Esther I Uhl 1900-1999

UHL EHZERY CHEDESTER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 1/12/2010 at 23:01:34

Onawa Democrat
8 April 1999

Esther I Uhl, 98, of Onawa, Iowa died March 25, 1999, at Burgess Health Center in Onawa.

Esther was born April 1, 1900, at Ute, Iowa, the daughter of Sam and Margaret (Ehzery) Chedester. She graduated from Mapleton High School. On June 25, 1918, she married Casper J Uhl, Jr. in St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Mapleton. She taught school and the couple farmed near Castana before moving to Danbury in 1959. They retired and moved to Onawa in 1968. Mr. Uhl died March 15, 1982, in Sioux City.

She was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and Rosary Society at Onawa; a 52 member of Iowa Federated Women’s Club of Castana and Onawa; the Onawa Country Club; Cottonwood Creek Club; Duplicate Bridge Club; and a former member of the Hollister Legion Auxiliary in Mapleton.

She is survived by one son and wife, Warren and Adeline Uhl of Cherokee, Iowa; two daughters and their husbands, Evelyn and Ernest Stanislav of Rochester, MN. And Wilma Jean and Gene Keitges of Camp Nelson, CA; 18 grandchildren; 42 great- grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Casper; and one daughter and her husband, Florine and Maurice Brenner; one granddaughter, Carol Brenner Dobson; two sisters, Bonnie Ullrich and Mildred Collins; and one brother, Everett Chedester.

A Scripture Service followed by a Rosary were held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, at the Pearson Funeral Home, Onawa, Iowa, with Father Frank Nemmers officiating at the Scripture Service.

The Funeral Mass was held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at St. John’s Catholic Church, Onawa, Iowa, with Father Frank Nemmers, Mass Celebrant.

The organist was Mrs. Darrell Hewitt and the vocalist, Mr. Michael Stodden, sang the selections, “Amazing Grace” and “Ave Maria”.

Honorary Bearers were Louis Brenner, Paul Brenner, Ralph Stanislav, Kenneth Stanislav, Joe Stanislav, Wilfred Uhl, Howard Uhl, Roger Collins and Terry Uhl.

Active Casket Bearers were Larry Keitges, Robert Brenner, Dan Uhl, David Keitges, James Uhl and David Brenner.

Interment was in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Mapleton, Iowa with Father Edmund Tiedeman officiating.

Arrangements were by Pearson Funeral Home, Onawa, Iowa.