HOUSTON, MN - Eileen M. Sather, 81, of Houston, MN passed away on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Valley View Healthcare and Rehab Center in Houston, MN.
Eileen was born on August 4, 1936, to Charles and Esther (Engelhart) Hahn in Caledonia, MN. She was raised in Yucatan Township, MN where she attended country school and later graduated from Spring Grove High School. On September 29, 1956, she was united in marriage with Russell Sather in Houston. She and Russell lived in Minneapolis and Southeastern Minnesota until they settled in Houston in 1965 with their two daughters. Eileen attended nursing school in Rochester, MN and worked as an LPN at Valley View in Houston until her retirement in 2010. The activities most precious to Eileen were gardening and growing flowers, quilting and sewing, camping and traveling, and taking care of people; most of all, she cherished her faith and her family.
She is survived by her husband, Russell; two daughters: Esther (Jeffrey) Oldenburg of Jackson, MN and Ruthanne (Tab) Lindback of Minneapolis, MN; and by four grandchildren: Kristen and Aaron Oldenburg, and Marissa and Chad Lindback.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and two brothers.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Houston. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 27th at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston at 2 p.m.; visitation will begin one hour prior. Burial will be in the Stone Church Cemetery in Houston, immediately following the service.
Eileen and her family prefer memorials to the Stone Church Building Fund in Houston.
Leave a memory of Eileen and sign her online guestbook at hofffuneral.com