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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272041
Title: Glenn Eckelberg
Date: 12/8/1945-1/22/2026
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Inscription/Marks: 1/8/1945
Summary: Glenn Eckelberg, 80, of Mesa, AZ, formerly of Killdeer, ND, passed away January 22, 2026 in Mesa. A funeral service was held February 9, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Killdeer. Burial was at the Werner Cemetery, Werner, ND. Glenn was born in Richardton, ND, on December 8, 1945, the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Overgaard) Eckelberg. As a young boy, he grew up on the family farm in Werner, and he attended his elementary grade school years in Hope Country School. His junior high years and two years of high school were spent in Dunn Center, and his junior and senior years were at Campus High in Dickinson where he graduated in 1963. Following graduation, Glenn served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in 1967. Returning to North Dakota, Glenn attended Dickinson State University and earned his business education degree in 1971. He then resided on the family farm in Werner until 1977 and worked in Halliday. Glenn married Karen Temanson and were married from 1969-1986. They proudly raised his children, Terry, Tammy, Karrie and Tim. In 1977, Killdeer became his home until 2023. Glenn's community service included Dunn County Commissioner for two terms, SW Water Board of Directors, Dunn County Zoning Board, and a member of VFW Legion of Killdeer. Glenn loved his life on the farm/ranch. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, boating and had a love for cars. His happiness glowed when he was able to spend time with his grandchildren. Glenn is survived by his sons, Terry (Denae) Eckelberg of Dickinson, Tim (Becky) Eckelberg of Mesa, AZ; daughters, Tammy (Jesse) Handegard of Bismarck, Karrie (Mike) Schelin of Mesa; grandchildren, Madison, Makenna and Macy Eckelberg, Kinsey, Cannon and Avery Schelin, Aspen and Case Eckelberg; sisters, Donna Praus of Killdeer, Lavonne Dodge of Riverside, CA, Arlene Kukowski of San Diego, CA, Jane Erickson of Sun Marcos, CA. He was preceded in death his parents, Henry and Elizabeth; brother, Paul; niece, Michelle Scott.
Red ID: FND_I_79536 Image ID: 553342 Image Notes: FND001 272041

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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