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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271893
Title: William "Bill" R. Hope
Date: 1/2/1922-2/27/2021
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 1/2/1922
Summary: William R. “Bill” Hope, 99, passed away February 27, 2021, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Carrington, ND. William Raymond Hope was born January 2, 1922, to G. L. and Hazel (Fahy) Hope in Fessenden, ND. Bill graduated from Fessenden High School in 1939. He attended NDSU. Two quarters short of graduating in 1943, Bill enlisted in the Army Air Corps. As a flight engineer on a B-29 he flew missions over China, Japan, and the Southeast Pacific. After World War II, he continued his service as an Air Force Reservist from 1947 to 1971, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. When he returned to the states, Bill married Donna Carter on September 19, 1945, in Seattle, WA. They returned to Fessenden after his discharge, where he joined his father’s Ford dealership. Bill moved the business to New Rockford in 1951, later merging with Albert Haas’ International Harvester dealership to form Town and Country Motors. He retired from that business in 1979. Bill was active in his community and his church, a long-time member of Kiwanis, the Masons, Shrine, and Grand Commandery, American Legion, and VFW. He was a member of the First Methodist Church board for many years, and often served as church treasurer. He was inducted into the Order of the Arrow for his service to the board of Boy Scout Troop 174. He also served on the city Park Board at a time of growth in local recreational facilities, and was one of the first to hold a lifetime membership in the New Rockford Golf Club. In his retirement, Bill served as municipal judge for over ten years. He is survived by five children: Ronan Rolland, Benson MN, W. Carter (Jacqueline) Hope, Kennewick WA, Jennifer (Mike) Martin, Rock Springs WY, James (Jackie) Hope, Dickinson ND, and Sharron Hope, New Rockford ND; seven grandchildren: Adam Rolland, Rachel Rolland, Garrett Hope, Andrea Hope Hall, Andrew Martin, Nathan Martin, and Patrick Hope; seven great-grandchildren and several nieces. Bill was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Donna; parents, G. L. and Hazel Hope; siblings, Helen H. Graves, Richard A. Hope, and Harriet Winn; brother-in-law, Robert H. Carter; and son-in-law, Richard Rolland, Jr.
Red ID: FND_I_79388 Image ID: 538770 Image Notes: FND001 271893

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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