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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272110
Title: Corin L. Morton
Date: 7/21/1972-3/12/2026
Inscription/Marks: 7/21/1972
Summary: Corin Lee Morton, 53, passed away on March 12, 2026, in Killdeer, ND, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by the people she loved. A gathering to celebrate Corin's life will be held in the coming weeks at the Buckskin in Killdeer for those in the local community. A memorial service for close family and friends will follow this summer. Details will be announced. Born on July 21, 1972, in Riverside, CA, Corin spent her early years in the warmth of southern California before her family relocated to Chewelah, WA, when she was fourteen so her father could receive the care he needed. She remained in Washington into adulthood before eventually making her way to North Dakota, living first in Grenora for about ten years before settling in Killdeer, where she spent the last six years of her life. Corin was a gifted swimmer in her youth and held records in Washington state. She had a gift for growing things and could often be found in her garden or in the kitchen, baking and cooking for anyone lucky enough to be nearby. She loved puzzles, video games, giraffes, and most of all, her grandchildren. But what people will remember most about Corin is her heart. She was a mother hen in the truest sense and one of the most loving and nurturing souls you could ever meet. She loved her people fiercely and would do absolutely anything for the ones she called family. And do not let that gentle heart fool you. If you crossed one of her people, she was the first one ready to set things straight. That was her way of protecting the ones she loved most. She raised her four children, Rick, Eden, Abigail, and Amillia, with that same fierce devotion. She also had an extraordinary gift for making people feel like family whether or not they shared her blood. Megan Turner and many others called her Mom, and she received that name like the honor it was. She is survived by her children, Rick McMurtry, Eden McMurtry, Abigail Morton, and Amillia Morton; her grandchildren, Rick McMurtry III, Savvy McMurtry, Gunner McMurtry, Corin Lee McMurtry, Baylee Jo McMurtry, Evelyn Ordaz, Ezra Ordaz, and Nova Cummings; and her mother, Heidi Hawes of Chewelah, WA. She was preceded in death by her father, Lloyd Hawes, whose motorcycle shop and love of life left a mark on everyone who knew him.The world feels a little quieter today without her, but the love she poured into all of us will carry on forever. Heaven gained a strong one.
Red ID: FND_I_79603 Image ID: 556850 Image Notes: FND001 272110

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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