Esther
Flatland, 89
Fosston
- Esther Flatland, 89, died Tuesday, April 23,
2002 at First Care Nursing Home in
Fosston.
Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April
27, at Sand Valley Lutheran Church in Trail with
Rev. Michael Sletto officiating. Casketbearers were
Scott Flatland, Jeffrey Flatland, Jon Flatland,
David Flatland, Mark Flatland, and Scott Flatland
Jr. Interment was in Lund Lutheran Cemetery in
Gully with Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston
in charge of the arrangements.
Esther
Constance Jensen was born on May 30, 1912 in
Eidsvold, Norway, the daughter of Christian and
Anna (Otteson) Jensen. She immigrated to the United
States with her parents when she was two weeks old.
Esther attended Sunnyside School in Queen
Township.
Esther
was united in marriage to John Flatland on February
11, 1934 in Thief River Falls. The couple farmed
near Gully until 1946 when they moved to their farm
near Trail. John Flatland died in 1969, and Esther
moved to Fosston in 1972.
Survivors
include eight grandsons; four step-grandchildren;
28 great-grandchildren; 11 great
great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Louella
Flatland of Castle Rock, Colo. and Gloria
Flatland-Dziengel of Kennedy; a son-in-law, Orvin
Grundyson of McIntosh; and several nieces and
nephews.
Preceding
Esther in death were her husband; her parents; two
sons, Marvin and Joney; a daughter, Adeline; four
brothers, John, Ole, Arthur, and Rudolph; and three
sisters, Alpha, Evelyn, and Lillie.
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