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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271501
Title: John E. Stitzel
Date: 2/3/1928-3/4/2016
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Inscription/Marks: 2/3/1928
Summary: John Stitzel, age 88, of New Rockford, ND, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford John Edward Stitzel, known as Jack, was born in Sheyenne, ND, on February 3, 1928, the son of Charles and Helen (Landin) Stitzel. The oldest of eight children, John attended school until the 8th grade, and then worked on the family farm. As a young man he moved to Illinois, and while there he married his first wife. He worked as a foreman at American Can Company, as a motorcycle cop, and did road construction. Following his divorce, John moved back to ND. John then married Mavis Haug at Carrington, ND, in 1968. He worked on oil rigs in western ND, and drove truck for Clark Trucking of Carrington for a number of years. He switched to road construction, and worked in several states. He ran every piece of equipment, and was a finishing operator even after his retirement. He also helped haul grain and corn for Dwain Brown of Sheyenne in the last few years. He was an avid motorcycle rider, and had two Harley Davidson bikes that he rode up until 2 years ago. John enjoyed working on his motorcycles and building things, and it seemed he could fix or build anything. He loved spending time with his family, and was especially proud of his grandkids; he loved to have coffee and visit with his family. His family was always amazed by how many people he knew across the country and over how many friends he had. He was a member of New Rockford Eagles, and ABATE (American Bikers Aiming Toward Education) of North Dakota. John is survived by eight children: daughters LeeAnn (Mike) Hafele and Barb (Tom) Forsberg, both of Williston, ND, Becky (Norris) Kjos and Lori (Jeff) Brenno, both of New Rockford, Beth (Bob) Zeller, Mandan, ND, Sheila Baird, St. Petersburg, Florida; sons Greg (Sara) Haug, Bismarck, ND, and Billy (Cindy) Stitzel, New Rockford; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Mavis; two sons Scott Haug and Jackie Stitzel; his parents Charles and Helen; three brothers, Bob Stitzel, Dick Anderson, Ronnie Anderson; four sisters, infant Mary Ella, Judy Drazst, Dorothy “Sis” Marmon, and Betty Jones.
Red ID: FND_I_78996 Image ID: 522626 Image Notes: FND001 271501

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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