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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272281
Title: Jesse L Zeller
Date: 11/22/1972-8/7/2026
Inscription/Marks: 11/22/1972
Summary: Jesse Zeller, 53, of Dickinson, ND, passed away on August 7, 2026, at Sanford Medical, Bismarck, ND. A funeral service was held August 14, 2026, at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Burial was at the Dickinson Cemetery. Jesse was born November 22, 1972, in Dickinson, the son of Ron and Jenny (Wetzel) Zeller. He grew up in Dickinson and graduated from Dickinson High School in 1991. After graduation he joined his father and worked in the family business Zeller Construction, Inc. until Ron's retirement in 2021. In recent years, Jesse struggled with personal challenges that he ultimately lost the fight to. He had a good heart and a caring soul, and those who knew him before life became difficult will always remember the person he truly was. Although he faced struggles that changed the course of his life, he was so much more than those struggles. He will be remembered for the love he gave, the laughter he shared, and the memories that will reman in the hearts of those who loved him. Jesse had a passion for cars and especially loved drag racing, something that brought him a great deal of pride and joy throughout the years. He could often be found tinkering in his garage and was very talented when it came to restoring vehicles. He took particular pride in restoring his dad's old 1977 Chevy Pickup that was gifted to him and his 1979 Z28 Camaro "BADAPLE". Jesse enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially camping, and valued his time racing alongside his brother Ryan and friends, Bill and Jeremy Olson, Aaron Gaffrey and Spencer Tuhy. He was a member of the NHRA Racing Organization and enjoyed competing at races throughout the region. Jesse was also especially fond of his faithful dogs. Jesse is survived by his parents, Ron and Jenny Zeller; siblings, Ryan (Jamie) Zeller and Laura (Mark) Erdman, all of Dickinson; and his niece and nephews, Keaten and Kendra Zeller, and Ethan and Payton Erdman. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Eleanor Wetzel, Richard and Victoria Zeller; uncles James, Joel and Jerome Wetzel and Raymond Schwindt.
Red ID: FND_I_79774

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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