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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272225
Title: Geraldine R. Reindel
Date: 11/26/1939-6/7/2026
Inscription/Marks: 11/26/1939
Summary: Geraldine Rose "Geri" Reindel, 86, of Dickinson, ND, passed away June 7, 2026, at her home in Dickinson. A funeral Mass was held June 16, 2026, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Dickinson. Burial was at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. Geraldine Rose was born on November 26, 1939, in Dickinson to Harry and Barbara (Hatzenbuhler) Badinger. She grew up in the Dickinson area and later earned her GED in Bismarck in 1994. On June 25, 1956, Geri married the love of her life, David Reindel, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dickinson. They made their home in Lefor, ND, until 1967 before moving to Selfridge, where Geri worked for Farmers Union Oil. In 1974, they moved to Wishek, ND, where she continued working for Farmers Union Oil before opening her own business, Geri's Dairy Shop. In 1983, Geri and David returned to Dickinson. She worked at Woolworth's until it closed and later at Dan's Supermarket, where she remained until her retirement. Family was always at the center of Geri's life. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She especially enjoyed visiting with family, traveling, and making memories with those she loved. Geri enjoyed cross-stitching, painting, and collecting dishes and household treasures. Her family often joked that she made sure her girls would have enough dish towels to last a lifetime. She also shared many special years with her dear friend, Raymond Kurtz. Geri is survived by her daughters, Vera Reindel of West Fargo, Cynthia (Kevin) Nitschke of Dickinson, Laurie (Wayne) Kemmet of Venturia, ND, and Nancy (Boyd) Piatz of Wishek; seven grandchildren; twenty-three great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, David; an infant son, David; parents, Harry and Barbara; brother, Raymond Badinger; and special friend, Raymond Kurtz.
Red ID: FND_I_79717 Image ID: 595767 Image Notes: FND001 272225

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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