Norton Stangeland was born June 24, 1913, at Fillmore, North Dakota, the son of Milford and Sophia Rendahl Stangeland. He graduated from North Dakota State University ;n 1935.
He married Blanche Rood of Cooperstown. Blanche, the daughter of Martin and Hannah Hanson Rood, was born December 23, 1920.
The Stangelands came to Carrington in 1944, where he was employed as a Soil Conservationist for Foster County from 1944 to 1974. Mrs. Stangeland was Clerk of the Selective Service Committee for over 15 years. She is presently the City Librarian.
The family is active in the Lutheran church.
Mr. Stangeland died November 21, 1974.
He is buried at Carrington.
The Stangelands have two children: Jeffrey and Deborah.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 40B