. It was during this time that she met Ned Smith and the two were married on September 29, 1948 at St. Bernard’s in Belfield. The couple lived on the family farm for several years before moving into Dickinson. It was here they raised their family of six children, Juleen, Edna, Dale, Karen, Dennis, and Gery. Over the years Agnes worked as a cook at St. Anthony’s Club, St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Schools. She also provided child care in her home. Agnes loved being around people and socializing, but she especially loved children and always made time for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a self-taught seamstress that allowed her to complete many sewing projects. Agnes will be remembered as a great gardener who loved flowers, a phenomenal cook, and a meticulous housekeeper. She was a life member of St. Anthony’s Club, St. Ann’s Auxiliary and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. The Holy Rosary was very important to Agnes and she passed on this prayer to her children on every family trip back from Belfield. There is no way to adequately summarize 92 years of life in such a short period of time, but know that Agnes lived it to the fullest, and she did it all without ever driving a car. She is survived by her children; Juleen (Richard) Roszkowski, Edna (Ron) Keller, Dale (Mary) Smith, all of Dickinson, Karen Smith of Pottstown, PA, Dennis Smith (Tanna Reopelle, special friend, Fargo, ND), of Peoria, AZ, Gery (Heidi) Smith of Dickinson; 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; sisters, Susanna Reis of Belfield, Marian Metzger of Billings, MT, Catherine Roller and Rose Wanner of Dickinson, Dorothy Flueher of Bloomington, MN, Eva Hlebechuk of Belfield; sisters-in-law, Bev Huschka of Bismarck, Florence Frank of Dickinson, Shirley (Roy) Heidt of Wisconsin, Gladys (Dan) Krous of Ohio, and Judy Buben of Washington. Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ned; siblings, Balbina Roller, Barbara Dorval, Mathew Huschka, Aloyouis Huschka, Martin Huschka, Peter Huschka; brother-in-law, Frank (Carolyn) Smith; sister-in-law, Betty (Mike) Miller; and an infant sister, Anna Huschka.
Red ID: FND_I_79346 Image ID: 538238 Image Notes: FND001 271851

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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