On Saturday, August 8, 2020, Robert (Bob) Stenehjem, loving husband and father, was called home by God at the age of 76 in Stanley, ND.

Bob was born on March 23, 1944 in Stanley, ND to Justin and Aileen (Moore) Stenehjem. He graduated from Stanley High School. Bob worked as a drilling supervisor and was in the oil industry for 51 years in the upper Midwest. On July 5, 1964, he married Jenette Ruby Ruden. They worked side by side building their home north of Stanley where they raised one son, Dwayne, and two daughters, JoLynn and Mary.

Bob was a god-fearing man who was a charter member of Our Savior’s Free Lutheran Church where he worshiped in God’s word. He had a passion for working on cars and talking, or more fittingly, arguing politics. He loved eating a good rib-eye steak and swimming at the aquatic center. During retirement Bob enjoyed traveling, visiting the grandkids, and helping the community by being a member of the Lions Club where he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award.

Bob was preceded in death by his father, Justin; his mother, Aileen; his brother, Kenneth and his sister Lois. He is survived by his wife Jenette; his three children, JoLynn Stenehjem, Dwayne (Amy) Stenehjem, and Mary (Mason) Willrett; his six grandchildren, Nicholas, Jessica, Troy, Ethan, Cole, and Sydney; his sister, Patsy (Jerry) Schultz, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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