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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272243
Title: Ronald A. Stromstad
Date: 7/2/1953-7/17/2026
Inscription/Marks: 7/2/1953
Summary: Ronald Alan Stromstad, 73, of White Earth Bay, ND, died at his home on July 17, 2026. A memorial service was held July 24, 2026, at at the Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Tioga, ND. Ron was born July 2, 1953, in Crosby, ND, to Allen and Alice Stromstad. He attended elementary school in Alkabo, ND, through 3rd grade, Fortuna Grade School through 8th grade, and graduated from Crosby High School in 1971. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of North Dakota, launching a career devoted to wildlife and conservation. Over the years, he worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and Ducks Unlimited. Ron had two children from a previous marriage, Twila and Randy. He married Peggy Comford in Grand Forks, ND, in 1980, and the two shared 46 years of marriage, during which they had two children, Kendra and Dane. Ron was an avid outdoorsman and found his greatest enjoyment in fishing and hunting. He cherished time spent outdoors and with his family. Ron is survived by his wife, Peggy Stromstad; his children, Twila Lee (TJ), Randy Stromstad, Kendra Eggerth (Kyle), and Dane Stromstad (Audrey); his five grandchildren, Tyler and Mason Stromstad, Elin and Britta Lee, and Kristian Stromstad; and his siblings, Cheryl Stromstad-Snyder (Owen), Darlene Stromstad, Janice Peterson (Darrie), and Jerry Stromstad (Doris).
Red ID: FND_I_79735 Image ID: 596189 Image Notes: FND001 272243

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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