HARTOGH, Esther Marie (Mueller) 1909-2002
HARTOGH, GOERGEN, MUELLER
Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/24/2010 at 12:29:57
Esther Marie (Mueller) Hartogh 1909-2002
A Mass of Christian burial, with Rev. John Hemann officiating, was held Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002 at Immaculate Conception Church in Elma for Esther Marie Hartogh, 93, of Elma. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in Riceville.
She died Wednesday, October 9, 2002 at Colonial Manor in Elma of natural causes.
Esther Marie Hartogh was born February 23, 1909, at Meyer, Iowa, the daughter of Nicholas John and Rachael (Goergen) Mueller. She received her schooling in Meyer. Esther was united in marriage October 6, 1931 to J. Michael Hartogh in Meyer. Following their marriage they farmed in the Mitchell County area until retiring in 1974 when they moved to Elma. She was a 4-H leader for 25 years and was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Elma where she was an active rosary society member. Esther enjoyed 4-H projects, gardening, canning, sewing and refinishing furniture.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband J. Michael, three brothers Francis, Raymond and Carl, two sisters Rose Durben and Agnes Bees and a daughter-in-law Sandra Hartogh.
Survivors include six children Janet (Jerry) Mannng of LeMars, Arlene (Joseph) Thome of Waterloo, Leon (Mary) Hartogh of Sauk Village, Illinois, Frances (Jerry) Lamerson of White Lake, Michigan, Bernard Hartogh of Elkhart, Indiana, Kenneth (Sue) Hartogh of Bristol, Indiana, 26 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren, four brothers, Arnold Mueller of Sheldon, Paul Mueller of highland Park, Illinois, Bill Mueller of Prescott Valley, Arizona, Reynold Mueller of Des Moines, a sister Martha Duebner of Arlington Hts, Illinois, two sisters-in-law Mary Koenigs of Pontiac, Michigan, and Louise Mueller of Dallas, Texas.
Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home, Elma, phone: 641-393-2461, was in charge of arrangements.
[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted Oct. 16, 2002]
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