Martha
Stenseth, 93
Thief
River Falls - Martha Stenseth, 93, died
Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at Hillcrest Nursing Home
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 
10:30
a.m. on Monday, June 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Tim Bauer
officiating. Ida Nordvall was the organist, and the
soloist was Vanessa Anderson. Casketbearers were
Daniel Johnson, Arnold Peterson, Fred Dallmann,
Edward Duke, Roger Mickelson and Maurice Stenseth.
Honorary casketbearers were all of Martha's
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Interment
was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls with
Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Martha
Olson was born on January 26, 1908 in McHenry
county near Langdon, N.D., the daughter of Sigurd
and Mae (Wright) Olson. She was baptized in
Spalding, Sask., Canada and confirmed as an adult
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls.
She attended school in North Dakota and Minnesota
and was later employed as a domestic and restaurant
worker.
On
November 2, 1927, she was united in marriage to
Joseph Johnson at Trinity Lutheran Church. Joseph
and Martha farmed in Kratka township and were
members of Bethany Lutheran Church. Joe died on May
24, 1957. Later, Martha worked at the Piggly Wiggly
and Red Owl stores in Thief River Falls.
On
June 8, 1959, Martha was united in marriage to John
Stenseth. The couple farmed in Silverton township.
They enjoyed fishing and winter travels, often
going to Mesa, Ariz. John died on August 1,
1992.
Martha
was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Silverton
Home Study Group and a life member of the American
Legion and VFW Auxiliaries.
She
enjoyed people and her many visits on the telephone
with family and friends.
Survivors
include three sons, Ronald (Irene) Johnson of
Bellflower, Calif., Clifford (Lois) Johnson of
Visalia, Calif. and Donavan Johnson of Thief River
Falls; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
a sister, Betty (Howard) Bowers of New York Mills;
and two sisters-in-law.
Martha
was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; a
daughter-in-law, Dorothy; five brothers, Audley,
Harold, Sigurd Jr., Douglas and Floyd Olson; and
three sisters, Gwendolyn Schmikle, Leone Padden and
Verna Jensen. A00003B2001JN13
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