Andersen, Esther Dorothea (1933 - 2021)

ANDERSEN, HANSEN, BIEKER, JUEL, JACOBSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/1/2021 at 17:02:36

Name of deceased: Esther Dorthea Andersen

Aged: 88 yrs, 8 mo, 6 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: March 8, 1933; rural Kimballton, Audubon County, IA; her mother died during childbirth and Esther was raised by her maternal grandparents

Died: Nov. 14, 2021; Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Celebration of Life: Monday, Nov. 22, 2021; Exira Lutheran Church, Exira, IA; inurnment was in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Kimballton, IA

Survived by: Cousins, Charles Hansen of Atlantic, Iowa, and Deb (spouse, James) Bieker of Elk Horn, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Arthur and Esther (nee Andersen) Andersen; maternal grandparents, Thomas and Petrea Andersen; paternal grandparents, Martin and Karen Andersen; aunts and uncles, Frances Andersen, Martha and Emanuel Hansen, and Esther and Hans Juel; cousins, Ivan Hansen, Lyle Hansen, Janice Jacobsen, and Howard Juel

Education: Attended rural school Sharon #7 and then attended Elk Horn (IA) High School

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at the Exira Lutheran Church, Exira, IA; faithful member of the Exira (IA) Lutheran Church

Military service: n/a

Marriage: none

Employment: Housekeeper

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed activities offered by the Salem Lutheran Home, especially outings; did beautiful embroidery handwork; enjoyed birds and the feeder she kept outside her window

Sources: kjan.com; kesslerfuneralhomes.com