Eleanor
Steitz, 84
Buxton,
N.D. - Eleanor Steitz, 84, died Saturday, March
9, 2002 at Hillsboro Hospital Medical Center in
Hillsboro, N.D.
A
funeral service will be held Friday, March 15, at
10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Red Lake
Falls. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near
Red Lake Falls.
Visitation
will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m.
memorial service at Wildeman Funeral Home in
Hillsboro. Visitation will also be held for one
hour prior to services at the church
Friday.
Ruth
Eleanor Englund was born on July 13, 1917 in
Kerman, Calif., the daughter of Daniel Isadore and
Borghild Othelia (Wickstrom) Englund. Eleanor grew
up and attended school in Kerman. She was baptized
on April 6, 1919 and confirmed on May 15, 1932 at
Bethany Lutheran Church in Kerman.
On
February 11, 1939, Eleanor was united in marriage
to Ray Steitz in Vinland, Calif. For 10 years, they
made their home in Richmond, Calif. In 1949,
Eleanor and Ray moved to Red Lake Falls where they
owned and operated a farm for more than 44 years.
In 1993, the couple moved to Buxton, N.D. Ray died
on November 6, 2001.
Eleanor
was an active member of her church throughout her
lifetime. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran
Church of Richmond, Calif. and at St. John Lutheran
Church in Red Lake Falls, she served as a Sunday
school teacher, Bible school teacher, and was a
member of the choir. She was also active in ladies
aide and the Lutheran Women's Missionary
League.
While
raising her family, Eleanor enjoyed gardening,
nature, music, sewing, and living on the farm.
Special enjoyment later in life included spending
time with family and friends and keeping in touch
through letter writing with those around the
country.
Survivors
include three daughters, Judy (Merlin) Carlson and
Margaret (Frank) Ehling, both of Red Lake Falls,
and Cathy (John) Hilley of Buxton, N.D.; 10
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; two
brothers-in-law; a sister-in-law; and many nieces
and nephews.
Eleanor
was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a
son, Robert; a granddaughter, Anita Carlson; two
sisters, Esther Justice and Myrtle Brown; and five
brothers, Ted, Walter, Eldon, Elmer, and Carl.
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