Enid M. Monger

Enid M. Monger, 92, Bismarck, died October 5, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, October 9, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 615 E. Turnpike Ave., Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday, October 8, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 6:00 pm. Burial will be held at 2:00 pm Monday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Enid was born April 20, 1925, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Max and Anna (Swenson) Stach.  She grew up on a farm near Wolverton, MN, where she was baptized at Mitchel Lutheran Church on June 28, 1925. The family moved to Callaway, MN, and she was confirmed on November 5, 1939, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Enid attended rural elementary and high school in Detroit Lakes, MN. Enid married John Doden in 1945, and the couple had one son, Dwight. John passed away in 1953. Enid and son Dwight lived in Breckenridge, MN, where she worked in retail until her marriage to Vernon Monger on December 31, 1956, at Grace Lutheran Church.  To this union, five children were born, Bonnie, Karen, Becky, Vernice, and Kirk. Enid enjoyed spending her time raising her children, cooking, reading, and fishing. Enid lived by three strong values Faith, family and Friends. Her faith was always the most important. She was an active member in the church with LWML. Enid was involved with Sons of Norway and loved the annual lutefisk dinners. She enjoyed sharing the gift of making lefsa with her grandchildren. In her last days, Mom said she had 60 wonderful years with her best friend. Enid and Vernon enjoyed spending every Friday evening dancing. Enids love language was her cooking. She would spend endless hours in the kitchen and we would always look forward to her goodies.     Enid loved sending letters with her Christmas cards although typically they may not arrive until Easter.   Enid truly blessed the family with her love and presence. Once when asked what she would say to her family about her life, she replied, “The years have been so great and quick, like a twinkle of the eye. You have all been my greatest treasures.” Enid is survived by her husband, Vernon, Bismarck and their children, Dwight J. (Brenda) Monger, Bismarck, Bonnie L. (Steve) Chase, Bismarck, Karen J. (Mike) Wiest, Elk River, MN, Becky J. (Don) Lindstrom, Babbitt, MN, Vernice C. Dabu, Apple Valley, MN, and Kirk V. (Mimi) Monger, Eden Prairie, MN; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her brother, Gordon Stach, Great Falls, MT; her sisters, Gloria Moore and Joyce Bush, both of Great Falls, MT; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, John; her brothers, Elton and Robert Stach; and her sisters, Sylvia Wentworth, Eunice Maxwell, Fern Peterson, Gladys Edlund, Audrey Groth, Vivian Ramsey, and Virginia Weigel. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association or Bethel Lutheran Church.