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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271232
Title: Stanley D. Funston
Date: 10/5/1945-6/30/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 10/5/1945
Summary: Stanley Dennis Funston, 78, passed away on June 30, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in Mandan, ND. A graveside service was held at Menoken Cemetery, Menoken, ND, on July 5, 2024, officiated by Pastor Martha HarriSon of Trinity Lutheran Church. Stanley was born in Bismarck, ND, on October 5, 1945, the son of Neal L. and Gertrude Funston. Stanley grew up with four brothers and three sisters on a farm 4.5 miles north of Sterling, ND. He loved riding horses, animals in general, and the family’s pet raccoon Henry and cocker spaniel Sandy in particular. He attended Sterling public school and Bismarck High School. His first job was as a crew member of his brother Merle’s custom combining business and later worked in construction, often with his brother Clifton. Stanley was disabled in the early 1990s but worked in non-construction jobs for many years and the Ramkota hotel in Bismarck as shuttle driver and bellman most recently. Stanley was active in Alcoholics Anonymous, the Lutheran Church and the Prayer Room in Bismarck. He was a kind, loyal and giving friend to many. Family was vitally important to Stanley; he was always ready to help and prayed faithfully for us. Stanley was married to Janet Littke Schadler in 1985. They lived in St. Cloud, MN, and later in Bismarck and Lincoln, ND. They divorced in May of 1998. Stanley is survived by his brother, Neal Lloyd Funston and wife, Patricia; sister, Marie Saunders and husband, Dale; brother, Clifton D. Funston, and wife, Clara; nieces, Dawn Schossow (Marc) Witthaus and their children Nichole Witthaus Scott, Lindsey Witthaus and Michael (Lauren Carson) Witthaus and their child Max. Tracy Funston (Glenn), Swanson and their son Garrett, Kerry Funston, Karen Wiedmeier, Diane Wiedmeier, Cheryl Wiedmeier and her children Ryan, Nicolas, and Benjamin, Kathleen Saunders (Glenn Davis), Kim Funston Repnow, Cynthia Funston (Maynard) Zueger, and Becky Funston (Darius) Hurdle and their children Cory, Tyler, Zachary, Camika, Calaen, Chase and Cierra; nephews: Michael Lee Funston (April Morris) and their children August James, and Daniel, Kevin Funston (Michelle Easly) and their children, Scott Funston (Charlotte Dixon) and their children Scott Jr, Mary, and Emily, Timothy Funston (Monique Towne) and their children Shannon, Rachael and Andrew, Richard Funston, Bill Saunders (Patty Johnson) and their children Daniel, William, Hope and Ruthmarie, Michael Funston (Cindi Kringstad), Gary Funston and Greg (Becky Bothun) Funston. He was preceded in death by his parents, Neal and Gertrude Funston; sister, Jean Schossow; brother, Merle Funston; sister, Shirley Wiedmeier; brother, David Funston; nephews, Mark Schossow, Daniel Funston, Thomas Wiedmeier; and great-nephew, Chase Hurdle.
Red ID: FND_I_78723 Image ID: 511661 Image Notes: FND001 271232

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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