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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272174
Title: Lillian Dvorak
Date: 9/21/1932-4/9/2026
Inscription/Marks: 9/21/1932
Summary: Lillian Dvorak 93, of Dickinson, ND, passed away April 9, 2026. A funeral service was held June 10, 2026, at Wenceslaus Church in Dickinson. Burial was at Wenceslaus Cemetery. Lillian (Tuhy) Dvorak was born September 21, 1932, to Steve and Agnes (Zastoupil) Tuhy on a farm two miles northwest of South Heart, ND. She attended school in South Heart, and helped her parents on the farm until she married Vincent R. Dvorak on June 4, 1951, at St Mary's Catholic church in South Heart. After Vince's tour in the Army they moved back to South Heart where they farmed for a few years. In 1957 they moved to Billings, MT, and later settled in Whitefish, MT. Lillian worked as a certified nursing assistant at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish for many years. She enjoyed the outdoors including camping and fishing. They moved to Arizona in the 1990s and eventually settled in Apache Junction. Lillian was a member of St. George's parish and the Ladies of the Desert Guild in Apache Junction. She was active in her community, enjoyed playing bingo and cards and won the cribbage tournament a few times over the years. She is survived by sons, Gary (Linda) Dvorak, Barnegat, NJ, Jeff (Darlene) Dvorak, Bonners Ferry, ID, Greg (Ronda) Dvorak, Eureka, MT, Donna (Chris) Watson, Hamilton, OH; ten grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Vincent (2012); daughter, Daphne Kirkwood, Newberg, OR; parents, Steve and Agnes Tuhy; brothers, Albert Tuhy, Robert Tuhy, William Tuhy, Joseph Tuhy; sisters, Minnie Heidt, Margaret Hibl, Mary Mann, no name Tuhy; grandson, Joseph Dvorak; granddaughter, Heather (Dvorak) Carstairs; and great-granddaughter, Liliana Cunningham.
Red ID: FND_I_79666 Image ID: 575953 Image Notes: FND001 272174

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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