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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271045
Title: Nina M. Stratton
Date: 10/2/1928-4/3/2021
Inscription/Marks: 10/2/1928
Summary: Nina Stratton, 92, passed away April 3, 2021, in Arizona. A graveside service was held April 16, 2021, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Nina M. Raines was born October 2, 1928, in Manhattan, KS, to Earnest Lee and Eva Mae (Rowe) Raines. She was raised and received her early education in the cities of Manhattan, Mound City, Olathe, and Wichita, KS. Nina attended Kansas State University and following her graduation in 1950, fulfilled her one-year internship in Dietetics and Institutional Management at the Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. She was employed with St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wichita, St. Anthony’s Hospital in Dodge City, and Larned State Hospital in Larned, KS. On August 19, 1951, Nina married Lewis Dean Stratton in Wichita. They resided in Ulysses, Dodge City, Larned, and Salina, KS, before their move to Bismarck in 1974. Following retirement, Nina and Dean spent their winters in Arizona. After the death of her husband, Nina moved to Glendale, AZ. Nina was a member of United Methodist Church, an auxiliary member of the Soil Conservation Service, and a prior member of the American Association of University Women, and American Dietetic Association. She enjoyed needlework, craft projects, biking, walking, reading, and puzzles in her spare time. Nina was highly committed in all she endeavored and held essential the value of honesty. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and many good friends. Nina is survived by her son, Wayne L. Stratton, Austin, TX; her daughter, Lisa A Lewis, Surprise, AZ; and her sister, Lela Cooley, Lawrence, KS.
Red ID: FND_I_78535 Image ID: 595653 Image Notes: FND001 271045

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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