Stanley Amon
July 16, 1925-Feb. 26, 2022
Stanley “Stan” John
Amon, 96, died at the
Heart of America Medical
Center in Rugby on Sa-
turday, February 26, 2022.
Stan was born on July 16,
1925 at home on a farm
near Upham, North Dako-
ta to John J. Jr. and
Gertrude Amelia Marie
Trebas Amon. In 1929
they moved to a farm in
the Deering area. Stan at-
tended school through the
seventh grade. He then
helped his parents run the
farm.
On May 22, 1944, he
married Marie Eva
Mattern in Deering. In
1945 a daughter, Sharon
was born and in 1948
Jacqueline was added to
the family.
In 1944, he owned a
used car lot in Minot. He
was on call as a special
deputy for the Ward
County Sheriff Depart-
ment and also worked at
Westlie Motor Company
in Minot.
In 1948 he moved his
family to Rugby. He start-
ed selling cars and trucks
for M.J. McGuire. He also
sold I.H. equipment in the
area. He built and remo-
deled numerous houses in
Rugby. Stan enjoyed
hunting, fishing, garden-
ing, trap shooting, and
farming. In the North
Dakota badlands, he har-
vested the largest elk ever
taken in North Dakota.
The mount was donated
to Sully’s Hill Game
Preserve at Fort Totten
and is still on display at
the visitor’s center. He
collected Winchester ri-
fles and was the Turtle
Mountain target shooting
state champion in 1974
and 1975.
Stan collected and re-
stored Ford cars. In his
later years he collected
and restored Ford trac-
tors.
He always wanted to
farm and at 68 years old
he bought a farm. When
most people are thinking
of retiring, Stan went
farming.
In 1975 he opened his
own business, selling
White farm equipment
and in 1979 he opened a
NAPA parts store in Rug-
by, which he ran until
2000.
He leaves living family
members, sister Adeline
Novak – Minot and her
son, Steve, two daughters,
Arlis and Donna – Wash-
ington state, nephew, Lee
Amon and nieces, Vicki
and Shane – Minot. He
also leaves his other sis-
ter, Joyleen Ellifrits- Ren-
ton, Washington, her two
sons, Kevin and Troy –
Washington her two
daughters, Laurice –
Pennsylvania and Darla –
Washington. He leaves
his daughter, Sharon
(Norman) Erickson –
Rugby and their sons,
Michael, Sandon, and
Stephan (Kim) Erickson.
In addition he leaves his
son-in-law Joe Gross –
Devils Lake and his son,
Jess (Amy) Gross.
He was preceded in
death by his wife of 64
years on February 29,
2008, his brother Wallace,
his daughter, Jacqueline
Gross, grandsons Richard
and his wife Christine Er-
ickson and Joshua Gross.
Funeral services will be
held on Friday, March 4,
2022 at the Niewoehner
Funeral Home in Rugby at
11:00 A.M. Friends may
call after 8:00 A.M. on Fri-
day to pay their respects.
Stan will be buried in Lit-
tle Flower Cemetery later
in the spring.
Niewoehner Funeral
Home – Rugby www.
niewoehnerfh.com
776-6222.