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Edith Francis Okrina Stengel

13 Oct 1908 – 2 Dec 1991

Birth	13 Oct 1908
Death	2 Dec 1991
Cemetery	Marshall Cemetery Marshall , Lyon County , Minnesota , USA
Added by	Gayle on 21 Jun 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146920575

Bio

Edith Stengel Edith F. Stengel, 83, died December 2, 1991 at the Granite Falls Hospital. Services were held on Thursday, December 5 at the United Methodist Church in Wood Lake with Pastor Jim Crecelius officiating. Janette Frank was the organist, and RaNae Thompson was the soloist. Burial was in the Marshall Cemetery at Marshall. Casket bearers include Gary Anderson, John Brockman, Steve Brockman, Denton Erikson, Brian Gniffke and Arlan Gustafson. Edith Frances Okrina Stengel was born October 13, 1908 in Stanley Township, Marshall, to Frank and Tressia Sanderson Okrina. She attended Stanley Township Country School and high school in Marshall. Edith went on to Teachers College in Tracy, and graduated in 1929. Her 18 year career began in 1930, teaching in Lyon and Yellow Medicine counties. Amiel Stengel and Edith were married in 1933, and they lived on a farm near Marshall. Their son Loren Stengel was born in 1934. They moved to a farm near Hanley Falls in 1943. Edith resided on this farm, keeping a keen eye on the crops, working in the garden, and enjoying her flowers. She was a life long member of the Presbyterian Church. She served on many boards and committees in the former Cottonwood Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Amiel, her parents, two brothers, a sister, and one grandchild. She is survived by her son Loren and his wife Kathy; two sisters, Mae Stengel of Beresford, SD, and Eva Champion of Lyons, NY; three brothers, Floyd of Minneota, Franklin of Cottonwood, and Elmer of Minneota; four grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. The Lynner Funeral Home of Clarkfield handled the arrangements. --Granite Falls-Clarkfield Advocate Tribune December 5, 1991

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Family

Parents

• Frank Alois Okrina 1871–1961
• Tresia Ina Sanderson Okrina 1875–1952

Spouse

• Amiel G. Stengel 1906–1951 FaG

Siblings

• Eva Mable Okrina Champion 1901–1997
• Mae Avenell Okrina Stengel 1903–2003
• Roy E. Okrina 1904–1918
• Ethel M Okrina Zellmer 1906–1969
• Leonard Ray Okrina 1909–1970
• Floyd Alois Okrina 1911–1996
• Franklin Donald Okrina 1912–1997
• Elmer Erwin Okrina 1916–1995

Children

• Loren Dean Stengel 1934–2001 FaG

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