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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272173
Title: Carol A. Kaminski
Date: 1/16/1954-7/20/2025
Inscription/Marks: 1/16/1954
Summary: Carol Ann (Stoveland) Kaminski, 71, passed away on July 20, 2025, at the Suncoast Hospice Center in Palm Harbor, FL. a memorial service was held June 6, 2026, at Fulkerson Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Watford City, ND, with Pastor Rob Favorite officiating. She was laid to rest at Zoar Cemetery in Arnegard, ND. Carol Ann was born on January 16, 1954, to Norman and Adeline Stoveland in Watford City. She spent her early childhood in Arnegard graduating from Watford City High School in 1972. She went on to attend North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, laying the foundation for a long and dedicated career of over 30 years of service to the federal government. She had a deep love for gardening, baking, crocheting, traveling, and volunteering; these are the pastimes that brought her joy and reflected her creative spirit. She was a proud dog lover and shared a special bond with her many pets throughout the years. Carol married retired Master Sergeant David Kaminski in Minot, ND, on August 23, 1991, and together they spent many years in Indianapolis, Memphis, retiring in Largo, FL, in 2012. Carol Ann loved entertaining and opened her doors with warmth and laughter. Her dry sense of humor helped shape her optimistic outlook on life as she bravely battled cancer for 11 years. She will be missed forever. She is survived by her husband, David Kaminski; sisters, Elaine Lorntson of Sherwood, OR, Linda Ray of Bellevue, NE, and Nancy (Tom) Irmen of Minot, ND; brother, Rick (Linda Stoveland) of Golva, ND; stepdaughter, Lisa Winters; step-grandchildren, Myanna Lowe and Logan Winters; sisters-in-law, Patti (Steve) Kroeler of Eagle River, WI, Donna (Mike) Manicke of Marshfield, WI; nephews, Jamey (Beth) Landenberger, Erik (Christina) Lorntson, Philip (Allyssa) Ray, Jacob Stoveland, and Sam (Bailey) Stoveland ; nieces, Becky (Derric) Knudsvig and Katie Ray; and special friends, Alice Stevens and Nancy (Hovde) Chamness. Carol Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Adeline and Norman Stoveland; niece, Jessica Landenberger; nephew, Matthew Irmen; niece, Anne (Sundfor) McIntosh; brothers-in-law, Craig Lorntson and Phil Ray; and sister-in-law, Mary Kaminski.
Red ID: FND_I_79665 Image ID: 575952 Image Notes: FND001 272173

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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