Esther A. (Fischer) Metzger (1924 - 2023)

Born 5 Jan 1924 in Mount Carmel, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Leonard Metzger — married 23 Nov 1943 in Mount Carmel, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States

Died 30 Jun 2023 at age 99 in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Esther was born in 1924. She was the daughter of Henry Fischer and Rose Hell. She passed away in 2023.

Esther was born to Henry and Rose Fischer on January 5, 1924, in rural Mount Carmel, ND where she grew up with her eight siblings. On November 23, 1943, Esther married Leonard Metzger, settling on a farm southwest of Mt. Carmel where they planted their roots. Esther and Leonard were blessed with five girls, the two boys to follow completed the family.

While the two boys were still at home, Leonard passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack in September of 1974. Upon the marriage of her eldest son Darryl in 1980, Esther moved to Langdon and for 32 years Langdon was home. Many memories were made there with her children and grandchildren coming home to visit, play games, and eat grandma's coveted caramel rolls. In 2012, she moved to a retirement community in Fargo where other Langdon natives resided. She enjoyed keeping that connection to home, all the while playing cards, attending church, and enjoying visits from her family.

After living a quiet life with her ever-constant faith and family by her side, Esther passed away at Fargo's Bethany Nursing Home Friday, June 30, 2023, after surviving a stroke in the spring of 2022.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/256214405/esther-metzger: accessed 21 November 2023), memorial page for Esther Fischer Metzger (5 Jan 1924–30 Jun 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 256214405, citing Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Mount Carmel Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Cemetery Sleuth (contributor 49334177).