Esser, Sophia Frances (Brandt) (1927 – 2022)

ESSER, BRANDT, REINIG, KARMAN, PLANT, ESSER, REHUREK, STESSMAN, BISSEN, MUELLER, GEHLING, TRANTOR

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2022 at 18:53:04

Name of deceased: Sophia Frances Esser (nee Brandt)

Aged: 95 yrs, 1 mo, 22 days

Residence: Azria Health Rose Vista Nursing Home, Woodbine, IA

Born: Sep. 19, 1927; Gray, Audubon County, IA

Died: Nov. 10, 2022; Azria Health Rose Vista Nursing Home, Woodbine, Harrison County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Woodbine, IA

Survived by: Children, Denise (spouse, Thomas) Reinig of Portsmouth, IA, Debra (spouse, Steve) Karman of Knoxville, TN, Dave (spouse, Julie) Esser of Woodbine, IA, Denette (spouse, Andrew) Plant of Hartland, MI, Dean Esser of Portsmouth, IA, Doreen (spouse, Ronald) Rehurek of Omaha, NE and Diane (spouse, Patrick) Stessman of Omaha, NE; 18 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, with more along the way; siblings, Christian (spouse, Mary Ann) Brandt of Aspinwall, IA and Catherine Bissen of Council Bluffs, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Joseph and Katharina (nee Mueller) Brandt; husband, Marcus (deceased in 2008); an infant son; daughter-in-law, Susan Esser; great-grandson, Miles David Esser; siblings, Engelbert Brandt, Joseph Brandt, Gertrude Gehling, Margaret Tranter and Rosalia Brandt

Education: Attended Aspinwall Independent School, IA where she was the only one to graduate from her eighth-grade class

Religious affiliation: Baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Templeton, IA; long-time member, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Woodbine, IA, where she was a member of the Altar Society and taught CCD.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Marcus Esser; April 28, 1953; double wedding ceremony with her sister, Catherine, who married Marcus’ cousin, Walter Bissen; location not provided

Employment: Worked as a nanny, waitress, employee at the egg and chicken plant and manager of three clothing departments at Montgomery Ward in Denison, IA; Sophia was a farmer’s wife, working with her husband on the farm where they raised chickens and hogs, in addition to the dairy farm

Hobbies/Interests: Known for her baking skills, making homemade bread and homemade jelly, which may include wild plums, choke cherries and/or mulberries; loved baking molasses and sugar cookies; mostly, she loved visiting and playing games with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her grandchildren will remember the humorous gifts she gave, having sleepovers at her house and memories of her dressing up as Santa Claus

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com