Rosalie E. Stromstad Obituary (1923 - 2018)

Rosalie Estelle Stromstad, 94, of Bismarck, North Dakota died on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Lutheran Church of the Cross, Bismarck. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. Rosalie was born October 2, 1923 to John Edwin and Ruth (Olson) Stalwick. She graduated from Berthold High School, Berthold, ND in 1941. She had several jobs in Minot, ND after graduation. Rosalie married Norman Stromstad on August 25, 1946 in Berthold. Together with their family they resided in Carpio, Minot, New Rockford, and Jamestown prior to settling in Bismarck in 1955. They were able to celebrate 66 years of married life. The majority of Rosalie's career was spent in the library at Bismarck Junior College where she loved the staff, students, and books. Family was very important to Rosalie. She was a loving mom and a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother. Her Norwegian heritage was especially meaningful to her. Rosalie enjoyed entertaining, the arts, reading and book clubs, PEO, her home on Pickerel Lake, Minnesota and wintering in Mesa, Arizona. Rosalie is survived by four children, Julie Olson, Annandale, MN, John (Judy) Stromstad, Bismarck, Jeff (Kathy) Stromstad, Mandan, and Jane (Mark) Lynne, Batavia,IL and her sister Patricia Childs of Highmore, SD; ten grandchildren, John, Joshua, Jay, Whitney, Katie, Kirsten, Eric, Anne, Sarah and Elizabeth. Her great grandchildren are Madeline, Benjamin, DeShawn, Jayden, Johanna, and Elliot. Rosalie was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brothers James and Delmore. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Lutheran Church of the Cross, 1004 E. Highland Acres Road, Bismarck, ND 58501 where Rosalie was a proud charter member.