Esther Doubek
May 27, 1931-May 23, 2017
Esther Doubek, 85,
Anamoose, ND died Tues-
day at Trinity Homes in
Minot.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday,
May 30 at St. Martin’s
Lutheran Church,
Anamoose, ND. Interment
will be in the church
cemetery.
Visitation will be Mon-
day, May 29 from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. at Hertz Funeral
Home, Harvey, ND.
Esther was born on May
27, 1931 on the family
farm north of Martin, ND.
She was the daughter of
George and Rebecca (Ul-
rich) Grochow. She at-
tended the White Town-
ship School. Esther mar-
ried Walter Doubek on
November 9, 1948 in
Anamoose. They farmed
and ranched on the
Doubek homestead. They
retired and continued to
live in the Anamoose
area. Esther and Walter
enjoyed traveling
throughout the United
States. They would also
spend time in San Diego
during the winter months.
Walter died on September
18, 2011.
Esther was an active
member of the St.
Martin’s Lutheran Church
and was serving as its
LWL treasurer. She was
also the current President
of the Anamoose Senior
Citizens Club. One of
Esther’s greatest attributes
was her ability to visit
with people. For the last
several years she was a
Senior Companion which
involved home visits to
area residents.
Esther is survived by:
three sons, Bruce of San
Diego, Lyle (Doris) of
Minot; Joel (Tammy) of
Anamoose; seven
grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; sis-
ter, Dorothy Thomssen of
Anamoose.
Esther was preceded in
death by: her parents;
husband and brother,
Lowell Grochow.