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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271896
Title: Estella "Stella" V. Kamrud
Date: 12/25/1920-12/18/2020
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 12/25/1920
Summary: Estella Viola “Stella” Kamrud, Bottineau, ND, passed away December 18, 2020, at Golden Acres Manor Nursing Home in Carrington, ND. She was one week shy of reaching her 100th birthday. A graveside service with immediate family was held and there will be a memorial service at a later date. “Stella” Monson was born December 25, 1920, in the Turtle Mountains north of Bottineau to Olaf and Agnes (Gustafson) Monson. She attended the Eidsvold and Sjule Schools in the Turtle Mountains and Souris area. Being the eldest of six children, she worked hard on the farm and also worked for a farm wife in Souris. She and her three sisters often sang together when they were younger and she played the accordion. They loved to sing together even in their later years. Stella married Irvin Kamrud in 1944. They farmed on the Kamrud home farm north of Bottineau where they raised Five children. While being a farm wife, she worked at O.S. Lien Jewelry and Corby's Trading post. She also worked as a cook at NDSU-Bottineau for 13 years. They collected and sold antiques and toy tractors. Irvin passed away in 1999. They were members of Grace Lutheran Brethren Church. Her family remembers Stella as always smiling, the sweetest spunky lady. She had a lovely sense of humor and tried to tell jokes, but always laughed too hard to finish her story. She had a passion for gardening and hosting family picnics. She was a tremendous cook; not a Christmas went by without lefse, lutefisk, swedish meatballs and laughter. Her love of family is present in the memories we share. We share how resilient and positive she was through life. She showed her family what true love is. Stella is survived by daughters, Marlys (Chet) Habberstad, of Underwood, MN, and Patty (Rick) Hegvik of Carrington; son, Earl (Carlette) Kamrud of Bottineau; son-in-law, Dennis Haakenson, of Bottineau; 10 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, four great-great- grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren, and seven step-great-great-grandchildren; sister, Mildred Sather of Minot, ND, and brother, Ronald (Ona) Monson, of Bottineau; sister-in-law, Genevieve Monson, of Bottineau; and many loving nieces and nephews. Stells was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin; daughters, Sharon Haakenson and Beverly Thorsgaard; grandson, Shawn Hegvik; two sisters, Evelyn (Harold) Holdaas and Gladys (Everett) Solper; and a brother, Arlan Monson.
Red ID: FND_I_79391 Image ID: 538773 Image Notes: FND001 271896

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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