Details

Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 26002
Title: Orpha R. Steinwand
Date: 2/15/1930-2/26/2022
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 2/15/1930
Summary: Orpha Steinwand, Bismarck and formerly of Ellendale, ND passed away February 26, 2022, surrounded by her family. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5th, at Zion Lutheran Church, 121 2nd St. S., Ellendale, ND. Orpha Rosella was born to Carl and Julia (Peterson) Opdahl on February 15, 1930, at the family home in Marion, ND. She was welcomed by seven older sisters and joined by a baby brother two years later. Orpha attended grade school and high school in Marion and graduated in 1948. She attended college at the State Industrial School in Ellendale where she met her husband, Victor. She received her teaching certificate and spent several years teaching grade school in Beulah. She and Vic were married in a candlelight ceremony August 16, 1953, in Marion. After their marriage she returned to Ellendale where she and Vic spent the next 50+ years living, working and raising their family of five. Music, fine dishes, pretty cards, hats, sports, and politics were Orpha’s passions. Her love for music was rooted early in life, singing and playing the piano with her family at home, at church, and at local events. Throughout her life she was involved in music.  She taught music for a time at Ellendale Public School, volunteered at music festivals, and led the senior citizens band and the weekly bell ringers at the Ellendale Nursing Facility and Evergreen Basic Care.  She also directed the adult choir at Zion Lutheran Church in Ellendale for over 40 years. Orpha loved to entertain and always set a beautiful table with her unique collection of dishes, cups, and saucers.  She was known around town for always wearing a hat especially in her mid-adult years. Quite often people, especially students returning home, would ask her where her hat was if she was caught with a bare head. She was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church and an active volunteer in the community, including the Hospital Auxiliary, Girl Scouts, and Music Boosters. She was a charter member of the Dakotah Club and was made a life-time honorary member. Orpha never missed any of her children’s music or sporting events and later enjoyed attending the activities of her 13 grandchildren and later her great-grandchildren. Orpha loved the Minnesota Vikings, Twins, and UND athletics. She felt it was important to stay informed of politics and local, national, and world events. She was also a huge fan of FOX News. Orpha was generous and never forgot the birthdays of family and friends, remembering them with beautiful cards. She was proud of her North Dakota roots and Norwegian heritage. In 2012, Orpha moved to Touchmark in Bismarck to be closer to her family. She enjoyed her sunny apartment, the staff, and the new friends she made there.  Her family is grateful for the care she received. She is survived by her daughter, Victoria Pederson, Bismarck; granddaughter, Lindsay (Cody) Kostelecky and great-granddaughters, Cadence and Sydney; granddaughter, Brittany (Brian) Stuhlmiller and great grandsons, Kason and Kyler; daughter, Jennifer (Dr. Pat) Hezmall, Arlington, TX and grandsons, Hunter (Danielle) and Hayden; son, Todd (Shelly) Steinwand, Bismarck; granddaughter, Jill (Ben) Kringstad and great-granddaughters, Ella and Avery; Jessica (Mitchell) Smette; and grandson, Andrew (Maggie) Steinwand; son, Ned (Kelly) Steinwand, Blaine, MN; granddaughters, Haley (Brad) Beeskow and great-granddaughter Benson; and Natalie (Bryce) Duncan, and grandson, Samuel Steinwand; daughter, Allison (Mark) Van Dyk, Greenwood, IN; granddaughters, Elizabeth Howland, Mathilde Van Dyk, and grandsons, Christopher and Alexander Howland, and Pablo Van Dyk; sister, Velma Larson, Minneapolis; brother, Carl Opdahl and special friend, Valerie Johnson, Valley City, two brothers-in-law, a sister-in-law, and many nieces and nephews. Orpha was preceded in death by her loving husband, Victor R. Steinwand, who passed away in 2005; her parents and seven sisters.
Red ID: FND_I_76549 Image ID: 555476 Image Notes: FND001 26002

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

Enter a subject or term in one or both of the “Search” boxes.

  • “Item Detail” searches the Title, Creator and Summary fields of all item-level records.
  • “Collection Number” searches the Collection Number field only and requires an exact match.

The “DETAILS” button provides additional information about an item, as well as the following options:

  • “Collection Summary” details the contents of the entire collection in which the selected item is located.
  • You can print the image and its corresponding details by selecting “Print".
  • “Digitized Images from the Collection” returns a list of all digitized items within that collection (available from the “Collection Summary” screen).

Click on image to expand/zoom the image view.

“Photobook home” takes you back to the main Photobook page where you can start a new search.

“Featured Collections” showcases new and/or popular collections and the digitized images within those collections.

Information on how to order copies is located here.

The collections preserved in the North Dakota State Archives include over a million images. Only a small percentage of these images have been digitized. This photo gallery provides a preview of the images that have been digitized.

For more information on the non-digitized images, please refer to the finding aids found on our website at history.nd.gov, or ask a member of our reference staff for assistance.