Thelma Bessie IVERSON

1911 - 2001  (90 years)

• Name	Thelma Bessie IVERSON
  Birth	26 Jul 1911	Alexander, McKenzie County, North Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Oct 2001	Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
  	Mercy Medical Center
  Burial	Wilmington Cemetery, Arnegard, McKenzie County, North Dakota
  Notes	Thelma Iverson was born July 26, 1911, to Albert and Anna (Eikren) Iverson on her father's farm, south of Alexander. After her father, Albert, passed away, the family moved to Rawson to run the Heggen Hotel, which was owned by Thelma's Uncle O.J. and Aunt Bessie Iverson. After she attended one year of high school in Rawson, Thelma's family moved to Arnegard, where she graduated in 1930. She then attended Dakota Business College in Fargo for one year. She worked in Watford City at the Resettlement Administration later to be called Farm Security Administration. Thelma married Andreas "Andy" Stenehjem on Jan. 20, 1939, at the O.J. Iverson Home in Rawson. They lived in Anamoose, for one year working with Andy's brother, Ove, and their father, Peter A. Stenehjem, They purchased the P.A. Stenehjem farm just south of Arnegard, where they raised two sons and one daughter. They lost one son in infancy. Thelma continued farming and living on the family farm after Andy's death in 1975. She was an active member of the Wilmington Lutheran Church, the Wilmington WELCA, and the church quilting group. She sat on many local election boards and served as treasure on the Arnegard School Board for many years. She was a member of the local Tops Club and had opened her home to members for weekly meetings for the past 20 years. Thelma enjoyed sewing, baking, reading and playing cards. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy and she loved watching them in their many activities. She was an avid Twins fan and very seldom missed a game on TV. God has truly blessed us with Thelma's life and love. She is survived by two sons, Glenn Oliver and his wife, Vicky, of Watford City and Peter Arden and his wife, Sally, of Indianapolis, Ind.; her daughter, Julie Ann Wisness and her husband, Milo, of Keene; Six grandchildren and their spouses: Erin and Jose Romero, Garth and Suzy Stenehjem, Bill and Debbie Thompson, Beau Wisness, Levi Wisness and Chase Wisness; two great-grandchildren, Peter Andrew and Antonio John Thompson; and a sister, Stella Van Dyke Wahlund of Watford City. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; an infant son, Gregory Mark; a brother, Elmer Iverson; a sister, Julia Iverson Essen; and infant twin grandsons, Russell Paul and Joshua Glenn Wisness.
  Person ID	I42108	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert IVERSON,   b. 5 Nov 1883, Harmony, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 12 May 1919, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Anne Trondsdatter EIKREN,   b. 8 Jan 1885, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 3 Feb 1954, McKenzie County, North Dakota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1911	McKenzie County, North Dakota
  Family ID	F26636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Andreas STENEHJEM   d. 1975
  Marriage	20 Jan 1939	Rawson, McKenzie County, North Dakota
  Children	1. Gregory Mark STENEHJEM
  Family ID	F28247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2024