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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271868
Title: Shirley A. Billington
Date: 7/23/1934-9/10/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 7/23/1934
Summary: Shirley Ann Billington, 91, of Dickinson, ND, passed away at St. Luke's Home, Dickinson, ND on September 10, 2025. A graveside service was held September 16, 2025, in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Bismarck, ND. Shirley Ann was born in Fargo, ND, on July 23, 1934, the daughter of Edwin and Elizabeth (Hartze) Walsh. She grew up in Zap, ND, and graduated from Zap High School. Following graduation, she moved to Bismarck and worked as a switchboard operator for the Patterson Hotel. It was here where she met her future husband, Floyd Billington, Jr. The couple was married on November 4, 1957, in Bismarck. Shirley and Floyd were blessed with three sons. While raising her family, Shirley was a great help in the family business, Billington Salvage Yards. Once her boys left home, Shirley Ann dealt blackjack. She was very outgoing and enjoyed visiting with folks everywhere she went. She was active with the Moose Lodge in Bismarck. Shirley Ann loved flowers and gardening. She also enjoyed holding and attending rummage sales. She will be dearly missed. Shirley is survived by her son, Todd (Kim Howie) Billington of Belfield, ND; two grandchildren, Todd James Billington of St. Paul, MN, Nichole (Mike) Rydeberg of Elk River, MN; three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Nolan, Rose; brothers, Ed (Joanne) Walsh, LeRoy Walsh; sisters, Marilyn (Tony) Duttenheffer, Nina (Randy) Graves, Elizabeth “Burnell” (Tony) Bushy. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Floyd Billington Jr.; sons, Troey Billington, David Billington; sister, Gloria Klee; brothers, Allen Walsh, Donnie Walsh and Gaylen Walsh.
Red ID: FND_I_79363 Image ID: 538532 Image Notes: FND001 271868

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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