Stella H. Belik
Dec. 9, 1918-Oct. 26, 2020
Stella H. Belik, 101, of
Stanley, ND, passed away
on Monday, October 26,
2020 at the Mountrail
Bethel Nursing Home in
Stanley, ND. Springan
Stevenson Funeral Home
of Stanley is assisting the
family. Condolences may
be left on our Funeral
Home website at
www.springan
stevenson.com.
Stella’s Graveside Ser-
vice will be held at 1:00
PM, Tuesday, November
3, 2020 at the Fairview
Cemetery in Stanley, ND.
Pastor Carter Hill will offi-
ciate. Visitation will be
held Monday, November
2, 2020 from 1:00 PM to
5:00 PM at Springan
Stevenson Funeral Home
Chapel in Stanley, ND.
The Graveside Service
will be broadcast, please
follow the link on Stella’s
service information on
our website
www.springan
stevenson.com.
Due to Covid 19, we ask
that everyone adhere to
local and state require-
ments for social distanc-
ing.
Stella Henrietta was
born on December 9, 1918
in Ryder, North Dakota to
Olaf and Hilda (Lidblom)
Troite. She went to a
country school through
the 8th grade.
Stella married John
Belik on October 21, 1944
and they made their home
on the farm west of Ross,
ND and they raised two
children. John passed
away July 1, 1979. Stella
moved to Stanley in the
fall of that year.
She enjoyed visiting
with people and having
coffee with her friends,
especially with Rita. Stel-
la volunteered at the
Mountrail Bethel Home
for 12 years, fixing hair
for the residents and re-
ceived a Certificate of
Volunteer Appreciation
for all her hard work. She
enjoyed making quilts,
crocheting, crafts and
listening to music. Stella
loved to dance and put
puzzles together and go
for walks.
Stella would later move
into an apartment at Cen-
tennial Crt for a number
of years before entering
the nursing home last De-
cember.
Stella was known to all
as a very special lady.
She was preceded in
death by: her parents;
husband, John; brothers,
Arnold Troite and Leslie
“Bud” Troite; sisters,
Emma Shotswell, Olga Er-
ickson, Clarinda Erickson
and Selma Folden.
Stella is survived by:
her son, Daryl (Bette)
Belik of Tioga, ND; her
daughter, LaVonne Ku-
jawa of Toledo, OH; 4
grandchildren, Shannon
Belik of Sawyer, Kristy
Sandbeck of East Grand
Forks, MN, Michelle
Shrewsberry of OH and
Jennifer Wright of VA; 6
great-grandchildren, Jay-
den and Jaren Sandbeck,
Beau Belik, Zack Shrews-
berry, Kayla Lathrop, Bra-
dy Morrill and a number
of nieces, nephews and
cousins.