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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272310
Title: Orpha B. Howard
Date: 5/2/1935-9/9/2026
Inscription/Marks: 5/2/1935
Summary: Orpha B. Howard, age 91, of Sheyenne, formerly of Minnewaukan, ND, passed away September 9, 2026, at home in Sheyenne, ND. Orpha was born on May 2, 1935, to Helga (Nelson) Hanson and Gunder Hanson, rural Maddock, ND. She graduated from BCATS in Maddock in 1953. Orpha was employed at ASCS (now FSA), and Farmers Press both in Minnewaukan, Lake Region Human Service Center in Devils Lake, Spirit Lake Wellness Center in Fort Totten, The Glass Shop in Devils Lake, and the Sheyenne School Library. She enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed her flower gardens, adult coloring books, and was an avid reader. Orpha married Duane Howard in 1956 at the Catholic church in Minnewaukan. Duane and Orpha lived on their ranch in rural Minnewaukan, where they raised three daughters. Because of the rising waters of Devils Lake, they were forced to leave in 1997. In the fall of 1998, they purchased a house in Sheyenne. Orpha is survived by her three daughters, Luana Buckmeier, Anelle Howard (Donny Huber), Marena Hambek (Matt Maloney); two grandchildren, Mitchell (Elisha) Poulsen and Leah Nicholls; and six great-grandchildren, Stephen Merrick, Ava Hoime, Brinlee Poulsen, Ridge Poulsen, Livia Nicholls and Ryver Nicholls; sister-in-law, Joyce Hanson; and nieces and nephews. Orpha was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sister, Doris Gilbertson; and brother, Glenn Hanson; half-sisters and brothers, Marie Chapman, Dorothy Zieman, Marvin Hanson, LeRoy Hanson; and son-in-law, LeRoy Buckmeier.
Red ID: FND_I_79802

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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