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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272239
Title: Yvonne M. McGrath
Date: 12/20/1937-7/16/2026
Inscription/Marks: 12/20/1937
Summary: Yvonne Marie McGrath, 88, of Kirkland, WA, passed away on July 16, 2026, in Kirkland. A graveside service was held July 29, 2026, at the Hillside Memory Gardens in Williston, ND. Yvonne Marie was born December 20, 1937, in Williston, to Sam and Mildred (Larsen) Millend. She was raised in Williston and graduated from Williston High School. Yvonne married Vernon D. McGrath in December of 1955. In 1960 the couple moved to Washington. There, Yvonne spent 20 years working for ELDEC Corporation, where she was involved in the space shuttle program. Vernon preceded her in death in 1979. Yvonne enjoyed shopping, feeding raccoons, spending time with friends, and taking long walks. One of her greatest joys was traveling by train back to North Dakota to visit her family. Yvonne is survived by her sons, David and Vernon (Duane) and her grandson, Dawson. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Red ID: FND_I_79731 Image ID: 596185 Image Notes: FND001 272239

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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