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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272311
Title: Meredith J. Sherman
Date: 12/2/1975-9/21/2026
Inscription/Marks: 12/2/1975
Summary: Meredith Joy Sherman, 50, of the Spirit Lake Nation made her journey to the spirit world surrounded by her loving family on September 21, 2026, at Altru Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. A funeral service was held September 25, 2026, at Seven Dolors Catholic Church, Fort Totten, ND. Her burial was at the St. Jerome's Catholic Cemetery. Meredith Joy made her earthly journey on December 2, 1975, to Joseph R. Sherman and Elaine E. Ross in Devils Lake. She attended Four Winds High School, where she graduated with her high school diploma in 1995. She also attended Little Hoop Community College and graduated with her liberal arts degree in 2005. Meredith loved to travel. She never stayed in one place for too long. She lived in Denver, Texas, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis. Meredith was a parent to six girls and two boys. In 1999, she met the love of her life, Sheldon Paulson, and together they had four beautiful daughters. Her favorite hobbies include beading, reading, crossword puzzles, watching scary movies, and watching her favorite team, the Boston Celtics. Meredith is survived by her seven children, Shayna, Calum, Tesa, NaJai, NyTrice, NyCembi and RyLei; her parents, Joseph R. Sherman and Elaine E. Ross; grandchildren, Mehno Novak and Kazariah Sherman; grandmother, Cora Iceman; aunt, Rowena Ross; uncles, Curtis Ross, and Merval Sherman; and also many cousins and extended family. She was preceded in death by her daughter, NyCoy Jae Sherman-Paulson; brother, Joseph Jay Sherman; special friend, Sheldon Paulson; uncles, Glen Ross, and Pete Ross; aunts, Mary-Ann BlackBull, Meredith LongTree, Iris FourBears, Colleen Sherman, and Mary Ellen Sherman; cousins, Tyrone Ross and Olivia LoneBear; grandparents, Raymond and Olivia Sherman, and Peter Sr. and Evelyn Ross.
Red ID: FND_I_79803

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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