Martha Sathren

Martha Sathren, 92, Bismarck, died March 2, 2010, at the home of her daughter in Bismarck. Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday at Bismarck Baptist Church, with Rev. Merle Hoots officiating. She was recently diagnosed with Leukemia and was awaiting her home going to Heaven. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm Wednesday and from 9:00 am until 8:00 pm Thursday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Martha was born March 25, 1917, in Hazelton, ND, the daughter of Adam and Wilhelmina Redinger Riedlinger. She grew up on a farm west of Hazelton and attended a country school. Martha was married to Clarence Sathren and the couple farmed between Linton and Temvik, ND. In 1955, they moved to Bismarck, where Martha worked as a bookkeeper at Rausch Furniture, United Accounts, and Roberts Floral. Clarence died in Bismarck on March 27, 1980. Martha accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and upon confession of her faith she was baptized in 1962 and joined the Bismarck Baptist Church. She was a member of the Women’s Missionary Fellowship in the church. She valued the relationship she had with Jesus Christ and also her relationships that she had with her family and friends. Under her guidance, her children learned how to be strong and the importance of faith. She was always giving and caring. Martha would give ladies in her neighborhood rides to church. She also styled her neighbor’s and sister’s-in-law hair. Her sister-in-law often said, “We need to have our graves close together so Martha can do my hair every Saturday!” Martha was dearly loved and will be missed by family and many friends. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Audrey and Hugh Jacobson, Bismarck; her son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Arlyce Sathren, Litchfield, MN; her two grandchildren, Dawn Roberson, Wilton, ND, and Justin Sathren and his fiancée, DeAnna Michaud, Maple Grove, MN; her great grandchildren, Sommer Renfro and her fiance, Brian Noethlic, Brianne Joe Hoffman and Dane Sathren; her great-great grandson, Holden Hoffman; one sister-in-law, Lorraine Riedlinger, Sacramento, CA; and many nieces and nephews. Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; her brothers, Adam, Jake, and Martin Riedlinger; three sisters, Lydia Scheuffele, Elizabeth Munsch Sjerslee and Wilhelmina Krickeberg; her parents; and two stepmothers.

Martha Sathren

March 25, 1917 - March 2, 2010