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Sara Clara <I>McCurdy</I> Stoen

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Sara Clara McCurdy Stoen

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27 Jun 2012 (aged 98)
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Norwegian Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Sara Clara (McCurdy) Stoen, 98, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids.
She was born February 10, 1914, on the family farm near Anamoose, N.D., the daughter of Patrick and Sarah (Cowan) McCurdy.
Sara left home at the age of 16 and entered the convent in Minneapolis.
After spending two years in the convent she lived and worked at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Sanborn, N.D., for several years.
At age 20 Sara moved to Fargo where she lived and worked at St. Mary's Cathedral as a housekeeper and cook.
In the summer of 1936 she moved to Norwegian Grove to help her sister, Ellen, and other families in the farming community.
Sara married Morris Stoen on October 8,1942, at the parish of Pastor E. O. Stenson.
Sara and Morris farmed and raised their family near Pelican Rapids.
Sara also worked at Pelican Valley Hospital in Peiican Rapids for several years.
Morris died November 23, 1984.
Sara was a member of North Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids and the V.F.W. and American Legion Auxiliary.
Sara was preceded in death by her husband; sons, Marcus and DuWayne; grandson, Robert; sisters, Margaret, Ellen, Elizabeth, Mary, Ceil, Katherine; and brothers, George, Lawrence, Patrick and Francis.
Visitation: Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. at Larson Funeral Home, Pelican Rapids. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the service at the church.
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, at North Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids.
Clergy: Rev. Curt Tilleraas
Burial: North Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Pelican Rapids
Sara Clara (McCurdy) Stoen, 98, died Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at Pelican Valley Nursing Home, Pelican Rapids.
She was born February 10, 1914, on the family farm near Anamoose, N.D., the daughter of Patrick and Sarah (Cowan) McCurdy.
Sara left home at the age of 16 and entered the convent in Minneapolis.
After spending two years in the convent she lived and worked at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Sanborn, N.D., for several years.
At age 20 Sara moved to Fargo where she lived and worked at St. Mary's Cathedral as a housekeeper and cook.
In the summer of 1936 she moved to Norwegian Grove to help her sister, Ellen, and other families in the farming community.
Sara married Morris Stoen on October 8,1942, at the parish of Pastor E. O. Stenson.
Sara and Morris farmed and raised their family near Pelican Rapids.
Sara also worked at Pelican Valley Hospital in Peiican Rapids for several years.
Morris died November 23, 1984.
Sara was a member of North Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids and the V.F.W. and American Legion Auxiliary.
Sara was preceded in death by her husband; sons, Marcus and DuWayne; grandson, Robert; sisters, Margaret, Ellen, Elizabeth, Mary, Ceil, Katherine; and brothers, George, Lawrence, Patrick and Francis.
Visitation: Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. at Larson Funeral Home, Pelican Rapids. Visitation resumes one hour prior to the service at the church.
Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, at North Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids.
Clergy: Rev. Curt Tilleraas
Burial: North Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Pelican Rapids

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  • Maintained by: ❀ T Burt
  • Originally Created by: Marjorie
  • Added: Jul 29, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94370736/sara_clara-stoen: accessed ), memorial page for Sara Clara McCurdy Stoen (10 Feb 1914–27 Jun 2012), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94370736, citing North Immanuel Cemetery, Norwegian Grove, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by ❀ T Burt (contributor 47009168).