Charles “Francis” Wilke
Jan. 11, 1928 - Jan. 28, 2019
Charles “Francis”
Wilke, 91, of Stanley, ND,
passed away Monday,
January 28, 2019 at the
Mountrail Bethel Home in
Stanley. On Thursday,
January 31, 2019, friends
may visit Springan
Stevenson Funeral Home
to sign the visitation book.
Funeral Service will be
held Friday, February 1,
2019 11am at Knife River
Lutheran Church; Pastor
Carter Hill will be officiat-ing. Burial will be in
Knife River Cemetery.
Springan Stevenson Fun-
eral Home in Stanley has
been entrusted with ar-
rangements. Friends may
sign the on-line register
and give their con-
dolences at www.
springanstevenson.com.
Francis Wilke was born
January 11, 1928 in Stan-
ley, ND, to Franz and
Nina (Peters) Wilke. He
attended school in Stan-
ley, graduating in 1947.
He married Ruth
Woolhiser on October 6,
1957 at St. Paul’s Luth-
eran Church.
He farmed for many
years on the family home-
stead south of Stanley. He
worked for over 30 years
at the TTT Ranch for Fred
Evans and was a long-
time treasurer of Sikes
Township. Francis loved
life on the farm and
spending time with his
family. This past summer
all his children and
grandchildren were home
and celebrated his 90th
birthday.
Francis is survived by
his son, Carl (Lou-Anne)
of Mesa, AZ; daughters
Patricia (Tom) Marx of
Drake, ND and Lenore
(Dan) Pausig of Minot,
ND; several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren;
sister, Betty LaBrant of
Seattle, WA; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.