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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272037
Title: Barbara R. DeWitt
Date: 8/29/1951-1/4/2026
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Inscription/Marks: 8/29/1951
Summary: Barbara Ruth DeWitt, 74, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, in Dickinson, ND. A funeral service was held January 9, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson, with Bishop Steven Tolman officiating. Burial was in Niagara-on-the-Lake Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. Barbara was born on August 29, 1951, in Hamilton, Ontario, and proudly carried her Canadian heritage throughout her life. She was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where her faith shaped her character, compassion, and dedication to others. Throughout her life, Barbara joyfully served within her church community, helping with programs, supporting activities, and being a steady source of kindness and strength to those around her. A hard worker with an entrepreneurial spirit, Barbara began her career in restaurant service at a young age and later operated her own babysitting business. She went on to excel in sales with Jafra Cosmetics, earning recognition among the top sales teams. Barbara later became a manager with 7-Eleven, where she successfully ran and helped hire teams for multiple store locations. After retiring, she devoted her time to her greatest joy, helping care for her grandchildren. Barbara lived a life of service, devotion, and love. She was deeply involved in her church-run sports programs, supporting volleyball, basketball, baseball, and more. She also enjoyed sewing baby blankets and sharing her love through baking delicious banana bread and pies. Above all else, Barbara cherished her family and was especially proud to be a mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Sharla Stone (Tyrel), Sheryl DeWitt, and Tristen DeWitt (Liliana); her siblings, Robert Jones (Katherine), Tom Jones (Rhonda), Michael Jones (Laura), and Sheryl Pagnotta (John); her 13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. She will also be lovingly remembered by many extended family members, friends, and church family. Barbara is reunited in heaven with her husband, Norman DeWitt; her sons, Jason DeWitt and Jarren DeWitt; her daughter, Thora Jane DeWitt; and her parents, Vernon Robert Jones and Thora Leah Jones.
Red ID: FND_I_79532 Image ID: 553138 Image Notes: FND001 272037

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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