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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272298
Title: Michael T. McCreary
Date: 7/19/1952-8/22/2026
Inscription/Marks: 7/19/1952
Summary: Michael Thomas McCreary passed unexpectedly on August 22, 2026, at the age of 74. A funeral service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, ND. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery.   Born July 19, 1952, he was raised along with his 4 siblings in Carrington, by his parents, Lyndin (Pat) and Doris McCreary. Mike graduated from Carrington High School, where he played on the Carrington Cardinals football team.  Mike briefly attended NDSU but decided to return to Carrington to begin his long career in the elevator business.  He first worked as an assistant manager of the Peavy elevator. Next, he managed the elevator in Glenfield, ND, and lastly, Mike managed the Esmond, ND, elevator until his retirement in 2017.  He continued to do seasonal work for the Esmond elevator until he developed health problems this past summer. Along the way, Mike made many great friends with long-lasting relationships.  He was always up for an adventure.  Mike loved to tell jokes and tease his friends.  Mike was known as “Elevator Mike” by his friends in the Esmond area. Mike is survived by his brother, Jim (Sandy) McCreary, Fargo, ND; sisters, Linda (Terry) Schander, Fargo, ND, and Karen (late Randy) Goheen, Carrington, ND.  Surviving nieces and nephews include Scott, Laura, Brent, Mia, Caryn, Elliot, and Danielle. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Pat and Doris McCreary; sister, Dee McCreary; brother-in-law, Randy Goheen; grandparents and numerous aunts and uncles.
Red ID: FND_I_79761

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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