Ruby
Stanghelle, 87
Newfolden
&endash; Ruby Stanghelle, 87, died on Sept. 3,
2003 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D.
Funeral
services were Saturday, 
Sept.
6, at 11 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in
Warren. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery,
Warren.
Ruby
Broten was born on April 4, 1916 in Marsh Grove
Township, Newfolden, the daughter of Alvin and
Palma (Windahl) Broten. They moved to the Broten
farm in Foldahl Township in April of 1916. Ruby
attended Woodland School, Warren High School and
teacher training in Warren. She taught in rural
schools and later worked at the Marshall County
Court House. Ruby was baptized and confirmed in
Norwegian at the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Marsh
Grove Township. On December 27, 1941, she married
Ragner Theodore Stanghelle in Viking, MN. They made
their home in McCrea Township. Ragner died on March
2, 1979. She stayed on their farm nine years after
husband died and in 1988, she moved to Warren.
Ruby
was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran
Church. She taught Sunday School and belonged to
the church circle, Ladies Aide and Lutheran
Daughters of the Reformation (LDR). She was a 4-H
Riverside Club leader and Girl Scout leader. She
belonged to the Senior Citizen Club, McCrea
Homemakers and Gideon Auxiliary. She had been an
area director for Stonecraft Ministries. She was
chosen Warren's Outstanding Senior Citizen in 1989.
She
loved gardening, knitting, crocheting afghans,
quilt making and Norwegian embroidery. Her hands
were always busy.
She
is survived by: Anita (Elmer) Carlson of Crystal;
Elaine (Milan) Borsheim of Bagley, Mary (Mike)
Coleman of Grand Forks, N.D., and Pastor Richard
(Gail) Stanghelle of Lindstrom; nine grandchildren,
six great-grandchildren; brother, Ervin (Darlene)
Broten of Viking, and many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,
two brothers, Orville and Nelder and grandson,
Jared Carlson.
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