Marlene Oster
Sept. 7, 1936-Sept. 8, 2017
Marlene D. Oster, 81 of
Bottineau, died Friday at a
Bottineau nursing home
following a battle with
cancer.
Her funeral will be held
on Monday at 10:00 am at
the Zion Lutheran Church
in Kramer. Visitation will
be Sunday from 1:00 pm
until 9:00 pm with a
prayer service at 7:00 pm
at the Nero Funeral Home
in Bottineau. Burial will
be at the Zion Lutheran
Cemetery at Kramer.
Marlene Oster, a
daughter of Homer and
Dora (Bristol) Beecher,
was born on September 7,
1936, at the family home
near Bottineau. She was
baptized at the Trinity
Lutheran Church at Eck-
man, ND. Marlene gra-
duated from Maxbass
High School in 1955. On
October 20, 1955, she
married Tommy Oster at
Eckman. They lived at
Fort Lewis, WA until
moving to Bottineau in
1958 after Tommy was
discharged from the US
Army. They moved to
Kramer in 1969. In 1977,
they moved to Upham
and in 2003 they moved
to Bottineau. Tommy
passed away on October
3, 2012. On January 18,
2013, Marlene entered the
Bottineau Good Samaritan
Center.
Marlene was an active
member of the Zion Luth-
eran Church in Kramer
where she taught Sunday
school for many years.
She was also a member of
the Kramer PTA. Mother
to many kids in Kramer
and Upham. She enjoyed
dancing, having coffee
with her friends and in
her later years, watching
the Hallmark Channel.
She is survived by: her
children, Mike (Sheryl)
Oster of Garrison, Jeff
(Peg) Oster of Bismarck,
Steve Oster of Fargo and
Darci (Kenny) Fix of Bot-
tineau; grandchildren;
Seth and December Oster,
Sierra and Harley Oster
J.J. and Jordan Oster, Ra-
chael and Megan Fix;
great-grandkids, Dylan
Sydnee, Gemma and
Quincey; special cousin
Karen Brown; adoptive
family Will and Shelly
Torr & family and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her
parents and husband, she
was preceded in death by
her daughters, Dorrie
(1974) and Stacy (1980)
and brothers, Irvin, Darol,
Adriann and Homer Jr.
Arrangements were
with Nero Funeral Home
in Bottineau. Friends may
sign the online register
book at
www.nerofuneralhome.net.
In Lieu of flowers, the
family requests that
memorials be given to the
Turtle Mountain Cancer
Support Group, St.
Andrew’s Health Center
or an organization of the
donor’s choice.