Mavis A. Stromme

Mavis A. Stromme, 77 of West Fargo, formerly of the Doyon/Crary area of North Dakota passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Sheyenne Crossing Skilled Care in West Fargo, ND. Mass of the Resurrection for Mavis will be held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 2:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake with Fr. Matthew Kraemer celebrating the Mass. Burial will be in St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Crary at a later date. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Monday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. The Rosary will be led by the Catholic Daughters of the Americas. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday one hour prior to the funeral Mass. Mavis Arlene Stein was born on February 6, 1936, to Peter and Etta (Brekken) Stein in the family’s home. She attended a country school, schools in Lakota and Pekin, and graduated from Doyon High School in 1954. During her school years, she was active in 4-H where she showed Brown Swiss cattle at many county and state fairs. She was a Ramsey County Dairy Princess. In high school, she was a cheerleader for the Doyon Pirates. Mavis met her future husband, Lloyd T. Stromme, at Max and Mary Jane Gilbraith’s wedding dance. Lloyd and Mavis were married at Sacred Heart Parish in Crary, North Dakota, on July 7, 1954. While living with Lloyd’s parents, Clarence and Pauline (Zettler) Stromme, their daughter, Ann Marie, was born in 1955. In the spring of 1956, they moved onto their own farm, with another daughter, Jan Louise. James Robert and Jolene Mavis were born in 1957 and 1960 respectively. Mavis loved life on the farm and was a great helpmate to Lloyd. Our family has fond memories of her love of family and the farm. Mavis was chairman of the Ramsey County American Cancer Society for several years, was a 4-H leader, member of Catholic Daughters and the VFW Auxiliary. Lloyd and Mavis shared 59 years of marriage. They enjoyed traveling with neighbors, winters in AZ with Loy and Gerald, and quiet times at the house in Lakota. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her greatest joy. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd, of West Fargo, her children, Ann (Greg) Dye of Fargo, Jan Langton of Devils Lake, James (LuAnn) on the family farm at Crary, and Jolene of Gilbert, AZ. She has 7 grandchildren, Jenni (Tim) Rheault, Neil (Brianne) Langton, Thomas (Steph Brustad) Dye, Trent Stromme, Seth (Michaela) Dye, Trevor Stromme, and Danielle Stromme. Her great grandchildren are Weslie, Max and Hobey Langton and Corbin Rheault. She leaves a sister, Loy (Gerald) Stutrud and a brother Jerry (Clarice) Stein all of McVille and sisters-in-law Delores Stromme of Mesa, AZ and Marie (Gary) Anderson of Reynolds, ND. She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Allen Stein and sister Louise Johnson-Anderson. Memorials may be made to Lakota Library, PO Box 307, 116 West B. Ave.| Lakota, ND 58344 or St. Benedict’s Catholic Cemetery Restoration Fund.