BRANDT, Esther (Snitker) --- 1887-1981

PIEPER, SNITKER, BRANDT, LUDEKING, SCHMIDT, BULMAN, LATERMAN, SINNING, HELMING

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Date: 8/28/2012 at 18:46:48

Esther (Snitker) Brandt

Funeral services for Esther Brandt, 93, of Waukon, were held Saturday, Jan. 24, 1981 at 2 p.m. at Frankville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. W. H. Sinning officiating. Burial was in the Frankville Cemetery. She had died Thursday, Jan. 22, 1981 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon.

Esther Brandt, the daughter of Fred and Caroline (Pieper) Snitker, was born Oct. 20, 1887 in Allamakee County. She attended rural schools and was married to Arthur Brandt, Feb. 14, 1912 in Waukon. They made their home on a farm west of Frankville where they lived until 1952, when they moved to Decorah. Her husband died there in 1954 and she continued to reside in Decorah until 1968, when she moved to live with her daughter Alice in Waukon. She became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center four years ago.

Esther was a member of the United Presbyterian Women and other church groups. She was also a member of the Frankville Presbyterian church since 1916.

Preceding her in death are her parents, husband, three brothers: Reuben, Albert and Elmer; and two sisters, Mrs. George (Mattie) Ludeking and Mrs. Arthur (Emma) Schmidt.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Alice) Bulman of Waukon; Mrs. Leslie (Marion) Laterman of Frankville; and Mrs. W. H. (Jean) Sinning of Corning, Iowa; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Albert (Charlotte) Helming of Waukon.

Submitter Note: A Snitker researcher has added this information: "Judging from my notes, Esther was preceded in death by another sister, apparently long forgotten. She was Lydia Snitker, born 28 September 1884 and died 19 October 1884. Sources: Birth Record, Allamakee County, Book 1, page 58, number 676; Death Record, Allamakee County, Book 1, page 26, number 294." The submitter has included this formation because it might be of help to other Snitker researchers.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.