Owen Lee Stangeland, 94, Hills, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Services were Saturday, Dec. 3, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. The Rev. Greg Standafer officiated. Burial was at Luverne Memorial Gardens in rural Luverne. Owen Stangeland was born to Nel and Belle Stangeland on Jan. 11, 1911, in Lismore Township, Nobles County. He graduated from Adrian High School and attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis. After completing one year of college he returned home to help his mother and brother on the family farm during the 1930s.He married Florence Mulder on Dec. 1, 1934, at the church parsonage in Worthington. They farmed the family farm near Lismore until 1971. They moved to Luverne in 1971. He worked for Hanson Silo Company another 10 years. They enjoyed traveling and visiting their children. He continued to live in Luverne after Mrs. Stangeland’s death on Aug. 9, 1989.He married Mildred Klosterberg on June 1, 1991, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. Thy enjoyed traveling with tour groups and visiting family. After a lengthy illness Mr. Stangeland died June 27, 1997. He moved to Tuff Memorial Home in Hills on Oct. 13, 2003. He was a member of First Baptist church in Luverne for 60 years where he served as a deacon and trustee. He served on the Adrian School Board. He was a great support to his children in all their church, school and 4-H activities. Survivors include two sons, Virgil (Beverly) Stangeland, Willmar, and Joel (Mariann) Stangeland, White Bear Lake; two daughters, Wyonne (John) Goodwin, Raleigh, N.C., and Cynthia (Joe) Glanzer, Littleton, Colo.; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; three stepsons, Jerry (Dorothy) Klosterberg, Luverne, Duane (Janice) Klosterberg, Steen, and Robert (Leigh) Klosterberg, Sioux Falls, S.D.; one stepdaughter, Carol (Henry) Zwaan, Steen; 15 stepgrandchildren; 20 stepgreat-grandchildren; three stepgreat-great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Stangeland was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Florence, his wife, Mildred, two infant brothers, three brothers, Arthur, Leonard and Melvin, three sisters, Nora, Sarah and Thora and one son-in-law, Donald Hamann. Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
