1926
Morris
2008
Morris Stromberg
May 18, 1926 — February 23, 2008
Morris "Max" Stromberg, 81, Wahpeton, ND, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, at St. Francis Healthcare Campus-Hospital, Breckenridge, MN. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, February 29th at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wahpeton, with Rev. Alan R. Werth officiating. A time to visit with Max's family will be Thursday from 5 PM to 7 PM with a 7 PM prayer service at Willow Creek Chapel, (920 3rd Ave. N.) Wahpeton. Interment will be at Luverne Cemetery at a later date.
Presentation of the American Flag will be conducted by Hafner-Miller-Ross American Legion Post No. 20, and Wahpeton VFW Post No. 4324
Morris Whitman Stromberg was born May 18, 1926, at Tyler, MN, the son of David and Lura (Whitman) Stromberg. Max graduated from High School at Hope, ND, and entered the US Navy in 1944. He served on the USS Idaho as Yeoman Third Class. Max received the Philippine Liberation and Asiatic Pacific Area Ribbons. He was honorably discharged on June of 1946. Max was united in marriage to Elizabeth Jorgensen on September 2, 1951, at Luverne, ND. Max worked for Northwest Bell at Hope, ND before moving to Wahpeton, ND in 1954, where they raised their family. Max retired in 1987 from Qwest Communications after spending over 37 with the phone company. He stayed active helping repair outdated phone systems and making golf clubs, which kept him in contact with many area golfers.
Max was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, VFW, American Legion, Bois de Sioux Golf Club and Red River Valley Senior Men's Golf Tour. He was inducted into North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. He also was a retired member of the Wahpeton Fire Department. Max had enjoyed hunting but his passion in life was golf; the many area golfers who played with Max enjoyed his quick wit, gift of gab and an occasional golf tip given for no charge.
Max is survived by his caring wife of 56 years, Betty; three sons and a daughter: Tim Stromberg (Renee Ehlers), Wahpeton; Jim Stromberg, Wahpeton; Bill (Cathy) Stromberg, Madison, SD; Sharon (Mark) Ponik, Fargo, ND; grandchildren; Abby, Nick and Ashley, Stromberg, a great-grandchild Adyson Stromberg, three sisters: Alta Wenaas, Jamestown, ND; Kitty Stromberg, Lake Fenton, MI; Betty Jean Bauley, Tucson, AZ; two brothers; Warren Stromberg, Hope, ND; Lewis Stromberg, Kennedy, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Curtis LeRoy, his grandson, Louis West, two brothers, Roy and Reid Stromberg and two sisters, Ione Werner and Myrt Thorsland.
Presentation of the American Flag will be conducted by Hafner-Miller-Ross American Legion Post No. 20, and Wahpeton VFW Post No. 4324
Morris Whitman Stromberg was born May 18, 1926, at Tyler, MN, the son of David and Lura (Whitman) Stromberg. Max graduated from High School at Hope, ND, and entered the US Navy in 1944. He served on the USS Idaho as Yeoman Third Class. Max received the Philippine Liberation and Asiatic Pacific Area Ribbons. He was honorably discharged on June of 1946. Max was united in marriage to Elizabeth Jorgensen on September 2, 1951, at Luverne, ND. Max worked for Northwest Bell at Hope, ND before moving to Wahpeton, ND in 1954, where they raised their family. Max retired in 1987 from Qwest Communications after spending over 37 with the phone company. He stayed active helping repair outdated phone systems and making golf clubs, which kept him in contact with many area golfers.
Max was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, VFW, American Legion, Bois de Sioux Golf Club and Red River Valley Senior Men's Golf Tour. He was inducted into North Dakota Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. He also was a retired member of the Wahpeton Fire Department. Max had enjoyed hunting but his passion in life was golf; the many area golfers who played with Max enjoyed his quick wit, gift of gab and an occasional golf tip given for no charge.
Max is survived by his caring wife of 56 years, Betty; three sons and a daughter: Tim Stromberg (Renee Ehlers), Wahpeton; Jim Stromberg, Wahpeton; Bill (Cathy) Stromberg, Madison, SD; Sharon (Mark) Ponik, Fargo, ND; grandchildren; Abby, Nick and Ashley, Stromberg, a great-grandchild Adyson Stromberg, three sisters: Alta Wenaas, Jamestown, ND; Kitty Stromberg, Lake Fenton, MI; Betty Jean Bauley, Tucson, AZ; two brothers; Warren Stromberg, Hope, ND; Lewis Stromberg, Kennedy, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Curtis LeRoy, his grandson, Louis West, two brothers, Roy and Reid Stromberg and two sisters, Ione Werner and Myrt Thorsland.
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