Esther Pauline Brandner died on October 28, 2024 from a stroke at St. Vincent’s care center where she had been living since 2022. 

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, Nov. 4, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1615 N 18th St, Bismarck. 

Visitation will be held from 2:00-4:00 PM, Sunday, Nov. 3, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide Ave, Bismarck. 

Burial will be held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. 

Esther was born on May 2, 1926 on her family’s farm near Hague, ND to Pauline and Reinhold Huber. She grew up on the farm and attended country school. Esther married Wilbert Brandner and together they raised their family in Zeeland, ND until moving to Bismarck to be near family. 

Esther worked several jobs including Medcenter One and working at the Zeeland school as a cook. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. She had a strong Christian faith and a kind heart. She loved to garden, cook, sew, read, paint, color and spend time with her family. 

Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert; parents and three siblings. 

She is survived by her children, Deborah Steenbock, Coos Bay, OR, Pamela (Chuck) Bosch, Bismarck, Janice Jensen, Lincoln, ND and Neil Brandner, Lincoln, ND; grandchildren, Amber (deceased), Erin, Audrey, Kimberley, Jared and Delaney; and nine great-grandchildren.