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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272097
Title: Sheronne Kuriga
Date: 12/9/1977-3/5/2026
Inscription/Marks: 12/9/1977
Summary: Sheronne Kuriga, 48, of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Mandaree, ND, passed away March 5, 2026, at her home, surrounded by family. Funeral services were held March 9, 2026, at St. Anthony's Church, in Mandaree. Burial was at the Wicker Family Cemetery. Sheronne White, whose Native name was Lays with Her Mother, was born on December 9, 1977, in Lincoln, NE. She grew up in North Dakota and attended Edwin Lowe Elementary School in New Town. Sheronne later attended Mandaree High School and continued her education at Oglala Lakota College in Rapid City and Kyle, South Dakota. On June 29, 2013, Sheronne married Daisuke Kuriga in Rapid City. Together they shared a life filled with love, adventure, and dedication to family. Sheronne enjoyed spending time outdoors and making memories with those she loved. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling, hiking, biking, and cruising to her favorite songs . Her greatest joy in life was being a mother to her two children, Anna and Angel. Sheronne will be remembered for her love of family, her adventurous spirit, and the joy she brought to those who knew her. Sheronne is survived by her husband, Daisuke Kuriga; her children, Anna Dae White and Angel Waylon White; her mother, Nora Mae White Eagle; and her siblings, Donessa Wicker, Donnilee (Robert) Birdbear, Tatum White, and Jory (Jessica) Killspotted. She was preceded in death by her father, Roger White; her stepfather, Daron White Eagle; and her grandparents, Anna and Allen Wicker.
Red ID: FND_I_79591 Image ID: 555923 Image Notes: FND001 272097

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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