Owen Enget

Owen Stanley Enget

was born in Powers Lake,

ND on April 15, 1943.

Owen passed away peace-

fully at Trinity Hospital

with his family surround-

ing him on September 14,

2022. He was the fourth of

five boys born to Oscar

and Lillie (Ekberg) Enget.

Owen was raised on the

family farm, south of

Powers Lake, ND. He was

a 1961 graduate of Powers

Lake High School, where

he excelled in basketball

and football. After high

school, Owen went to

Minot State College,

where he played football.

Unfortunately, he broke

his leg during his fresh-

man season, and he re-

turned to the John Enget

family homestead where

he resided until the time

of his death. Owen took

off the fall quarters to

help his dad while he was

going to college. While in

college he became an as-

tute card and pool shark,

while earning his teaching

degree.

Owen student taught in

Williston, ND. While

there, he met his wife,

Linda Aufforth, from

Bowbells, ND, who was

teaching third grade. They

married on August 7,

1966. They were blessed

with Melinda (1968),

Jonathan (1972), and Kyle

(1976).

Owen taught in Powers

Lake and Grenora, where

he also coached basketball

and football. He was

known to outrun his

players after practice

while in his cowboy

boots. In 1978, he quit

teaching to pursue his

passion of farming and

ranching. He continued to

coach junior high basket-

ball, B team basketball,

and varsity assistant until

Jonathan graduated from

high school. He was an

avid fan of all sports and

all players.

Owen was a member of

NDEA, the Stockman’s

Association, and the

Angus Association. He

served on the Powers

Lake Ambulance Board

and was instrumental in

establishing the Powers

Lake Rural Ambulance

District. He loved his

hometown and worked

with Lake Housing Au-

thority project to build

seven new houses in town

to bring young families to

Powers Lake. He was a

lifelong member of Bethel

Baptist Church and served

on nearly every commit-

tee, especially the unoffi-

cial social committees!

Owen was very proud

of his three grandsons and

rarely missed any sporting

event in which they were

playing: football, basket-

ball, or track. Attending

the state track meet was

an annual Enget tradition.

One of his most cherished

memories was attending

the State Class B Basket-

ball Tournament and

cheering on the Ranchers

and his grandsons, Terek

and Tyson.

Owen will be remem-

bered as a great guy who

had a smile for everyone.

He could be found at

Cenex, at the Ambulance

Hall playing cards, at a

sporting event, or church

discussing his favorite to-

pics, which included his

grandsons, the Vikings

and Twins, farming, pino-

cle, Rook, and hunting.

Reminiscing and telling

stories with Dale, Merlin,

Harlis and anybody else

who would listen was also

a favorite pastime.

Owen was a man of

strong faith and he

showed it by the way he

lived, encouraged, and

loved others. He will be

greatly missed by his wife

of 56 years, Linda, his

children and grandchil-

dren, and his many rela-

tives and friends.

Blessed to have shared

in his life are his wife,

Linda; daughter, Melinda

Madison; son, Jonathan

(Elizabeth) Enget; grand-

sons, Tate, Terek, and Ty-

son; brother, Jerome

(Brenda) Enget,

sister-in-law, June (Gor-

don) Enget, and several

nieces and nephews.

Owen was preceded in

death by son Kyle;

parents, Oscar and Lillie;

brothers, Gordon, Wesley,

and Orlin.

There will be a public

visitation from 5:00-7:00

PM on Sunday, Sep-

tember 18, 2022 at the

Bethel Baptist Church in

Powers Lake, North Dako-

ta with a family service to

follow at 7:00 PM. Owen’s

Funeral Service will be

held at 11:00 AM, Mon-

day, September 19, 2022

at the Bethel Baptist

Church in Powers Lake,

North Dakota. Pastor Mike

Fraunfelter will officiate.

Interment will be in Beth-

el Baptist Cemetery in

Powers Lake, North Dako-

ta.

The Funeral Service

will be broadcast. You can

view Owen’s service

directly on his obituary

page on our website

www.springanstevenson

.com.

Springan Stevenson

Funeral Home of Stanley

has been entrusted with

arrangements and ser-

vices. Friends may sign

the on-line register and

give their condolences at

www.springanstevenson

.com.