Este Bengtson
Este Bengtson, a retired educator and state legislator, passed away on January 3, 2019. She was born on October 30, 1927 to Goodwin and Elizabeth (Jorgenson) Bergh in Froid, Montana. Este and her four sisters started life in a home on a dry land farm during the Great Depression. She and her family were shaped by these “hard times” and became strong supporters of the Montana Farmers Union. Throughout her life Este held a deep reverence for the land and people of northeastern Montana. Her lifelong devotion to the Lutheran faith and affection for her Scandinavian heritage were also nurtured during her early life.
Este graduated as the valedictorian of Froid High School, attended the University of Montana and graduated from the now Montana State University-Billings. She was teaching at a one room schoolhouse near Froid when she met her soon to be husband, Lawrence Bengtson, when he stopped to fix a flat tire for her. Este and Larry were married on September 29, 1948 and they were soon raising three “stair step” blond daughters on their dry land farm near Froid. The Bengtson family moved to Shepherd in read more
