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Stella Stehn

August 14, 2001

Stella J. Stehn, 86, of Northwood, died on Monday, August 6, 2001, at her Maple Court Apartment in Northwood.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Lutheran Church, Northwood, with Rev. Paul Holmer officiating. Burial will take place in the Sunset Rest Cemetery, Northwood. Visitation will be on Wednesday, from 6-8:00 p.m., at the Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood.

Stella was born on April 20, 1915, to Conrad and Marie (Peterson) Carlson and was a life long resident of Worth County. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood. She was a member of the Rebecca Circle for many years. Stella graduated from the Northwood High School in 1933. After graduation she taught in a rural school near Kensett. She also worked as a governess for a family in St. Paul, Minnesota.

On March 9, 1935, she married Fred Stehn at the Lutheran Parsonage in Northwood. After their marriage they farmed near Carpenter until 1940, when they moved to their farm southeast of Northwood. They resided there until 1978, when they moved to Northwood.

She enjoyed music and for many years was a member of the Worth County Rural Women's Chorus. She also enjoyed gardening and cooking. She collected cookbooks, glassware and antique dishes.

Survivors include a daughter, Wanda and husband, Ronald Shovan of Clearwater, Florida; grandson, Mark and wife, Tina Shovan of Dunedin, Florida; great-granddaughters, Jennifer and Jillian Shovan of Dunedin, Florida; and one nephew and two nieces.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred in 1992; her parents; and two sisters, Esther Czekahski and Alma Peterson.

The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, was in charge of the arrangements.
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