Marjorie Aufforth

Stanley

Marjorie Aufforth, 98, of Stanley, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the Mountrail County Bethel Home in Stanley, ND.

E. Marjorie Aufforth was born on June 29, 1925, on a farm near Flaxton, two minutes before her sister Margaret, to Henry Strawbridge and Dorris (Hillborn) Stawbridge. The family moved to Portal when the girls started school. Marge graduated from Portal High School. She attended Minot State Teachers College for a summer and started teaching in a country school near Bowbells. There she met her future husband John H. Aufforth. They were married at sunrise on Good Friday April 9, 1944.

Marjorie enjoyed gardening and putting up the produce. She was an avid bird watcher. She banded birds with some of the best-known ornithologists. She also enjoyed watching her family play ball. Marge also enjoyed hunting upland game with her husband John. She used her own 410 shotgun. In their retirement many hours were spent with their good friends, John and Vera Redmer, drinking coffee, going to auction sales or just driving around.

She left the farm and moved to Sr. Housing in Bowbells, where she made friends and enjoyed the Sr. Center. She spent time at the Kenmare Community Hospital, more recently she lived at Mountrail Bethel Home. Marge was a former member of the EUB church in Bowbells and a current member of Faith Baptist in Kenmare. While living in Bowbells she attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church.

Survivors include children; John D. (Jack) Aufforth (Gen), Linda Enget, Allan Aufforth; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren; and special friend, Ardelle McIntyre.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Henry and Dorris; sisters, Mildred, Margaret and Kathryn; husband, John; son-in-law, Owen Enget; and grandson, Kyle Enget.

Majorie’s Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Bowbells, North Dakota. There will be a public visitation one hour prior to the service. Reverend Michon Weingartner will officiate. There will be a luncheon held at the church following the burial. Marjorie will be laid to rest in the Bowbells Cemetery in Bowbells, North Dakota.

The Funeral Service will be broadcast, you can view Majorie’s service directly on her obituary page on our website www.springanstevenson.com.

Springan Stevenson Funeral Home of Stanley have been entrusted with arrangements and services. Friends may sign the on-line register and give their condolences at www.springanstevenson.com.

Published by The Minot Daily News, July 29, 2023.