Funeral Services for Reinhold Fredrick Stern, 87, of Mott, ND will be Monday, February 13, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott. Rev. John Amundson will officiate and burial will follow at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Mott. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday.

Reinhold Fredrick Stern was born on September 30, 1918 near Mott, ND, to John and Fredricka (Roth) Stern, at their homestead. He grew up there and attended school in Mott. Reinhold worked on the farm with his family and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937. He served in Fargo, ND and was discharged in June of 1938. Reiny returned to Mott and was united in marriage to Elsie Eva Schock, north of Elgin, ND in 1940. To this union, three sons were born, Curtis, Gary and Jim. Reiny farmed east of Mott, ND for many years and later worked in Mott at the Equity Exchange for over 20 years.


Reinhold Stern passed away on Feb. 9, 2006 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.


Reiny loved to play cards and was very competitive, enjoyed fixing things,
traveling, sightseeing and visiting with people. He truly loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren.


Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Elsie, of Mott, his sons, Curtis (Judy) Stern, of Lohrville, IA, Gary (Malinda) Stern, of Olathe, KS and Jim, of Young America, MN; his grandchildren, Jolene, Kenneth and Kyle; and his great grandchildren, Logan, Dustin, Kennedy and Katlyn. Preceding Reiny in death were his parents, six brothers, Christ, Adolph, John, Herbert and stillborn twin brothers, two sisters, Marie and Helen and one granddaughter, Karen.