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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272111
Title: Frances Bullinger
Date: 10/12/1927-3/12/2026
Inscription/Marks: 10/12/1927
Summary: Frances Bullinger, 98, of Dickinson, ND, passed away March 12, 2026, at CHI St. Alexius Dickinson. Funeral Mass was held March 18, 2026, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church with Father Ryan Martire celebrating. Burial was at St. Joseph's cemetery. Frances was born in Dunn County on October 12, 1927, the daughter of Carl and Margaret (Boespflug) Roshau. Growing up in rural Dickinson, she attended grade school at Willmen School District and one year of high school in Killdeer. Frances became the wife of Anton "Tony" Bullinger on November 11, 1947. Together they raised their family of seven out on the farm where they lived until 1976. Frances and Tony moved into Dickinson that year, where she lived in her home until she moved to Evergreen and eventually St. Benedict's. Frances was a lifetime homemaker who was also active in her church and community, participating in Catholic Daughters and the church Funeral Circle. She was a Dunn County Farmers Union youth leader, a member of Silver Ladies, Eagles Auxiliary, Friendly Neighbors Homemakers Club, and she played on a bowling league. Frances enjoyed cooking, crocheting, quilting, bowling and visiting with friends and family. In her younger days, she could be found riding horseback. Her favorite quote would be "My Family is My Life." Frances is survived by her sons, Gary (Elaine), Don (Jan), Harlan (Buddine), all of Dickinson, Darwin (Sherry) of Gillette, WY; daughters, Margaret (Martin) Miller of Casa Grande, AZ, Connie (Gary) Dvorak of Dickinson, Annette (Robert) Engelhart of Bennington, NE; 19 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Charles (Jeanne), Robert (Sharon), Joseph (Mary), all of Dickinson; sisters, Delores Franchuk of Lolo, MT, Margaret (Robert) Clark of Missoula, MT; brother-in-law, David Franchuk. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Margaret Roshau; her in-laws, Ben and Rose Bullinger; husband of 45 years, Anton "Tony"; grandchildren, Shawn Bullinger, Michelle Dvorak, Jonathan Miller; infant brothers, Leo and Larry; siblings, Anne (Pete) Bullinger, Harry and Maggie Roshau, Pauline (William) Sadowsky, Florence (Leo) Haag, Irene Franchuk, Kathryn and Ray Jilek, Ralph (Alice) Roshau, and Richard (Marlene) Roshau; brother-in-law, Richard Franchuk.
Red ID: FND_I_79604 Image ID: 556851 Image Notes: FND001 272111

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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