Emily P. Stadheim, 95, of New Rockford, ND, formerly of Reeder, ND, passed away on January 17, 2023 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford.

Funeral Services for Emily will be on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Reeder.  Deb Molbert will officiate.

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Emily Pearl (Peterson) Stadheim was born May 22, 1927, in Bowman County to Knute and Myrtle Peterson, the third of five children. Emily started school in Marmarth and finished elementary school at the Medicine Hills School after her family moved out to a farm south of Bowman. She attended high school in Bowman and went to work on the Milwaukee railroad after going to school to work as a telegrapher and depot operator in Minneapolis. She bragged of making big wages at $0.91 per hour.

She was united in marriage to Orval Stadheim on July 7, 1948, in Miles City, MT. They made their home in rural Adams County and together they raised five children. Emily enjoyed playing the piano, crocheting, dancing, and a good crossword puzzle. Known for her wit, kitchen dancing, and feisty commentary she was a beloved mother and grandma.

Emily is survived by her five children, Sandra Stadheim (Yancy Leighton), Patricia (Jarvis) Hegland, Orval Lynn (DeLyssa) Stadheim, Barney (Barb) Stadheim, and Larry Stadheim; ten grandchildren Jeremy (Carrie) Stadheim, Josh (Brandy) Stadheim, Nathan (Kylee) Stadheim, Alaina (Sage) Olson, Luke (Erin) Stadheim, Teri (Brian) Francis, Jackie (Colby) O'Connell, Jessica (Mike) Frohlich, Jacob (Amanda) Hegland and Jill (Mike) Zietz; 35 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and one sister.

Emily is preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, and one sister.