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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272218
Title: Cheyenne L. Harper
Date: 5/31/1993-5/26/2026
Inscription/Marks: 5/31/1993
Summary: Cheyenne Harper, 33, of Zap, ND, passed away May 26, 2026. A Celebration of Life for Cheyenne was held June 27, 2026, at the Buckskin Bar. Cheyenne Loyal Harper was born May 31, 1993, in Cottage Grove, OR, to Brett and Katherine "Tina" Harper (Zakszewski) and was the youngest of their four daughters. Cheyenne grew up and attended school in Cottage Grove where she played basketball and made countless friends. Throughout her life she worked many jobs from bartending to general manager of McDonalds, a position she held for several years. She always enjoyed working, and took pride in everything she did. Cheyenne was a hard worker and never missed an opportunity to help others, lending a hand whenever she could. Cheyenne loved many things including makeup, crafting, listening to music, and camping in places like the Oregon Coast. She always took the chance to spend time with her friends and family. Cheyenne met Trenton Thompson when they were young, and they were blessed with two sons, Tyler and Rylen, whom she undoubtedly loved more than anything. Being their mother was her greatest accomplishment and joy in life. Family was important. She loved her nieces and nephew as if they were her own, and she cherished all the time she got to spend with them. Cheyenne was loved by everyone who knew her. She had a contagious personality, a great sense of humor that could make anyone laugh, and a beautiful smile that will be missed by all. Cheyenne is survived by her children, Tyler and Rylen Thompson and their father, Trenton Thompson; her stepmom, Nancy Fritz, and her sisters, Brittany, Erica, and Sky. She was preceded in death by her father, Brett Harper, and her mother, Katherine "Tina" Zakszewski.
Red ID: FND_I_79710 Image ID: 577114 Image Notes: FND001 272218

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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