Esther Shanklin (1915-2019)

SHANKLIN

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/2/2021 at 18:49:08

ESTHER FAYE LENTZ SHANKLIN
Montezuma

Esther Faye Lentz Shanklin, 103, was born July 25, 1915, near Mount Vernon, Iowa, to Earl and Gertrude (Reasland) Lentz. She passed into the arms of God on Feb. 14, 2019, at Hallmar Care Center in Cedar Rapids.
She was a graduate of Grant High School in Cedar Rapids and married H. Darrell Shanklin on July 17, 1937, at the parsonage of Olivet Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. To their marriage were born three daughters, Patricia, Darlene and Carol; and a son, William. The family lived in Marion, and then Independence, Iowa. Esther and Darrell spent 15 years of their retirement in Blue Eye, Mo., before returning to Iowa to live in Montezuma in 1994.
Esther loved nature, bird watching, board games, the St. Louis Cardinals and fishing trips to northern Minnesota, where she taught several generations how to properly bread and fry fresh fish. She was a pillar of strength and resilience and loved her family unconditionally. She always had a good story to tell.
She is survived by her children, Darlene (Von) Elbert, Carol (Jimmy) Shelbourn and Bill (Sue) Shanklin; a son-in-law, Dale Watts; grandchildren, Mark (Lisa) Watts, Brian Watts, Larry (Mitzi) Elbert, Leslie Kumme