Ruth Chastek

Funeral service for Ruth G. Chastek, 97, of Dickinson, formerly of, Hazen, ND will be 10 a.m., Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND with Pastor Steve Schou officiating. Burial to follow in the Dickinson Cemetery. Ruth passed away Saturday, March 1, 2008 at St. Luke?s Nursing Home, Dickinson, ND. Ruth G. (Soland) Chastek was born June 29, 1910, the daughter of Alfred and Julia (Ramstad) Soland on the family homestead south of Hazen, ND. She attended Hazen Public Schools and graduated from Hazen High school in 1928. She then attended Dickinson State University and graduated in August 1933 with a Second Grade Professional certificate. Ruth then began teaching school in both Mercer County and Bottineau County for the next seven years. On June 23, 1935, Ruth and Joseph Chastek Jr. were united in marriage in Hazen, ND. Together, they made Dickinson, ND their home. Ruth worked at the S.H. Green Stamp Company for eighteen years along with raising their daughter, Karen. Ruth?s church and faith were very important to her as she was the first child to be baptized and confirmed in the church originally called the Norwegian Lutheran Church, Hazen, ND and has been an active member of the Lutheran Church her entire life. After her retirement, she did volunteer work for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Ruth is survived by her daughter; Karen (William) Cedar, Columbia, MO and two grandchildren; Kevin (Heather) of St. Louis, MO; Rebecca of Dallas, TX; two great-grandsons, Blake and Chad Cedar.. She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Joseph; and a brother, Herbert Soland.


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Burial Date: March 15, 2008
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Service: Saturday; Stevenson Funeral Home; Dickinson, ND