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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.