Jones Geneaology Report 2024.02.18 - Person Sheet
Jones Geneaology Report 2024.02.18 - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Joseph Toman
Birth26 Mar 1912, Fort Clark, Olivr, ND
Death9 Nov 2000, Bismark, Burleigh, ND
BurialMandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, North Dakota
Misc. Notes
Obituary Bismarck Tribune (Nov 09, 2000)
George J. Toman, 88, Mandan, died Nov. 9, 2000 at the home of his daughter in Bismarck. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Stephen Eastin officiating. Private family burial with military honors will be held at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. Sunday, at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a Masonic service will begin at 7:30 p.m.
George was born on March 26, 1912 on a homestead at the northeast edge of Fort Clark, the son of Benjamin and Harriet (Cacek) Vratny. George's natal father worked for Charles Toman, Sr. a tailor in Mandan. George's mother married Charles Toman in August of 1914. George was later adopted, knowing only Charles Toman Sr. as his father. He was raised and educated in Mandan, graduating from Mandan High School. He attended North Dakota State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He also participated in graduate work at the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. George married Helen Emily Dill of Minot on Aug. 14, 1938. Two daughters were born to this union, Patricia Ann and Helen Louise. Helen Emily passed away on July 28, 1968. He married Margaret (Pierce) Huddleson on July 22, 1969.
After graduating from college, he worked for T.R. Atkinson, Consulting Engineer in Bismarck. He also served as the Associate Sanitary Engineer for the North Dakota State Department of Health for five years, before entering the service with the 188th Field Artillery Regiment. He spent five years in the service, sustaining an injury at the St. Lo breakthrough. He was commanding the 183 FA Bn at the time of his injury. After spending 17 months in the U.S. Army Hospital System, LTC Toman retired from the service. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal.
Upon his discharge from the service, George joined his brothers in a conglomerate partnership comprised of Sanitary Plumbing and Heating, Toman Cleaners and Toman Engineering Company. George established and operated the engineering and surveying branch which provided engineering services for many communities in the Western Hemisphere with Mandan serving as the headquarters office. Offices and staff were maintained at Ascuncion, Paraguay for eight years, Washington D.C. for 12 years, and Boissevain, Manitoba for 28 years. He retired from active practice in April of 1979, at which time the Toman Brothers Partnership was dissolved.
George worked diligently and effectively in professional associations, receiving awards and commendation from the American Consulting Engineers Council and the Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers. He also served on many state boards and councils. He as a member of the Masons, Mandan-Bismarck York Rite Bodies, Scottish Rite Valley of Bismarck, Order of the Eastern Star, Mandan Rotary Club, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters and their husbands, Patricia Ann and Donavan Eck, Bismarck, and Helen Louise "Penny" and Terry West, Lynnwood, Wash.; granddaughter, Tracy Bridwell and her husband, Travis, Bismarck; grandson, Tate Eck, Castle Rock, Colo.; grandson, WO2 Troy Eck, stationed in Germany; sisters-in-law, Harriett Toman and family, Angeline Toman and family, and Mary Jane Ulmer and family; brother, Raymond, Petaluma, Calif.; stepson, Charles R. Huddleson and his wife, Connie, Fort Collins, Colo.; Charles' son, Todd Huddleson, his wife, Sylvette and their family, Fort Collins; Charles' daughter, Dana Cox and her husband, Rodney and their family, Houston, Texas; and Charles' stepdaughters, Amber Gugler, Fort Collins, and Carrie Jones, her husband, Jason and their family, Loveland, Colo.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to "The Portal to the Future" Fund at the First Presbyterian Church in Mandan or Medcenter One Hospice, Bismarck. (Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan)
George J. Toman, 88, Mandan, died Nov. 9, 2000 at the home of his daughter in Bismarck. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Stephen Eastin officiating. Private family burial with military honors will be held at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. Sunday, at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a Masonic service will begin at 7:30 p.m.
George was born on March 26, 1912 on a homestead at the northeast edge of Fort Clark, the son of Benjamin and Harriet (Cacek) Vratny. George's natal father worked for Charles Toman, Sr. a tailor in Mandan. George's mother married Charles Toman in August of 1914. George was later adopted, knowing only Charles Toman Sr. as his father. He was raised and educated in Mandan, graduating from Mandan High School. He attended North Dakota State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He also participated in graduate work at the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. George married Helen Emily Dill of Minot on Aug. 14, 1938. Two daughters were born to this union, Patricia Ann and Helen Louise. Helen Emily passed away on July 28, 1968. He married Margaret (Pierce) Huddleson on July 22, 1969.
After graduating from college, he worked for T.R. Atkinson, Consulting Engineer in Bismarck. He also served as the Associate Sanitary Engineer for the North Dakota State Department of Health for five years, before entering the service with the 188th Field Artillery Regiment. He spent five years in the service, sustaining an injury at the St. Lo breakthrough. He was commanding the 183 FA Bn at the time of his injury. After spending 17 months in the U.S. Army Hospital System, LTC Toman retired from the service. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal.
Upon his discharge from the service, George joined his brothers in a conglomerate partnership comprised of Sanitary Plumbing and Heating, Toman Cleaners and Toman Engineering Company. George established and operated the engineering and surveying branch which provided engineering services for many communities in the Western Hemisphere with Mandan serving as the headquarters office. Offices and staff were maintained at Ascuncion, Paraguay for eight years, Washington D.C. for 12 years, and Boissevain, Manitoba for 28 years. He retired from active practice in April of 1979, at which time the Toman Brothers Partnership was dissolved.
George worked diligently and effectively in professional associations, receiving awards and commendation from the American Consulting Engineers Council and the Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers. He also served on many state boards and councils. He as a member of the Masons, Mandan-Bismarck York Rite Bodies, Scottish Rite Valley of Bismarck, Order of the Eastern Star, Mandan Rotary Club, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters and their husbands, Patricia Ann and Donavan Eck, Bismarck, and Helen Louise "Penny" and Terry West, Lynnwood, Wash.; granddaughter, Tracy Bridwell and her husband, Travis, Bismarck; grandson, Tate Eck, Castle Rock, Colo.; grandson, WO2 Troy Eck, stationed in Germany; sisters-in-law, Harriett Toman and family, Angeline Toman and family, and Mary Jane Ulmer and family; brother, Raymond, Petaluma, Calif.; stepson, Charles R. Huddleson and his wife, Connie, Fort Collins, Colo.; Charles' son, Todd Huddleson, his wife, Sylvette and their family, Fort Collins; Charles' daughter, Dana Cox and her husband, Rodney and their family, Houston, Texas; and Charles' stepdaughters, Amber Gugler, Fort Collins, and Carrie Jones, her husband, Jason and their family, Loveland, Colo.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to "The Portal to the Future" Fund at the First Presbyterian Church in Mandan or Medcenter One Hospice, Bismarck. (Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan)
Spouses
Birth21 Apr 1914, Mandan, Morton, ND
Death16 May 2002, Bismark, Burleigh, ND
BurialMandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, North Dakota
FatherCharles F. Pierce (1890-1957)
MotherJennie Charlotte Bestul (1890-1955)
Marriage22 Jul 1969
Death28 Jul 1968
Marriage14 Aug 1938