Stanley Sonsteng 1940 – 2025

Stanley Duane Sonsteng was born July 22, 1940, the 14th of 15 children born to homesteaders Arnold Odin Sonsteng and Laura Saubak Sonsteng. He was raised on the homestead north of Frazer, Montana, in the Lustre Community. He had many stories of growing up on the farm where he assisted with farm chores. Being primarily grain farmers, they also had cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys and a large garden to help provide for the large family.

His early education was in a one-room school, the Center Bell School, a mileand-a-half north of the farm.

When it came time for high school he would stay in Glasgow with older siblings as it was quite a distance from his Lustre-area home to Glasgow. Those included brother Kenneth Sonsteng and sister Mildred Sonsteng Knight and their families. The family built a home at Glasgow on Skylark Road where Stan was able to spend his last two years of high school, graduating in 1958 as a Glasgow Scottie.

At the age of 16 Stan began his career at the Glasgow Courier as a ‘printer’s devil’ and worked there until he ...