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Stanley Bruce Thompson
8 Feb 1947 – 4 Sep 2008
| Birth | 8 Feb 1947 |
| Death | 4 Sep 2008 |
| Cemetery | Mandan Union Cemetery Mandan , Morton County , North Dakota , USA |
| Added by | Brian Backes on 15 Mar 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74141701 |
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The Bismarck Tribune Tue, Sep 09, 2008 ·Page 7 Stanley Thompson Stanley Bruce Thompson Sr., passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 61, Sept. 4, 2008, at his home surrounded by family. Since no cure was to be had, he deserved peace as God only takes the very best. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Lee Herberg officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where services of remembrance will begin at 7 p.m. Stanley Bruce Thompson Sr., son of Theodore and Inez (Hetletvedt) Thompson, was born Feb. 8, 1947, the eighth of 14 children, in Minot. He was raised and educated in Tuttle. Stan moved to Bismarck, where he met Carol Schell and on July 8, 1967, they married and were blessed with five children. Stan worked various jobs in the Bismarck-Mandan community, before heading to Chicago. Due to the trucking strike, Stan and Carol moved back to North Dakota to raise their family. Stan worked at United Van Lines in Bismarck for 30 years. Stan married Marion Scholz on June 6, 1997, and they moved to Mesa, Ariz. Stan worked for Spiral Inc. from 1998 to 2004, until settling in at WalMart from 2004 to 2007, while in Arizona. After being diagnosed with cancer in May of 2007, Stan and Marion moved back to the Bismarck/Mandan area to be closer to family and friends. Stan had many friends far and near. During his over-the-road years, Stan would spend countless hours having coffee and talking to any-one who would stop to chat. It didn't matter where he was, he made time to sit and chat over coffee. There wasn't a place Stan went where he didn't know someone, whether it be at home in North Dakota or Arizona or somewhere he once trucked. Stan had a great love for his family. He enjoyed spending time with his children camping, boating and fishing. He also enjoyed taking his children and grandchildren to the races on Friday nights at the Dacotah Speedway. As the children grew older, family time became more important and he always looked forward to having the kids visit his and Marion's home in Arizona or the phone calls from the kids and grandkids. Stan loved to play a competitive game of pinochle with his children, friends, family or anyone who wanted to play. It didn't matter if you were just visit-ing or a family gathering, pinochle was the card game of choice in Stan's home. Over the years, the game wasn't as competitive as Grandpa taught his grand-children how to play.
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