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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272269
Title: Carmen W. Tweeten
Date: 2/4/1936-7/8/2026
Inscription/Marks: 2/4/1936
Summary: Carmen Tweeten, 90, of Albuquerque, NM, formerly of Dickinson, passed away July 8, 2026. A funeral service was held July 23, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, with Pastor Konrad Tweeten officiating. Burial was at Dickinson Cemetery. Carmen Wayne Tweeten was born on February 4, 1936, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Tillman and Minerva (Dahl) Tweeten. He grew up in Grand Forks and Dickinson, graduating from Central High School in Dickinson in 1954. He married Henrietta Oukrop on June 13,1954, in Dickinson. They celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary this year. In February of 1955, they welcomed their only child, a boy whom they named Konrad (Kon). Carmen graduated from Dickinson State College and then taught junior high science in Glendive, MT. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL, with the highest­ grade point average in the school's history (as of 2012 it was still not surpassed). Carmen worked at Silvernale Funeral Home in Glendive until moving to Echo, MN in 1960 where he managed Sunset Funeral Home until 1978. In 1974, Carmen gave his life to Jesus Christ and began to teach Bible studies in the Echo area. He filled many pulpits for vacationing pastors and churches who were between pastors. He also held revival meetings in western North Dakota. In 1978, he and his wife, Henrietta, moved to Dickinson, where they owned and operated Tweeten Funeral Homes in Dickinson and Bowman, ND. In November of 1984, Carmen and Henrietta relocated to Albuquerque, NM where they lived for the past 42 years. Carmen worked at French Mortuary as both a funeral director and then as a pre-need funeral planner. He also worked for Monumental Life Insurance Company in Baltimore, MD, as a trainer and conference speaker. He retired in 1998 in Albuquerque where he and Henrietta continued to enjoy each other until his death at home on July 8, 2026. He is survived by his wife, Henrietta; his son, Kon (Connie) Tweeten of Albuquerque; three granddaughters, LaChae Webster of Oklahoma City, OK, Kristy (Brian) Sterling of Wylie, TX, and Yvette (Joshua) Smith of Dayton, OH; fourteen great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Dennis of The Villages, FL; one brother-in-law, Daniel (Kathy) Oukrop of Bismarck, ND; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and a multitude of friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tillman and Minerva Tweeten and Harry and Amy Oukrop, two brothers, two sisters, and one grandson.
Red ID: FND_I_79762

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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