Alice Stoltenow, 88, Wahpeton, ND, formerly of
Great Bend
,
ND
, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at St. Francis Healthcare Campus-Home,
Breckenridge
,
MN
.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 2
ND
at
Evergreen
United
Methodist
Church
, Wahpeton with Rev. Paul Baker officiating.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service at the Willow Creek Chapel (920 3
rd
Ave N), Wahpeton; also, visitation on Thursday one hour prior to time of service at the church.
Interment will be held at
Fairview
Memorial
Gardens
, Wahpeton.
Alice Joy Stoltenow was born on July 31, 1920 in Wahpeton to Oscar and Dorothy (Dehlendorf) Worner.
Alice
grew up in
Great Bend
and lived above the Cash Mercantile Store that her parents owned.
She attended school in
Great Bend
and then graduated from
Wahpeton
High School
in 1938.
She graduated from
Ellendale
State
Teachers College
at
Ellendale
,
ND
where she received her teaching certificate and later taught at
LeRoy
,
MN
,
Wheaton
,
MN
,
Great Bend
,
ND
, and
Brandenburg
Township
.
Alice
married Manville Stoltenow on Sept. 24, 1944.
They settled on the west edge of
Great Bend
,
ND
where they milked cows and farmed.
In the summer of 1955, they adopted their daughter Maxine.
In 1981, they built a home and moved to Wahpeton.
Summers were spent on
Blanche
Lake
and winters were spent traveling south.
Alice
was a member of the
Evergreen
United
Methodist
Church
, the former Great Bend Methodist and
E.U.B.
Church
of
Great Bend
.
She was a Sunday school teacher, played the piano and sang in the church choir, served on various committees, directed the children’s choir in
Great Bend
for many years, and was involved in a women’s circle at church.
She belonged to the Friendly Homemakers Club for over 50 years.
Alice loved to sew, garden, spent time at Blanche Lake, play cards, watch the MN Twins, take drives to check the crops, coffee parties with the neighbors, auction sales and spending time with family and friends
She is survived by the love of her life for 64 years, Manville Stoltenow, Breckenridge, MN; her daughter, Maxine (Jeff) Leinen, Great Bend, ND; granddaughter, Kristin (Paul) Texidor, Verona, WI; her grandson, Eric(Chistina) Leinen, Grand Forks, ND; great-granddaughters, Isabella Joy Texidor and Layla Elenor Leinen.
She is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 brothers, Oliver and Morris Worner; her sister, Florence Thiele; and her niece, Kathy (Worner) Alden.
Memorials may be made to the Village Family Service, United-Way of Richland-Wilkin,
Evergreen
United
Methodist
Church
or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Vertin-Munson Funeral Home, Wahpeton, ND.
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www.vertinmunson.com
