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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272084
Title: Joseph A. Wald
Date: 11/8/1986-2/3/2026
Inscription/Marks: 11/8/1986
Summary: Joseph Wald, 39, of Mandan, formerly of Dickinson, ND, passed away February 3, 2026, at his home in Mandan. Funeral Mass was held February 7, 2026, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson with Msgr. Richter celebrating. Burial was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Joseph Andrew Wald was born on November 8, 1986, in Dickinson, to Aloysius and Bernadette (Nolz) Wald. He grew up in Dickinson and graduated from Trinity High School in 2005. Following graduation, Joseph attended Black Hills State University for a couple years before returning home to Dickinson, where he began his career with Northwest Tire. He later moved to Mandan, where he had lived for the past ten years. Joseph loved playing guitar, video games, and spending time with his family. He looked forward to motorcycle rides, listening to rock and roll, and watching movies. He also enjoyed spending his time gardening. Joseph was a member of Knights of Columbus. Joseph is survived by his parents, Al and Bernie Wald of Dickinson; siblings, Denise (Marc) Friske of Dickinson, Paul (Shanelle) Wald of Bismarck, ND, Glen (Katrina) Wald of Bismarck and Rachel (Kelly) Ebach of Dickinson; grandmother, Anna Nolz of Napoleon, ND; as well as his nieces and nephews, Jordan Friske, Connor Friske, Kayla Friske, Morgan (Wald) Bartholomay, Marquel Wald, Madison Wald, Kylie Wald, Ashtyn Wald, Gavin Wald, Charlie Ebach, Evelyn Ebach, Journey Ebach; and one great-grandniece, Guinevere. He was preceded in death by his infant sister, Evelyn Wald, and grandparents, Markus and Elizabeth Wald and Martin Nolz.
Red ID: FND_I_79578 Image ID: 555823 Image Notes: FND001 272084

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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