Eleanor Sather

Eleanor Jeanette Fladeland was born to Otto and Bessie (Homme) Fladeland on April 24, 1919 in Roseglen, ND. She graduated from Kloten High School. She attended Lutheran Bible Institute in Issaquah, WA for one semester and then worked in California as a baby sitter. She married Alvin Larson in 1940 in Kloten and they farmed near there over 25 years. She attended nurses training in Wahpeton, ND and moved to Fargo where she worked at St. Luke’s Hospital for 10 years. Eleanor married Loren Torkildson in 1969, he died in 1977. She married Perry Sather in 1982. He died in 1993. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to all. Eleanor is survived by 3 children, Karen (Lee) Steffens of Fargo, ND; Dayton (Cheryl) Larson of Brainard, MN; and Steven (Diane) Larson of Franklin, WI; 9 grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, and her siblings - Thelma (Mark) Swanson, Leland (Judy) Fladeland, and Orlando Fladland; and her grandson, Michael Steffens. A Memorial Service will be held in April at Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center in Fargo.