Esther Engel
Jan. 4, 1932-Jan. 7, 2022
Esther Alice Engel, 90,
Beulah, formerly of
Garrison, died on Friday,
January 7, 2022, at a Beu-
lah medical facility.
Memorial services will be
held on Saturday, January
15, 2022, at 11:00 am at
St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Garrison. Burial will be
at the Garrison City
Cemetery.
Esther Alice Engel was
born January 4, 1932, in
Coleharbor, ND to Otto
and Lydia (Wessner)
Metz. She was raised and
educated near Coleharbor.
She married Arthur Engel
on August 16, 1953. Fol-
lowing their marriage they
stayed on the family farm
northeast of Garrison,
raising small grains and
ranching. She was a suc-
cessful wife, mother, and
rancher.
Esther was a loving
wife, mother, grandmoth-
er and great grandmother.
She truly loved cooking
for her family and friends,
and nobody left the table
hungry. She was very
proud of her children,
grandchildren, and great
grandchildren. She was a
very dedicated lifetime
member of St. Paul Luth-
eran Church in Garrison.
Esther is survived by
her sons, Tim (Sue) Engel,
Beulah, ND, Rod (Liz)
Engel, Sequim, WA;
grandchildren, Chad (wife
Andrea and daughter
Lauren) Engel,
Chanhassen, MN; Amy
(husband Dave and son
Tyler) Cline, Kasson, MN;
Desirae (husband Mike
and sons Kyran and Kay-
ven) Mohl;
step-grandchildren, Ryan
Berry (girlfriend Alyssa)
and Katherine (husband
David, daughter Madisyn,
sons Landon and Caleb)
Ochoa; siblings, Marge,
WA, Gordon (Sandy)
Metz, WI, Dennis (Harriet)
CO; Linda (Herman) WA,
Joyce (John) ND; Jim
(Maggie) NV; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Arthur, parents, Lydia
and Otto Metz, brothers,
Lloyd and Curtis, sisters,
Bernice (infant), Shirley
and Darlene.
To view the livestream
of the funeral go to
www.facebook.com/ gar-
risonthompsonfh/ To sign
the guest register go to
www.garrisonthompson
.com
