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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271741
Title: Charlotte J. Flexhaug
Date: 10/31/1925-7/27/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 10/31/1925
Summary: Charlotte Flexhaug, 99, of Springfield, MO, and formerly of Williston, ND, passed away July 27, 2025, at The Manor of Elfindale in Springfield. Her funeral service was held August 9, 2025, at the West Prairie Lutheran Church in Williston, ND. Burial was in St. Luke’s Cemetery in Williston. Charlotte Jane Stevens was born to Roscoe and Maude (Allen) Stevens at the family farm, north of Epping, ND, on October 31, 1925. She was the oldest of five children. She attended school at the Stevens School, a quarter mile east of the farm. Charlotte graduated from Ray High School in 1942. She worked at JC Penney in Williston after graduating and also worked at Andy’s Bakery. While working at Penney’s, she sold a shirt to Byron Flexhaug. They would marry on May 6, 1945, and had three children in Williston. The family moved to Casper, WY, in the spring of 1956 and had two more children. The summer of 1959 the family moved to Englewood, CO, then in February of 1963 they moved to Indian Hills, CO. While living in Indian Hills, Charlotte was very involved with the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 3471 and was also a Cub Scout Leader. In 1973, Charlotte and Byron moved back to North Dakota. They owned and operated the Buford Bar for 26 years. After retiring, Charlotte moved to Williston and started helping with blood drives and Salvation Army Food Bank where she earned Volunteer of the Year in 2016. She also became active in the Women of the Moose, Chapter 252. Charlotte received the Dakota Moose Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Women of the Moose Chapter 252 of Williston for 2019-2020. She was a Life Member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 37, and the Williston Moose Lodge 239, a member of the Sons of Norway for 50 years, and a member of 164 Infantry Association. When Charlotte wasn’t volunteering, she enjoyed dancing, bingo, puzzles and reading. Charlotte has 1 granddaughter, Leigha Jane; 2 great-granddaughters, Cora Jane and Emmeline Charlotte; and 1 great-great-granddaughter, Charlotte Ann named after her. She is survived by her son, Ross Flexhaug, of Porter, TX; daughters, Diana Avans, of Williston, and Fern (Michael) Schick, of Springfield; grandchildren, Leslie, Leigha, Lynette, Lucinda, Nicholas, Michelle, Tracy, Steven, Marlea, David, Robyn and Andrew; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Shawn, Bryanna, Richard III, Michael III, Catrina, Matthew, Maxwell, Bethany, Paul, Randi, Johanna, Audria, Isaac, Damien, Taytum, Cora, Marley, Emmeline, Zoey, Leia and Tyrel; great-great-grandchildren, Rhylee, Addison, Greylee, Dean, Michael Christopher, Landon, Cayden, Rowan, Skye, Griffyn, Truit, Charlotte Ann, and Blaze Robert; brother-in-law, Ron Semeling, of Lynnwood, WA; daughters-in-law, Edith Flexhaug, Laurie Flexhaug and Patricia Salzer. Charlotte was preceded in death by her husband, Bryon; parents; brothers, Ernest Leroy, Franklin Jay, George Arthur (Mayme JoAnn) Stevens; sister, Leona (Milton) Smith; sons, Jon Henry and Curtis Steven Flexhaug; great-grandson, Hunter Meyers; great-granddaughters, Catelyn Owen and Carissa Flexhaug; and long-time friend/dance partner, Melvin Hagen.
Red ID: FND_I_79236 Image ID: 531299 Image Notes: FND001 271741

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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