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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272275
Title: Dale T. Jurgens
Date: 1/24/1938-7/22/2026
Inscription/Marks: 1/24/1938
Summary: Dale Theodore Jurgens of Dickinson, ND, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2026, at the age of 88 at St. Luke's Home with his daughter Patti and his favorite CNA Kyra Kessel at his side. A celebration of Dale's life was held August 28, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Dale was born on January 24, 1938, in Richardton, ND, to Fred and Edna Mae (Brink) Jurgens. Dale graduated from Taylor High School in 1956. On January 17, 1958, Dale was united in marriage to Sunda Walton. They remained married until Sunda's passing in 2007. In 1958, Dale hired on with the Northern Pacific Railroad section crew. He worked throughout Montana before transferring to Mandan, ND, in 1960. In 1964 Dale and his family moved to Dickinson where he continued to work as a signal maintainer for BNSF until his retirement in 2002. Dale was a member of St. John's Episcopal church in Dickinson. He was also a member of the Eagles and the Elks Club. He especially enjoyed meeting his friends and family for lunch and a beer at the Eagles. Dale obtained his auctioneer's license in 1982. He was a knowledgeable antique collector and enjoyed attending auctions, rummage sales, and visiting antique stores during his travels in order to find hidden treasures to add to his collection. He enjoyed listening to country music, traveling throughout the country, and cheering on his favorite team-the Green Bay Packers. Dale is survived by his son, Cary (Jerri) Jurgens, Ottertail, MN; daughter, Patti (Todd) Burwick, Fargo, ND; sister, JoAnn (Clint) Pfennig, Valley City, ND; grandchildren, Dan (Jess) Jurgens, Travis Jurgens, Jessica (Jeremy) Stocker, Laken (Dylan) Moore, Dylan (Tayla) Burwick, Autumn (Josh) Schmidt, Sam Garfield, Almeta Garfield, and Bobby Garfield; 26 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; his beloved pug Otis. Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Sunda; parents, Fred and Edna Jurgens; mother-in-law, Barbara Walton; son, Dustan Jurgens; grandsons, Jeffrey Jurgens and James Gunwall; and his best friends, Diana Wingenbach and Dick Luedtke.
Red ID: FND_I_79768

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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