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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271014
Title: Anna M. Sorenson
Date: 9/30/1928-5/24/2023
Inscription/Marks: 9/30/1928
Summary: Anna M. Sorenson, 94, Williston, ND, passed away May 24, 2023, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Williston, ND. Her funeral service was held June 3, 2023, at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston, with Pastor Scott Roberts officiating. Anna was laid to rest in Riverview Cemetery in Williston. Anna Marie Sundsted was born at home to Thomas and Ella Sundsted on September 30, 1928, in Dagmar, MT, as the sixth of seven children. Anna graduated from Plentywood High School in 1946. She attended one year of secretarial school at Grand View College in Des Moines, IA. She later moved to Great Falls, MT, where she met her future husband, Russell Conway, who was serving in the Air Force at Malmstrom AFB. They were married on October 30, 1948. Sons Bruce and Merle were born and raised in Montana and in Williston, where the family moved to in October 1962. Russell died of cancer in February 1971. Anna met Chester Sorenson who had recently lost his spouse, Tracy, to cancer. Chester and Anna were married on May 15, 1972. Chester brought his daughter Susan and son Thomas into the now-expanded family. Anna completed her studies to become a licensed practical nurse and served in that role at both Bethel Nursing Home and Mercy Medical Center. Chester passed away in January 2006. Anna is survived by her sister, Carol Stokke, of Forsyth, MT; sister-in-law, Mable Sundsted, of Billings, MT; son, Merle (Lori) Conway, of Orlando, FL; stepdaughter, Susan Bjelkevig, of Vancouver, WA; daughter-in-law, Beverly Conway, of Williston; numerous nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; five siblings, Johanna, Dorothy, Edith, Carl and Jens; husband, Russell and second husband, Chester; infant daughter, Anna Marie; son, Bruce Conway and stepson, Thomas Sorenson.
Red ID: FND_I_78505 Image ID: 596201 Image Notes: FND001 271014

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.

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