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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271487
Title: Esther L. Obrigewitch
Date: 12/4/1928-3/3/2015
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Inscription/Marks: 12/4/1928
Summary: Esther Lorna Obrigewitch, 86, of Dunn Center, ND passed away peacefully on March 3, 2015, at the Knife River Care Center, Beulah. A funeral service for Esther was held March 9, 2015 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Killdeer with Pastor Donavon Kack officiating. was in Dunn Center City Cemetery. Esther was born and raised on the homestead north of Dunn Center, ND, on December 4, 1928, to Christop and Anna (Baisch) Stohler. She attended a country school through the eighth grade. On June 30, 1965, she married Pius Obrigewitch. Together they ranched west of Killdeer until Pius died due to a farm accident in 1979. Esther then moved to Dunn Center where she lived until September 2013 when she moved to Dickinson. For many years, Esther bowled on several leagues in Killdeer. Her skill in bowling led her on many trips for bowling tournaments. Esther enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially fishing and hunting. She also loved playing cards and dice games with family and friends over the years. Even though Esther had no children, she was very close to her nieces and nephews. She will always have a special place in their hearts. Esther is survived by a sister-in-law, Lorene Stohler; nephews and nieces Barbara Favorito (California), Ron Jenkins (Wyoming), Connie Stohler (Minnesota), Judy French (South Dakota), Patricia Wenko (Beulah), Cynthia Bradrick (Colorado), Carleen Hart (Minnesota), and Andrew Stohler (Fargo). She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Pius; sisters, Carolyn Jenkins, Ann Favorito, and Ruth Stohler; brother, Oscar Stohler; brother-in-law, Charles Favorito; and special friend, Alvin Luckow.
Red ID: FND_I_78982 Image ID: 522440 Image Notes: FND001 271487

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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