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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271985
Title: Mary Dukart
Date: 7/16/1930-1/5/2021
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Inscription/Marks: 7/16/1930
Summary: Love What Matters Our Mother’s Apron Written By: Marietta Karey The use of Grandma’s Apron was to protect her dresses underneath because she only had a few; Grandma wore them daily whether they were old or new. This Apron was a gift from above; it was used as potholders for removing hot pans from the oven, and to carry the large bread bowls that baked up the homemade bread that we all loved! The Apron was even wonderful at times for drying my brother’s and sister’s tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears. From the chicken coop, the Apron was used for carrying eggs. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables; often after the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls as well. When company came Aprons were ideal hiding places for us kids. It even worked for canning when it came to tightening lids. And then when unexpected company drove in, it was surprising how much furniture that old Apron could dust when a bit of cleaning began. When dinner was ready you would always see Grandma in her best Apron welcoming everyone in to share her meal. With delight, everyone took their place at the table with hungry appetites. When the meal was finished you would find Grandma smiling from within, for she knew the meal she had prepared was a definite win! Grandma sewed many Aprons for us all; whether you were a child short or tall. From cookies to caramel rolls, it treated us well and it surely didn’t matter how dirty it was, for none of us ever cared because all we caught from that Apron--- WAS LOVE We celebrate the love for Mary Dukart who passed January 5, 2021, at St. Luke’s Home. The funeral Mass was held January 8, 2021, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dickinson, ND, with Father Russ Kovash celebrating. Burial was at Killdeer Cemetery, Killdeer, ND. Mary was born July 16, 1930, at her Grandma Rose Sadowsky’s house. She married Herman Dukart on November 17, 1952. They lived and worked hard on various farms until in 1958 when they purchased the HillTop Ranch. Those who were blessed to receive this love were her six children and their families; Daryl (Reyne) Dukart, Dunn Center, ND, and their children JohnnieRae (D) and Chris Geving and daughters Lynn (Nathan) Kuntz and their daughter HadieRae; Samantha (Chris) and their boys John and Liam; Cody (Jenn) Dukart and their children: Colby (Fiance Cheyanne) RaiLeigh Strommen, and Emma; Heidi(Jay) Krank and their children: Colten, Jayne, Mariska, and Kyler; Doug (Sandy) Dukart, of Manning, ND, and their children, Derrick(Angie) and their children: Iris, Ian and Jude; Amy(Jeremy) Norby and their children: Faith, Tate, and Clover; Brian (Rebeca) Dukart and their children: Maya and Willa; Marcia (Armand) Poirier of Lorette, MB. Canada and their children: Andrea (Jason) Adams and their daughter Charlotte, Justin (Nikki) Poirier and Justin’s sons Aiden and Eithan; Michelle and Derek Kalma and their son Carter; Delvin (Kelley) Dukart and their children: Jessica (Chris) Klym and their children Brayden and Hailey; Dustin (Megan) Dukart and their children: Hudson, Hoyt, Hayes, Holden and Heston. Becky (Sam) Buchmann and their children Ellie, Hadley, and Lane; Katie (Justin) Eggen and their daughter Aubrey; Marietta (Tom) Karey and their children: Josh (Baelee) Karey and their son Bennett and a baby on the way; Moriah (Devin) Frank and their children Emerson and Easton; Melinda (Joe) Fridrich and their children: Austin, Dylan (Taylar), Joey and Isaac; her brother, Albert (Evelyn) Kovash; in-laws, Lilian Kovash, Donna Kovash, Lorraine Dukart, Christ and Eileen Dukart, Norman Dukart and Paul (Shirley) Dukart. Preceding Mary as she embraced God’s hand, was the love of her life, Herman Dukart, her husband of 62 years. We know they will be dancing soon! Others that Mary will get to embrace will be her granddaughter, JohnnieRae; her mom and dad, Peter and Mary Kovash; infant twin sister and her siblings, Martha and Ludwig Karsky, Ray and Blanche Kovash, Henry Kovash, Wilfred and Georgia Kovash, and Ron Kovash.
Red ID: FND_I_79480 Image ID: 547503 Image Notes: FND001 271985

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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