Sylvia Louise Hatlie

Sylvia L. Hatlie, 95, of Fargo, ND, former long-time resident of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 2:00AM at Elim Care Center, Fargo.

Sylvia Louise Hauser was born on February 14, 1912 in Fargo, the daughter of John C. Hauser, Jr. and Hulda Isabel (Grohman) Hauser. Her grandfather established the Hauser Pickling Co. in the 1880's and, as a little girl, Sylvia picked cucumbers for her grand father's business. Later, while growing up in the Fargo/Moorhead area, her father and uncle, Charles Hauser, transitioned from pickle production to meat processing, establishing Hauser's Market - Fargo's Oldest Meat Market on the corner of old Front St. and 8th Street So. Sylvia graduated from Moorhead High School in 1930 a member of the National Honor Society. She attended Dakota Business College in Fargo and worked as a bookkeeper and stenographer for Ford Motor Co., Fargo Glass & Paint, and Fargo Motor Supply. Sylvia married Lyell N. ""Speed"" Hatlie on February 14, 1941 in Seattle, WA. They moved to Jamestown in 1946 where her husband was proprietor of Jamestown Motor Supply until his death on February 29, 1964 and Sylvia was the bookkeeper.

Sylvia was the Ladies' City Golf champion in 1953 and the Jamestown Country Club Ladies' Champion in 1964.

She was a life member of the American Legion Auxiliary, and a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church and Sons of Norway.

Sylvia is survived by one son, Guy (Judy) Hatlie, Manhattan Beach, CA; one grandson, Mark (Susanne) Hatlie, Tuebingen, Germany; one granddaughter, Erica (Greg) Shankle, Redondo Beach, CA; four great grandchildren, Katharina & Niklas Hatlie, Tuebingen, Germany and Ivy & Bryn Shankle, Manhattan Beach, CA.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and one sister, Carmen Johnson.

Memorial Service: 11:00AM, Friday, May 30, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, ND with Pastor Leon Zavagil officiating.

Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, ND.