Her funeral will be celebrated Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church, Williston. The Rev. Kyle Anderson and the Rev. Lyle Thorpe will officiate and interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery.
Hazel Charlotte Nepstad was born on Sept. 20, 1926, the third daughter of Carl and Hulda (Bratten) Nepstad, in Watford City.
She attended schools in the McKenzie County area, moving with the family to Rawson, N.D., in l939. She came to Williston in l945 and was first employed at the Castle Cafe and Mercy Hospital before her marriage to Melvin Sandstrom on Oct. 24, l947, in Williston. There they raised two sons and two daughters during their 52 years together before his passing in l999.
Hazel was a stay-at-home mom while their children were young, being involved in their school and church activities. She was also employed at Borud's, Red Owl and County Market bakeries in her later years. She was honored in 2007 at the "Tribute to Moms," representing the congregation of the Assembly of God Church.
She is survived by her four children, Cheryl Lingenfelter and husband, Jim, Lane Sandstrom and wife, Dani, all of Williston, Ward Sandstrom and wife, Debbie, of Mandan, and Trudy Martinez and husband, Octavio, of West Palm Beach, Fla;; one sister, Margaret Eikren of Alexander; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; a half-brother, Kendal Nepstad of England and several nephews, nieces and cousins.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Melvin; sister, Evelyn Mahlen; half-brothers Marlan and Maylan Nepstad; and a half-sister, Kay Ledum.
Hazel's godly example and integrity in life, and her courage and faith in death, were an inspiration to her family. She will be greatly missed!
Friends may visit the Everson Funeral Home Web site at www.eversonfh.com to share thoughts and remembrances.
Friends may call at Everson Funeral Home on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and at the church on Thursday for the hour preceding the funeral.
Comments
Craig and April Litfin wrote on Oct 16, 2008 2:30 PM:
Sorry we didn't make it to the funeral. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Your mom was a very nice lady. It's hard to lose someone you love. We lost our grandma on Sept.17, praise the Lord she had prayed with my (April's) mother before she passed away. We now have hope of seeing her in heaven someday. The Bible encourages us when it tells us that those who mourn will be comforted. Praise the Lord for His precious Word. God bless you all.
Your in our thoughts and prayers,
The Litfin family "