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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272194
Title: Eleonore E. "Nora" Schaaf
Date: 3/30/1949-5/10/2026
Inscription/Marks: 3/30/1949
Summary: Eleonore Eva "Nora" Schaaf, 77, of Devils Lake, ND, a loving wife, mother, grandma, and great-grandma, passed away May 10, 2026, at Good Samaritan Society, Lakota, ND. Funeral Mass was held May 15, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glen Ullin, ND with Father Gary Benz celebrating. Nora was raised in Dunn Center, ND. There, she attended grade school and graduated from Killdeer High School in 1967. After graduating, she attended Dickinson State University where she earned her teaching degree. During that time, she met the love of her life, Rick Schaaf, and the two were united in marriage on July 29, 1972. Together they raised their four children and made their home throughout North Dakota, but primarily living in Killdeer, Walhalla, and Devils Lake. Nora dedicated more than 35 years of her life to education, a profession she was very passionate about. She was a caring and involved teacher, who made a lasting impact on countless students. She deeply valued the friendships formed throughout her years in education. In addition, she was a talented and accomplished grant writer, earning several awards for her work. Nora took pride in her years working as a head cook in Medora, a place and experience she always held close to her heart. Nora enjoyed life's simple pleasures. She loved cooking for those she cared about, challenging herself with word games, never backing down from a game of Scrabble (which she often won), and reading a good book. Above all else, her greatest joy and focus was her family. Her children, grandchildren, and great-grandson brought immense happiness and pride to her life, and she treasured every moment spent with them. She always had an ear to lend and words of advice, encouragement, and comfort for everyone she cared for. Those words will echo in her memory and will be heartfully missed. Nora is survived by her husband of nearly 54 years, Rick Schaaf; her four children, Lisa, Cathy, Naomi and Ray; her grandchildren, Marek, Silas, Tyler, Taylor, Emery, Elliot, Evie, Eva, and Dane; her great-grandson, Tatum; and her sister, June (Mike) Schmidt. She was preceded in death by her mother, Valentina Klein; her father, Anthony Saetz; her infant sister, Loraine Ann; and her son-in-law, Jeremy Rosales.
Red ID: FND_I_79686 Image ID: 577043 Image Notes: FND001 272195

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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