Manville Stoltenow

Manville Earl Stoltenow

VERTIN-MUNSON FUNERAL HOME

WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA

58075

Manville Stoltenow, 89, Breckenridge , MN and formerly of Wahpeton, ND died on Wednesday May 26, 2010 at the St. Francis Healthcare Campus, Breckenridge , MN . Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 29 at Evergreen United Methodist Church , Wahpeton at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Randy Spahr officiating. Visitation will be on Friday at the Willow Creek Chapel ( 920 Third Avenue North ) Wahpeton, ND from 5:00-8:00 P.M. with a 7:00 P.M. Prayer Service.

Vertin-Munson Wahpeton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Manville Stoltenow was born on Feb. 6, 1921, to Rueben and Emma (Pasbrig) Stoltenow of rural Wahpeton. He was baptized in the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Great Bend , where his family attended. Manville grew up on a farm east of Great Bend and later his family moved to the city of Great Bend . He attended country school at Summit Township #1, graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1938 and then attended State School of Science where he played football. Manville was united in marriage to Alice Joy Worner at her parent’s house in Great Bend , ND on September 24, 1944 and together they built their farm , “West Edge Holstein Farm”, by Great Bend . They first delivered milk on a horse drawn flatbed for a nickel a quart and later delivered it to the customer’s doorstep in a Model A Ford with the rumble seat converted to hold milk racks. In the summer of 1955, Manville & Alice adopted their daughter Maxine. Manville later formed a dairy partnership with Don Leinen in 1965. Manville and Alice built a home and moved to Wahpeton in 1981.

He was a member of the Evergreen United Methodist church and served on various committees including the Great Bend School Board, Great Bend EUB and Methodist Church Boards, Farmers Mill & Elevator, City Board of Great Bend, First National Bank Board of Wahpeton, Farm Bureau, and the State and National Holstein Breeders. Manville enjoyed playing baseball, spending time at Blanche Lake in the summer and traveling south in the winter. He liked playing cards, watching the MN Twins, auction sales, bowling and going for drives to check the crops. Manville also enjoyed the Chahinkapa Zoo and loved to take his grandchildren & great-granddaughters to visit the animals.

Manville is survived by his only daughter, Maxine (Jeff) Leinen, Great Bend , ND ;

his Grandchildren Kristin (Paul) Texidor of Verona , WI , Eric (Christina)Leinen

of Oshkosh , WI ; his 3 Great-granddaughters; Isabella Texidor, Layla &

Brooke Leinen; his brother Earl (Albertine) Stoltenow, Great Bend ; his sister Eileen Larson, Blanche Lake, MN and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife Alice (6-28-09); sister Eleanor Fitzgerald (2002); and his parents Rueben (1960) and Emma (1964) Stoltenow.