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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271879
Title: Paula Howard
Date: 4/10/1958-10/26/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 4/10/1958
Summary: Paula Howard passed away suddenly on October 26, 2025, at her home in Watford City, ND. Paula was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved her family. She was always good for a smile or a laugh and always had a nice compliment to share. Her family was the most important part of Paula’s life; she was always proud of all of them. Paula was born to Paul and Elvira Beckwith on April 10, 1958, in Red Bluff, CA. She attended school in Red Bluff, graduating in 1976. After graduating, she went to work in the community, working with the local farmers. Later she went to work at Cal Fire, where she stayed until she retired. Paula moved to Wenatchee, WA, in 2005. Paula married Gary Howard in 2008, living in East Wenatchee until 2013 when Gary was offered a job in Watford City, in the oil industry. She will be missed by her family, friends, and everyone that knew her. Paula is survived by her husband, Gary Howard; children, Thomas, William, and Gabriella; grandchildren, Nehemiah Robinson, Kellen Olsen, and Willow Olsen.
Red ID: FND_I_79374 Image ID: 538545 Image Notes: FND001 271879

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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