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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272307
Title: Duane A. Hartel
Date: 1/11/1933-8/31/2026
Inscription/Marks: 1/11/1933
Summary: Duane A. Hartel, 93, of Williston, ND, passed away on August 31, 2026. He was born on January 11, 1933, in Schafer, ND, to Aleck and Rachel Hartel. Growing up on the family farm, Duane learned the values of hard work, responsibility, and devotion to family. As an older brother, he also helped care for his younger siblings. Following high school, Duane proudly served his country in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer E-7 as an aviation electronics technician. His service gave him the opportunity to travel and see many parts of the world — experiences he carried with him throughout his life. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Duane began a long and successful career with Bell Telephone Company, which eventually became AT&T. Through hard work and dedication, he advanced from working as a lineman to being the manager for Western North Dakota before retiring. Despite retiring from formal work, Duane kept busy, spending his time on a variety of pastimes. He helped out on his brother Lemoine’s nearby farm, from driving tractors to purchasing his own cattle. Duane also enjoyed traveling in an RV with Lavonne, spending months at a time in Arizona each winter. Duane was also very involved in his local church, serving as a project manager for the construction of a new church building. Although Duane was a homebody at heart, he loved spending time with his family and crossed the United States many times to connect. Faith was the cornerstone of his life, and he lived according to his Christian values. He will be remembered as a hardworking, devoted, and faithful man who deeply loved his family. Duane is survived by his children, Duane Jr. (Lisa) Hartel, Dennis (Lisa) Hartel, Shelly Lamb, Sandy (Roger) Buckley, and Cory (Allison) Hartel; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and his siblings, Delores Zingleman, Sharon (Dwayne) Allen, Lemoine (Clarice) Hartel, and Patricia (Glen) Skogland. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Melva (Perkins); his second wife, Muriel “Lavonne” (Jones); his parents, Aleck and Rachel Hartel; and his sister, Shirley Carroll.
Red ID: FND_I_79799

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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