Funeral service for Lewis "Lew" August Stolzenburg, 92, of Hettinger, ND will be Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Judy Banwart and Rev. Garry Weems will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

LEWIS AUGUST STOLZENBURG was born on April 29, 1913 to Henry and Minnie (Gerth) Stolzenburg at their home in Grand River, SD. Lew attended grade school at the Grand River School, then on to high school in Hettinger, ND. He earned his degree at Dickinson State College. Lew taught rural schools in South Dakota and in several towns in North Dakota. He served on the Board of the Grand River Grazing Association and Township Board.

Lew and Bessie Lusk were marred on January 19, 1949 in Benkelman, Nebraska and came home to the family farm in Northern Perkins County, SD. He especially enjoyed working with his herd of Hereford cattle. When Lew retired, they sold their farm and moved into Hettinger and enjoyed many years of tours throughout the United States. Lew and Bessie entered the Hillcrest Care Center in Hettinger, ND, where he passed away on May 31, 2005.

He leaves to mourn his wife, Bessie, of Hettinger; special friends, Dave and Julie Loper and a special grandson, Dillon Loper, all of Bismarck, ND; one sister Winifred Knutson, of San Antonio, TX; two nieces, Rosemary Knutson (Armando) Gonvalas, San Antonio, TX, and Samarade Otis, of Aberdeen, SD and her two sons, Brian and Tyler; and many close friends and neighbors.

Preceding Lew in death were his parents and one sister Edna Rishel.