Hubert Stoneberg

Stoneberg, Hubert Algot. Age 96, of Valley City, ND. Beloved husband, brother, cousin, uncle, and friend. Born Algot Hubert on March 7, 1913 in Spring Creek Township. Former resident of Hastings, Barnes County. Died peacefully on December 6, 2009 at Sheyenne Care Center. Preceded in death by first wife Alice C. Larson Weidler Stoneberg in 1984; father Magnus Henning Bengtson Stoneberg 1935; mother Anna Elaine (Graalum) Stoneberg 1973; sister Ethel A. McNabney 2004. Hubert is survived by his loving wife Gladys Myrtle Ordilla (Mickelson) Stoneberg (first husband Sigvald Jensen); sisters Mae L. Lund (Willard) of McFarland, WI and Rose M. Cronk (Robert) of Richfield, MN; cousins; thirteen nieces and nephews. Educated through grade eight at the Hastings School, Hubert was a full-time farmer by age 22. A longtime bachelor and grain farmer, he raised wheat, oats, barley, and sunflower, living at home and wintering in Brownsville, TX with his mother until her death and some years beyond. Family, friends, and church events were central in Hubert’s life. He also enjoyed bowling, playing cards, following the MN Twins, and finding buried prizes at the Fargo fair. After a Las Vegas wedding on Oct. 13, 1975 “Hugh” and Alice traveled to Norway, Sweden, and across the continental USA. Hugh married Gladys on June 4, 1988 in Stephen, MN. The couple resided at the Hastings farm until it was auctioned in September 2005. Hugh’s maternal grandparents, Andrew Graalum (born Anders Olsen) and Emma Simensdatter, had emigrated from the Tune area of Ostfold, Norway to Warren, ND by 1883, with daughters Henrietta and Serena. Anna E., the third of twelve children, was born in the USA. Her husband Henning and close relatives emigrated from Slattakra, Hallands Ian, Sweden to settle in Hastings. Henning’s uncle Ernest (born Johan Aron Abrahamsson) established a homestead in the late 1800’s, and Henning’s homestead was certified June 6, 1904 with the help of his brother Birger Bengtson Nilsson (Vikstrom Cemetery, Litchville). Their mother, Anna Britta Abrahamsdotter (husband Bengt Nilsson) emigrated the previous winter (Jan. ’04) to live on Henning’s farm, which remained in the family for 101 years, spanning only two generations.

Hubert Stoneberg

March 7, 1913 - December 6, 2009