Stanley Malmgren

Stanley H. Malmgren, 86, died May 10, 2005 in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 11 AM Saturday at First Baptist Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Stephen Wisthoff officiating. Burial will be at the Menoken Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3-8:30 PM Friday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Stanley Howard Malmgren, the youngest of five children, was born to August and Laura Stead Malmgren October 14, 1918 in Aurora, Illinois. In early childhood he moved with his family to a farm near Big Rock, Illinois. With his family, he regularly attended the First Baptist Church where as a young lad he professed his faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized. He attended Elementary and High School in Big Rock, graduating in 1937. In 1939 he enrolled at Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, Illinois. After studying there he entered Aurora College, Aurora, Illinois from which he graduated in 1944. He was licensed in 1941 for the Gospel Ministry by the Big Rock Church. He returned to Northern Baptist Seminary for another year. He began his pastoral ministry in 1945 in Arthur, Nebraska where he served as an assistant to the pastor of the Arthur Baptist Church. He also taught in the Arthur County High School. On March 2, 1946 he married Margret Reichenberg of Arthur County. To this union four children were born. Their first home was near Gothenburg, Nebraska where he pastored the Antelope Center and Farnam Baptist Churches. He was ordained to the Gospel Ministry by the Nebraska American Baptist State Convention at the Antelope Center Church June 6, 1947. Other churches he served were: Boon Baptist in Michigan; the Arthur/Center Valley/Glen Echo parish of Nebraska; Chadron/Kenwood Chapel/Crawford of Nebraska; First Baptist/Menoken Community, North Dakota. After retirement he held Sunday afternoon services at the Kensington Care Center in Bismarck for six years. Pastor Malmgren loved to teach the Bible. The eight years that he taught Bible classes at Bismarck Junior College brought him much satisfaction. Other interests were: Scouting - He was a Boy Scout Scoutmaster in Arthur, Nebraska. He was honored as one of the outstanding rural scout leaders in the USA. Camping - He served as counselor, director, and on camping committees for various church camping programs. He found ways for children and youth to attend camp when financial help was needed. Bismarck Safety Council - He served several years as a representative of the Bismarck Ministerial Association. Rev. Malmgren was extended the honor of Pastor Emeritus by First Baptist Church Bismarck on October 22, 1995. The family has many happy memories of times spent together playing games around the dining room table; picnics; campouts and trips. He is survived by his wife, Margret of Bismarck; son, Dr. Carl Marilyn of Lafayette, Indiana; daughter Karlene Charles Fine of Bismarck; daughter Marlene Lynn Long of The Dalles, Oregon. Seven grandchildren: Laura Nick Giordano, St. Louis, Missouri; Seth Malmgren, Lafayette, Indiana; Katrina Fine, Bismarck; Christin Fine, UND Grand Forks; Melissa David Mettler, Karlsruhe, Germany; Melinda and Ryan Long, The Dalles, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Marshall; sisters, Bessie Lee, Gladys Jones, Louise Nelson; daughter, Karen; and grandson, Cam Malmgren, as well as other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to First Baptist Church, Bismarck.

Stanley Malmgren

October 14, 1918 - May 10, 2005