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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272156
Title: Joseph "JW" Jorgenson
Date: 12/27/1978-2/26/2026
Inscription/Marks: 12/27/1978
Summary: Joseph “JW” Jorgenson, 47, of Williston, ND, passed away February 26, 2026, at his residence in Williston, ND with his family by his side. His funeral service was held March 6, 2026, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Williston. Joseph (J.W.) Jorgenson was born on December 27, 1978, to Larry and Toni (Sundby) Jorgenson. He was raised in Williston, attended Round Prairie School, and graduated from Williston High School in 1997. He grew up on the farm northwest of Williston raising animals and running machinery while participating in football, bowling, 4-H, and FFA. Following graduation, he worked at Stockman Ford, where he excelled in customer service, and continued on to work in the oilfield. From a young age J.W. had a passion for anything powered by an engine. He took pride in his black, Pepé Le Pew truck that won him numerous awards in car shows. His friends knew him as Dub or J Dub and enjoyed road trips, music, poker, fishing, and working on vehicles together. He married Andrea Reynolds on April 19, 2002, and they were blessed with two daughters, Mercedes and Marlee. The girls were always included in his hobbies, camping, cruising the lake in his boat, snowmobiling, four wheeling, and welding. He loved attending the girls' dance recitals and sporting events as they got older. He became a proud grandpa to granddaughter Enslie in 2024 and loved spending time with her. As his health declined, he found comfort back at the farm and cherished the extra time with his family, daughters, and granddaughter Enslie. He is survived by his father, Larry of Williston; former wife, Andrea of Williston; daughters, Mercedes (Austin) Knutson of Grand Forks, ND, and Marlee Jorgenson of Williston; granddaughter, Enslie of Williston; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Toni; grandparents, Orvin and Virginia (Thielman) Sundby and Haakon and Anna (Hegseth) Jorgenson; and aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_79648 Image ID: 557369 Image Notes: FND001 272156

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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