Lester Gustafson, 95, of Stanley, ND, passed away Sunday evening, June 9, 2019 at the Mountrail County Nursing Home in Stanley.

Lester was born on July 5, 1923 on a farm north of Blaisdell, ND. He married Angeline Biegler on April 30, 1949. They celebrated 70 years of marriage in April. Lester and Angie farmed for a few years near Edgeley, ND and then later at the farm where Lester grew up. In 1957 they moved to Stanley with their family, where Lester worked as a carpenter until he retired at the age of 62. His crew for many of those years were his 7 sons. They raised 12 children; Barbara ("Coop") Cooper - Berthold, Pat (Paul) Thunshelle - Plaza, Mary Chewakin - Fargo, Allen (Diane) - New Town, Judy (Rick) Spletstoser - Watford City, Elmer (Ann) -Shockapee, MN, Gerard - New Town, Tim (Angie) -Grand Forks, Bryan (Lori) - Stanley, Pam (Gary) Schmidt -Stanley, Glenn (Carol) - Prior Lake, MN. They have 24 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and brother, Cyril Gustafson.

Lester enjoyed music, electronics, fishing, crossword puzzles, whistling, bird watching and reading the newspaper from front to back every day. His greatest love was his wife, Angie. He loved and was proud of all of his family.

Lester is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Barbara (Goettle)Gustafson; son, James Gustafson; son-in-law, Myron "Coop" Cooper; grandson, Michael Chewakin; sisters, Lillian Neether, Violet Vettle and Vivian Lagien.

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