Margaret E. Hodenfield

94 of Grand Forks former-

ly of Churchs Ferry and

Devils Lake, ND died Sa-

turday, September 24,

2016 at Altru Hospital,

Grand Forks.

Margaret Ellen Stens-

land was born at the Gen-

eral Hospital in Devils

Lake on February 4, 1922

the youngest of five chil-

dren of Albert and Phoebe

(McBride) Stensland. She

attended schools in Web-

ster, Minnewaukan, Gra-

hams Island, Hamlet and

Wheelock, ND graduating

from Wheelock High

School in 1940.

Margaret joined the Na-

tional Youth Administra-

tion where she learned

the necessary skills to

work in a defense plant.

Thus in 1942, she went to

Inglewood, California and

was a riveter with North

American Aviation.

She married Marvin

Hodnefield on February

16, 1948 at Minot, ND and

they established their

home in Churchs Ferry.

In June of 1977, Marvin

retired and they moved to

Devils Lake. Marvin died

on October 16, 1994.

Margaret continued to live

in Devils Lake until 2005

when she moved to Grand

Forks and was in the lov-

ing care of the staff at

Tufte Manor and later

4000 Valley Square.

Survivors: children

Kenneth (Wanda) Hodne-

field, Hammond, WI,

Karen (Wayne) Schilke,

Rugby, ND, Roger (Susan)

Hodnefield, Grand Forks;

seven grandchildren; nine

great grandchildren; dear

friend Erma Raney, Grand

Forks.

Preceded in death by

her husband and siblings

Agnes Tate, Albert and

Earl Stensland and Betty

Smith.

Funeral Services on

Wednesday, September

28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at

Gilbertson Funeral Home,

Devils Lake with visita-

tion on Wednesday from

10:00 a.m. until time of

service.