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- [S927] Obituary.
Esther June Blatter, 87, of Horner, WV went to her eternal home in Heaven on July 1, 2014 following an extended illness. Esther June Bender was born on June 5, 1927 to the late Fred and Sophia (Brenneise) Bender, Jr, who farmed in Regan, ND area. She attended a country school where her father had attended and years later her oldest daughter, Judy, also attended.
She worked on the family farm, for various neighbors and her grandmother until on November 28, 1945, she married Theodore “Ted” Blatter, son of John and Magdalena (Laib) Blatter. They lived and farmed in the Regan and Mercer, ND areas until 1956, when they purchased a farm North East of McClusky, ND, where they ran a dairy and grain farm and raised their three daughters.
In 1991 they retired and later moved to Wilton, ND. Esther worked at the State Tax Department during their busy season, until her husband suffered a paralyzing stroke and she became his full time caregiver for almost seven years until he passed away in November of 2006. In December 2006 Esther moved to Horner, WV, where she lived with her daughter Diana and son-in-law William Barnes, Jr.
While in North Dakota, Esther was an active member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church and Lutheran Women Missionary League. In West Virginia, she attended the Message of Light Tabenacle. She enjoyed many hobbies among which were stamp collecting, crocheting, hardanger, gardening, and quilting. In short, she lived to work and was always busy. Esther had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed each day to the fullest.
Esther is survived by her three daughters: Judy (Jim) Lockbeam, Bismarck, ND; Diana Barnes, Horner, WV; Carol Ann Schroeder, Crooks, SD; two grandchildren: Larry Lockbeam and Barbara (Gary) Schmitcke of Bismarck, ND; three great grandchildren: Travis Schmitcke, Tara (Tony) Weidmer and Nicholas Lang all of Bismarck; two brother-in-laws: Johnny (Darlene) Blatter of Mandan, ND and Alber Saylor of Wishek, ND; one sister-in-law: Law Verdeen Bender of Bismarck, ND and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her husband, Ted, his parents, her parents, her brother: Duane Bender, two sister-in-laws and their husbands: William and Lorraine Graf, Dorothy Forderer Saylor and her first husband: Frank Forderer and one son-in-law: William Barnes, Jr.
Esther will be laid to rest in the Vandalia Cemetery of Vandalia, WV beside her husband of 61 years.
Family and friends will be received at the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home 730 N. Main Avenue Weston, WV on Saturday, July 5, 2014 from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. from the Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home chapel with Pastor Bob Hoover officiating assisted by Gary Strope. Interment will follow services in the Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, WV. On-line condolences and life stories in memory of Esther may be expressed at hardman-palettifuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity or church of your choosing.
Hardman-Paletti Funeral Home of Weston is honored to serve the family of Esther June Blatter
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1927 - 2014 (87 years)