In Memory Of

Esther Jore

Esther Georgina Olson

was born February 17, 1916

t o C a r l a n d C o r a

(Hagenston) Olson in Banks,

North Dakota. She moved

with her parents and family

at an early age to the Alex-

ander, ND area where she

attended Timber Creek

School through the eighth

grade. She also attended and was confirmed at the Timber

Creek Lutheran Church. Throughout her childhood she worked

at several area farm homes as a hired girl.

In the spring of 1939 she began working at the Grantier

Ranch where she met Ernest Jore. The couple was married on

November 25, 1939 at a parsonage in Sidney, MT. Ernest

worked that winter for Wally Bond on the river bottom feeding

cattle. They lived in a log cabin that winter and moved back to

the eastern part of Keene where they lived on a farm for 62

years.

Esther was an active member of the Keene First Lutheran

and the Ladies Aid. She participated in all church activities.

She was also a member of the Sons of Norway and Heritage

Club. She enjoyed baking and spending time in her garden

with all her flowers.

Esther is survived by her son, Dick Jore of Watford City,

ND; daughters, Coralie (John) Bruegger and Sharon (Duke) Ol-

son all of Watford City, ND; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-

grandchildren; sister, Alma Melland of Alexander, ND; and sev-

eral nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; her par-

ents; sisters, Margaret Zeman and Sylvia Neer, and an infant

girl; and brothers, Art, Carl, George, Hugo and Arnold infant

boy Olson and daughter-in-law, Sandy Jore.

Let this be a loving reminder That someone is missing today,

Someone our hearts still hold on to, As I travel along life’s way.

Someone who made life so special, For all those who gather here,

Someone who won’t be forgotten, But cherished from year to year. And now, as I pause to remember,

Let me fondly recall, How dearly each of us loved her, And oh…how she loved us all.

In Memory Of Esther Jore

Date And Place Of Birth February 17, 1916

Banks, North Dakota Date And Place of Death

June 15, 2010 Watford City, North Dakota

Funeral Service 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 19, 2010

Keene First Lutheran Church Keene, North Dakota

Clergy Pastoral Assistant Rob Favorite

Ushers Gene Dahl Frank Keogh

Musicians Marcia Washburn ~ Accompanist

Melland Family ~ Vocalists

Casketbearers All of Esther’s Nephews

Honorary Casketbearers All of Esther’s Grandchildren & Great-Grandchildren

Interment Redeemer’s Lutheran Cemetery

Rural Keene, North Dakota

You may share your remembrances and condolences

with the family at the Fulkerson Funeral Home website

www.fulkersons.com