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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272106
Title: Jerome R. Dukart
Date: 6/18/1941-3/9/2026
Inscription/Marks: 6/18/1941
Summary: Jerome R. Dukart, 84, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on March 9, 2026 at CHI St. Alexius, Bismarck, ND. Funeral Liturgy was held March 20, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson. Burial was in the Dickinson Cemetery. Jerome Roland Dukart was born on June 18, 1941, on the family farm 18 miles north of Amidon, ND, to Sebastian Dukart and Mary (Geiger) Dukart. He grew up in the New England, ND, area and attended New England Public School, completing his education through the eighth grade. Jerome spent much of his life working with his hands and providing for his family. He worked as a farmhand and later for John Deere Implement. He was known for his strong work ethic and the pride he took in a job well done. On September 21, 1979, Jerome married Caroline Marie Runge at St. Joseph's Church. Together they made their home in Dickinson and built a life centered around family. Jerome enjoyed the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He loved gardening, grilling, and fishing, and especially enjoyed making a large breakfast for family when everyone was together. He found great joy in going to the West River Community Center, where he liked walking with friends and sitting down for coffee and conversation. Jerome is survived by his loving wife, Caroline; stepchildren, Sharon (Terry) Davis, Robert (Oreen) Runge, Lynn Runge, Sharlene (Byron) Fleck, Arlene (Dean) Schmitcke, and Darold (Wanda) Runge; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, John (Grace) Dukart, Sebastian Dukart, and MaryAnn Huffman; sister-in-law, Frances Dukart; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sebastian and Mary Dukart; paternal grandparents, Ludwig (Catherine) Dukart; maternal grandparents, John (Anna) Geiger; brothers, Henry (Helen) Dukart, George (Catherine Marie) Dukart, Casper (Angie) Dukart, Nickodemus Dukart, and Ludwig Dukart; and infant brother, Phillip Dukart; sister-in-law, Bernadine Dukart; and several uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, great-nephews, and cousins.
Red ID: FND_I_79599 Image ID: 556846 Image Notes: FND001 272106

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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