WESTENDORF, Esther Louise (Schnadt) 1921-2018

WESTENDORF, SCHNADT, MUNDT, HEIPLE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 12/30/2018 at 16:35:26

Esther Louise Westendorf

July 18, 1921 - December 28, 2018

Esther Louise Westendorf, 97, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, and formerly of Sumner, Iowa, died Friday, December 28, 2018, at the Deery Suites.

Esther was born July 18, 1921, in rural Sumner, the daughter of Bernard and Meta (Mundt) Schnadt. Esther married Edwin F. Westendorf September 1, 1945 at St. John Lutheran Church in Buck Creek. He preceded her in death February 4, 2000.

She worked along the side of Edwin helping on the farm and taking care of the children. Esther enjoyed being surrounded by her family and friends, playing cards was a favorite past time. She was a member of St. Peters Lutheran Church.

Esther is survived by one son, Gary (LaVonne) Westendorf, of Denver; two daughters, Myrna (Larry) Bone, of Brandon, South Dakota, and Glenda (Russ) Potratz, of Cedar Falls; eleven grandchildren; twenty two great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Marlys (Steve) Reuter, of Sumner.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two grandsons, Russell Westendorf and Scott Heiple.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2019 .at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Oran, Iowa, with visitation from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls . Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com

SOURCE: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home