Esther C. Mootz 1935-2009

MOOTZ, WEIS, MILLER, PORTZ

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Date: 8/5/2011 at 15:04:41

Clinton Herald on-line obituary, 1 Aug 2009

ESTHER C. MOOTZ

MAQUOKETA - Esther C. Mootz, 73, of Maquoketa, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at Maquoketa Care Center in Maquoketa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 3, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Maquoketa, with the Rev. James Chappell and Deacon Bob Head officiating. Burial will be in the Preston Cemetery, Preston, Iowa. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Lahey Funeral Home in Maquoketa, where a vigil service will be held at 5 p.m. Visitation will also be held Monday one hour before the service at the church.

Esther Catherine Mootz was born August 15, 1935, in near Springbrook, Iowa, daughter of Frank and Ludvina (Weis) Mootz. She lived on the family farm until her parents moved to Preston. She later lived near Andrew and in Maquoketa. Esther was a resident of the Maquoketa Care Center since June of 2004. Esther was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Maquoketa.

She is survived by 2 sisters, Corrine Miller of Delmar and Lois (Russell) Portz of Maquoketa; 2 brothers, Harold Mootz of Miles and Lee Roy (Janet) Mootz of Monticello; 2 sisters-in-law, Vennetta Mootz of Preston and Bernice Mootz of DeWitt; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Eugene and Emil.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.laheys.com .

Death date: July 30, 2009 Published in the Clinton Herald from 7/31/2009 - 8/1/2009