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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272169
Title: Luella C. Semmens
Date: 8/9/1930-5/15/2026
Inscription/Marks: 8/9/1930
Summary: Luella Wick Semmens, 95, of Carrington, ND, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2026, at Golden Acres Manor, where she had resided the last few years. Her funeral service was held at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Woodworth, ND. Burial was at the Bethany Cemetery, Robinson, ND. Luella was born on August 9, 1930, the daughter of Gus and Violet (Blake) Hetletved. She graduated from Robinson High School in 1947 and taught rural school in the Pettibone and Robinson areas. Luella married Clarence “Hoppy” Wick on November 13, 1949, and from their union, they were blessed with five sons. Hoppy died on January 20, 1985. Luella was a sports enthusiast and attended many sporting events of her boys, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She often assisted with officiating from the stands during sporting events. Luella married Laverne “Bud” Semmens in 1993, and she welcomed a stepdaughter, Joan Shroyer, and a stepson, Dean Semmens. Luella is survived by her children, Daniel (Jocelyn) Wick, Steven Wick, and Corey (Vanessa) Wick; daughter-in-law, Candyce Wick; stepdaughter, Joan Shroyer; eight grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Arletta Hanson; and many nieces and nephews. Luella was preceded in death by her parents, Gus and Violet Hetletved; husbands, Hoppy Wick and Bud Semmens; two sons, Marlyn Wick and Jeffrey Wick; a stepson, Dean Semmens, and stepson-in-law, Dan Shroyer; brothers, Clois (Judith) Hetletved, Lyle (Agnes) Hetletved, Dale (Lucille) Hetletved; sisters, Adelaide (Edwin) Johnson, and Vivian Hirchert.
Red ID: FND_I_79661

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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