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[[Servant of God]] '''Michelle Duppong''' (full name | [[Servant of God]] '''Michelle Duppong''' (full name '''Michelle Christine Duppong''') was an American lay Catholic woman, known for her joyful evangelization, missionary work with the [[Fellowship of Catholic University Students]] (FOCUS), and service as Director of Adult Faith Formation in the Diocese of Bismarck, [[North Dakota]]. According to diocesan records, FOCUS testimonies, and biographical sources, she was born on January 25, 1984, in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to Ken and Mary Ann Duppong (née Wanner), and moved at age one to a family farm in Haymarsh, North Dakota, where she grew up in a devout Catholic household with five siblings, attending Mass at the rural St. Clement Oratory. | ||
Evidence from Church sources indicates she graduated from Glen Ullin High School in 2002 and earned a degree in horticulture from North Dakota State University in 2006. During college, she encountered FOCUS and served as a missionary for six years (approximately 2006–2012), ministering on campuses in the Midwest, including forming deep friendships and discipling students in faith. In 2012, she became Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Diocese of Bismarck, coordinating conferences, retreats, and outreach. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer on December 29, 2014, she endured the illness with docility and joy, offering her suffering united to Christ. She died peacefully on December 25, 2015 (Christmas Day), at age 31, surrounded by family in her childhood home in Haymarsh. | Evidence from Church sources indicates she graduated from Glen Ullin High School in 2002 and earned a degree in horticulture from North Dakota State University in 2006. During college, she encountered FOCUS and served as a missionary for six years (approximately 2006–2012), ministering on campuses in the Midwest, including forming deep friendships and discipling students in faith. In 2012, she became Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Diocese of Bismarck, coordinating conferences, retreats, and outreach. Diagnosed with ovarian cancer on December 29, 2014, she endured the illness with docility and joy, offering her suffering united to Christ. She died peacefully on December 25, 2015 (Christmas Day), at age 31, surrounded by family in her childhood home in Haymarsh. | ||