Mike Sauber

Michael J. Sauber, 73,

of Palermo, ND, passed

away peacefully on Mon-

day, February 7, 2022 at

Mountrail County Medical

Center in Stanley, ND.

“Mike” was born on

June 2, 1948 to Thomas

and Gladys (Hemstad)

Sauber in Minot, North

Dakota. Mike was raised

on the family farm south

of Palermo. Mike attended

country schools for eight

years and then attended

Stanley High School and

graduated with the class

of 1966. Mike participated

in football and wrestling.

Along with sports, Mike

was active in 4-H and Fu-

ture Farmers of America.

Mike attended North

Dakota State University in

Fargo and officially be-

came a BISON. Mike re-

turned to the family farm

where he was a lifetime

farmer and rancher. Mike

continued to live on the

family farm until his pass-

ing.

There was never a time

when he wasn’t offering

help to his

neighbors – whatever the

need was.

Mike was a 40-year

member of the Blaisdell

Rodeo Club where you

could always find him

behind the chutes helping

and shouting “BULL.”

Mike’s compassion for

the Stanley Blue Jays

sport was his life. There

was not a sporting event,

be it football, wrestling,

girls and boys basketball,

or track and cross coun-

try, that he missed. The

athletes were very impor-

tant to him. You could

usually see him on the

field after a football game

shaking each player’s

hand and saying “Good

Job.” Mike earned the title

of Stanley Blue Jays “#1

Fan (aka Stanley Blue Jays

Biggest Fan!)

Mike is survived by

brothers, Thomas, Jr. of

Palermo and Joseph of

Stanley; sisters, Mary Sil-

vernail of Greenvalley, IL

and Barbara (Alan) DeTi-

enne of Parshall, ND;

aunt, Nancy Hemstad of

Stanley; six nieces, one

nephew, and numerous

great and great-great

nieces and nephews. He is

also survived by

numerous Sauber and

Hemstad cousins.

Mike was preceded in

death by his parents and

his sister Patricia Mount.

There will be a public

visitation for Mike at the

Springan Stevenson Fun-

eral Home in Stanley, ND

on Thursday, February

10, 2022 from 12-7 PM.

The Rosary Vigil and fam-

ily service will take place

following the visitation at

7 PM. Mike’s Funeral

Mass will be held at 10:00

AM, Friday, February 11,

2022 at the Queen of the

Most Holy Rosary Cathol-

ic Church in Stanley, ND.

Father Jason Signalness

will officiate. Mike will be

laid to rest in Fairview

Cemetery in Stanley,

North Dakota.

The Funeral Mass will

be broadcast. You can

view Mike’s service

directly on his obituary

page on our website

www.springanstevenson

.com.

Springan Stevenson

Funeral Home of Stanley

has been entrusted with

arrangements and ser-

vices. Friends may sign

the on-line register and

give their condolences at

www.springanstevenson

.com.