Details

Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272197
Title: Barbara J. Gravgaard
Date: 10/14/1938-2/18/2026
Inscription/Marks: 10/14/1938
Summary: Barbara J. Ceglowski/Gravgaard, 87, of Williston, ND, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2026, at the Aspen Ridge in Grand Junction, CO. Her memorial service was held June 1, 2026, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston, ND. In keeping with Barbara's wishes, she was cremated. Barbara was born on October 14, 1938, in Bottineau, ND, to Everett "Scotty" and Lila (Acheson) Fairweather. She grew up with her parents and brother Richard in Souris, Devils Lake, and Bowbells, ND, graduating from Bowbells High School in 1956. After high school, she worked at the ASC office in Bowbells and later at Medical Arts Clinic in Minot. On August 19, 1961, she married Henry "Hank" Ceglowski. The couple lived in Glenburn and Grand Forks before settling in Williston in 1962, where they raised their four children. Henry passed away in 1994. Barbara worked at Mercy Hospital and the Williston Post Office, retiring in 1999. On August 15, 1999, she married Ronald Gravgaard at the Chapel in the Hills in Rapid City, SD. They made their home in Williston and enjoyed winter months in Arizona. Ronald passed away in 2012. Barbara lived a vibrant, active life full of adventure and love. She enjoyed bowling, golfing, traveling, playing bridge, skiing, and always trying new things. Above all, she cherished time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and dear friends—her greatest joy and legacy. She is survived by her three children, Mark (Sue) Ceglowski, Jana (Jerry) Anderson, and Scott (Stacey) Ceglowski; stepchildren, Roger (Mia) Gravgaard, Ronelle Gravgaard, and Renee (Kent) Schneider; 15 grandchildren, Lyndsie Baker, Kris (Alex) Chislom, Riley Ceglowski/Brian Glassey, Taryn (Steve) Brown, Abby Ceglowski/Nick Jorenby, Alexis (Bryce) Robinson, Britney (Paul) Grutkowski, Briana (Cole) Chezum, Sydney Anderson/Andoni Oakes, Derek (Kasie) Ceglowski, Kyleigh (Ross) Norby, Jacie Ceglowski/Wayne Little, Karsen Ceglowski; 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by step-grandchildren, Aby Gravgaard and Marlee Schneider, along with many extended family members and friends. Barbara was preceded in death by parents, Everett and Lila (Acheson) Fairweather; husbands, Henry Ceglowski and Ronald Gravgaard; daughter, Cathie Ceglowski; brother, Richard.
Red ID: FND_I_79689 Image ID: 577046 Image Notes: FND001 272197

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.

Enter a subject or term in one or both of the “Search” boxes.

  • “Item Detail” searches the Title, Creator and Summary fields of all item-level records.
  • “Collection Number” searches the Collection Number field only and requires an exact match.

The “DETAILS” button provides additional information about an item, as well as the following options:

  • “Collection Summary” details the contents of the entire collection in which the selected item is located.
  • You can print the image and its corresponding details by selecting “Print".
  • “Digitized Images from the Collection” returns a list of all digitized items within that collection (available from the “Collection Summary” screen).

Click on image to expand/zoom the image view.

“Photobook home” takes you back to the main Photobook page where you can start a new search.

“Featured Collections” showcases new and/or popular collections and the digitized images within those collections.

Information on how to order copies is located here.

The collections preserved in the North Dakota State Archives include over a million images. Only a small percentage of these images have been digitized. This photo gallery provides a preview of the images that have been digitized.

For more information on the non-digitized images, please refer to the finding aids found on our website at history.nd.gov, or ask a member of our reference staff for assistance.