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Velma Enger

Jan. 15, 1929 – Dec. 10, 2019

Velma Enger, 90, of

Stanley, ND, passed away

Tuesday, December 10,

2019 at the Mountrail

Bethel Home in Stanley,

ND. Springan Stevenson

Funeral Home in Stanley

has been entrusted with

arrangements. Friends

may sign the on-line re-

gister and give their con-

dolences at

www.springanstevenson.c

om

Her funeral service will

be held at 11:00 am on

Wednesday, December 18,

2019 at Faith Lutheran

Church in Palermo, ND.

Pastor Carter Hill and Pas-

tor Sarah Sorenson will

co-officiate. Interment

will be in Rest Haven

Cemetery in Palermo, ND.

A family service, open to

the public, will be held

Tuesday, December 17,

2019 at 5:00 pm at the

Springan Stevenson Fun-

eral Home Chapel.

Friends may call at the

funeral home on Tuesday,

December 17, 2019 from

10:00 am to 5:00 pm and

one hour prior to services

at the church.

Velma was born on

January 15th, 1929, on the

family farm in rural North

Dakota to Albert and Esth-

er Western. She attended

school in James Hill

Township completing her

studies through through

the 8th grade where she

developed a lifetime love

of reading. Thereafter,

Velma went on to spend

the late 1940’s through

the mid-1950’s working

domestically for a number

of local families with du-

ties ranging from house-

keeping to childcare.

In 1954, Velma met

Donald Enger upon his re-

turn from the Korean War.

The two courted steadily

until they were united in

holy matrimony in 1956

at the parsonage in Paler-

mo. In 1957, Velma was

blessed with the first of 6

children.

In the 1970’s Velma be-

gan working for the Paler-

mo school, first as a

teacher’s assistant where

she found great satisfac-

tion in helping children

who were struggling

academically. Eventually,

Velma took on the respon-sibilities as school cook.

She served in this capa-

city until the 1989 closure

of the Palermo School.

Those who knew Velma

well would describe her

as incredibly honest, prac-

tical, and reliable. She

was a highly organized

person, with a talent for

maintaining records that

pertained to local and

family history, as well as,

cultural heritage. Velma

often spent her time util-

izing this knowledge to

write stories of times gone

by so as to pass along her

love and understanding of

the past.

Velma was a long time

member of Faith Lutheran

Church in Palermo, as

well as, The Faith Circle,

and Ladies Aid. Her hob-

bies included crocheting,

quilting, gardening, can-

ning and preserving, in

addition to bird watching,

and Scandinavian heri-

tage. Velma was a spiritu-al woman, who prioritized

family, friends, and faith.

Her life embodied the

values she held and de-

voted herself to passing

on to her family. Velma

was a devoted friend and

family member, that will

be greatly missed by her

friends, family, and com-

munity.

Velma was survived by

3 sons, Wayne of Palermo,

David (Cheryl) of Seattle,

WA, Greg (Ronda) of

Show Low, AZ; 1

daughter, Valerie of

Mukilteo, WA;

daughter-in-law Jana of

Stanley; 13 grandchildren:

Alacias, Anette, Skylar

(Anna), Alexander, Aman-

da (Sam), Heather (Nate),

Dylan, Sidney, Caitlyn,

McKayla, Sydney, Ni-

cholas, and Carson; 2

step-grandchildren Laryah

and Kinde; 3 great

grandchildren Aseeli, Ni-

kolai, and Natalie; 1

step-great grandchild,

Noah, and 2 brothers

Robert and Albert (Mary)

of Stanley.

Velma was proceeded

in death by her husband,

Don; her parents, Albert

and Esther Western; sons,

Brian and John; siblings,

Norman, Sigard, Evelyn,

and Walter; sister-in-law,

Kay; and brother-in-law

James.