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Fran
Stromberg, 80
 Thief
River Falls - Fran Stromberg, 80, died on
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at Innovis Hospital in
Fargo, N.D.
Funeral
services were held on
Saturday,
December 21 at the United Methodist Church in Thief
River Falls with Rev. Dan Horn officiating. Barbara
Hauger was the organist and Darryl Tveitbakk was
the soloist. Casketbearers were Eric Stromberg,
Layne Stromberg, Tyler Stromberg, Eric Thorson,
LeRoy Stumpf and Kenneth Berg. Honorary
caksetbearers were Leonard Furuseth, Neil McEwen,
Bob Mattson, Marv Hanson and Order of Eastern Star.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls.
Frances
Marie Stenberg was born on June 26, 1922, the
daughter of Alfred and Mary (Wyman) Stenberg in
Thief River Falls. She graduated from Lincoln High
School in 1940. Following high school, she attended
and graduated from Northwestern School of Nursing
in Minneapolis with a degree as a registered
nurse.
On
March 6, 1949, Fran was united in marriage to
Clarence Stromberg. She was employed for over 30
years in various positions of administration and
academic areas of nursing, including working at the
Falls Clinic, as director of nurses at Oakland Park
Nursing Home, supervisor of Rehabilitation Unit at
Northwest Medical Center and nurse educator of the
Thief River Falls Technical Institute. Fran was a
member of the United Methodist Church, the
Minnesota Education Association, Agassiz Health
Systems Agency, Joint Underwriters Association, was
Governer's appointee to Malpractice Commission
Department of Commerce, a life member of
Northwestern Hospital Services Auxiliary, Winslow
Order of Eastern Star (Worthy Matron) and the
American Legion Auxiliary. She was active in the
American and Minnesota Nurses Association and was a
life member of Abbot-Northwestern Alumni
Association. She served on the Board of Directors
of Trustees of Northwest Medical Center and
Violence Intervention Project.
Fran
was also active in DFL politics and was a delegate
to the National Democratic Convention in1980 and
served as Minnie Township Clerk.
Survivors
include two sons, John (Barb) of Thief River Falls
and Dana (Betty) of Maple Grove; four
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Fran
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents
and one brother in infancy, Ralph.
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