Stella H. Belik, 101, of Stanley, ND, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Mountrail Bethel Nursing Home in Stanley,

Stella Henrietta was born on December 9, 1918 in Ryder, North Dakota to Olaf and Hilda (Lidblom) Troite. She went to a country school through the 8th grade.

Stella married John Belik on October 21, 1944 and they made their home on the farm west of Ross, ND and they raised two children. John passed away July 1, 1979. Stella moved to Stanley in the fall of that year.

She enjoyed visiting with people and having coffee with her friends, especially with Rita. Stella volunteered at the Mountrail Bethel Home for 12 years, fixing hair for the residents and received a Certificate of Volunteer Appreciation for all her hard work. She enjoyed making quilts, crocheting, crafts and listening to music. Stella loved to dance and put puzzles together and go for walks.

Stella would later move into an apartment at Centennial Crt for a number of years before entering the nursing home last December.

Stella was known to all as a very special lady.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; brothers, Arnold Troite and Leslie “Bud” Troite; sisters, Emma Shotswell, Olga Erickson, Clarinda Erickson and Selma Folden.

Stella is survived by her son, Daryl (Bette) Belik of Tioga, ND; her daughter, LaVonne Kujawa of Toledo, OH; 4 grandchildren, Shannon Belik of Sawyer, Kristy Sandbeck of East Grand Forks, MN, Michelle Shrewsberry of OH and Jennifer Wright of VA; 6 great-grandchildren, Jayden and Jaren Sandbeck, Beau Belik, Zack Shrewsberry, Kayla Lathrop, Brady Morrill and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.