Esther A. Fatland

Esther A. Fatland, 93, of 3111 N. Broadway, Fargo, ND, died Monday, April 2, 2007 at Bethany Homes, Fargo, ND. Esther A. Jensen was born November 21, 1913 in Kindred, ND the daughter of Edward and Marie Engh Jensen. She grew up and attended school in Kindred, ND graduating from Kindred High School. She attended Mayville State Teachers College and received her teaching certificate. She taught K-12 for 1 year. She met and later married Glen J. Fatland on July 31, 1937 in Moorhead, MN. After their marriage the couple made their home in Fargo, ND. She worked at the Donaldson Hotel, Kresge's, S & L Department Store and Reed Cleaners. They moved to San Deigo, CA in 1969 where she managed several apartment complexes and was later office/resident manager for the Cathedral Arms Lutheran Retirement Center in San Deigo, CA until 1976. They retired to Sun City, CA in 1976 where they lived until moving back to Fargo in 1993. Her husband Glen preceded her in death January 23, 2004. She has resided at Bethany Homes in Fargo since January 2007. She is survived by two sons, Robert G. Charlotte L. Fatland, 2414 2nd St. N. Fargo, ND, Dennis L. Fatland, Land-o'-lakes, FL; three sisters, Marian Harold Johnson, Monroe, WA, Aggie Bob Mulholland, Monroe, WA, Dorothy Hilding Ronning, Santa Cruz, CA; and also surviving her are many nephews and nieces. Preceded in death by her parents, her husband Glen, two brothers, Cliff and Elroy and one sister Lily.