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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272180
Title: Mavis D. Zahn
Date: 6/12/1934-4/25/2026
Inscription/Marks: 6/12/1934
Summary: Mavis Zahn, 91, of New England, ND, passed away April 25, 2026, at St Benedict's Nursing home in Dickinson, ND. Funeral services were held April 30, 2026, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in New England. Burial was in Our Redeemer Cemetery. Mavis Dinette was born on June 12, 1934, in New Salem, North Dakota, to Herbert and Lucy (Heid) Klusmann. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from New Salem High School. Mavis went on to attend college in Jamestown, where she studied teaching for a year before beginning her first year of teaching at a country school near New England. During that time, she met the love of her life, Henry Zahn. The two were united in marriage at Peace Church in New Salem and made their home in New England, where they built a life together and raised their family on the farm. To this union, two sons were born, Henry and Tom. Mavis was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was deeply involved in her church and community, teaching Sunday school, participating in church choir, ladies aid, quilting with church women, and being active in local women's clubs. She found joy in the simple, meaningful things in life: gardening, baking, sewing, knitting, reading, and visiting with friends. She also loved spending her time shopping. Above all, Mavis cherished her family. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, attending their activities, and supporting them in every way she could. Mavis is survived by her son, Tom Zahn; grandchildren, Jason Zahn, Jessie Zahn, and Josie (Pat) Schaefer; great-grandchildren, Faith Zahn, Channing Huether, Skye Henderson, Chase Henderson, Collin Cunningham, and Zachary Herold; great-great-granddaughter, Maevry Wilmer; daughter-in-law, Wendy Zahn; sister, Linda Lee. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry Zahn; son, Henry Zahn III; sister, Marianne Kinnischtzke.
Red ID: FND_I_79672 Image ID: 576003 Image Notes: FND001 272180

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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