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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272177
Title: Donna M. Pasicznyk
Date: 4/29/1941-4/21/2026
Inscription/Marks: 4/29/1941
Summary: Donna Pasicznyk, 84, of Dickinson, ND, passed away April 21, 2026, at Sanford Medical Center, Bismarck. Funeral Mass was held April 25, 2026, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with Father Brandon Wolf celebrating. Burial was at St. Patrick's Cemetery. Donna Marie Sanders was born to Catherine (Dasovick) and Theodore Sanders on April 29, 1941, in Dickinson, ND. She was educated in Zenith and Belfield, ND, schools and graduated from Belfield High School in 1959. She attended Dickinson State University and continued her training at Med Center One. Donna married Sam Pasicznyk at St Bernard's Catholic Church in Belfield. They were blessed with five children. Donna worked as a Restorative Senior Rehab Technician at St Joseph's Hospital for 41 years. She volunteered for many hospice and school functions. Donna was an active member of St Patrick's Church and served on several of its committees over the years. Known to many as the "Basket Lady," Donna made and donated many beautiful baskets to be auctioned off. She and Sam were involved in many community organizations. Donna enjoyed decorating her home, sewing, cooking, baking, crocheting, and gardening. Family meant everything to her and she enjoyed entertaining family and friends. Donna is survived by her children, Carol Crowdus, Minot, ND, Connie Heidt (Jeff), Yakima, WA, David Pasicznyk, Fargo, ND, Douglas Pasicznyk and Dallas Pasicznyk (Bonnie), both of Dickinson, ND; her grandchildren, Connor, Kaitlin, Sarah, James, Jake, Justin, Sam, Chirstopher, Drew, Chase, Vladamir, Lily, Remington, and Willow. She is also survived by her brother, Donald Sanders (Darlene), Dickinson, ND. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Sam Pasicznyk; parents, Theodore and Catherine (Dasovick) Sanders; her in-laws, George and Pearle (Prociw) Pasicznyk; four grandchildren, Hannah, Justin, Sybil, Lemuel; two great-grandchildren, Zayden and James; her siblings, Ted Sanders (Sharon), Marge Van Leuuwen (Dave), Dorothy Fox (Gordon).
Red ID: FND_I_79669 Image ID: 575991 Image Notes: FND001 272177

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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