Zweibohmer, Esther Mary (Murray) 1922 - 2013

ZWEIBOHMER, MURRAY, GRABAU, MEINERT, HEYING, LARSON, GLASS, STATELMAN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/6/2013 at 10:22:34

Esther Mary Zweibohmer, 91, Ossian, Iowa, died Sunday, December 1, 2013, at Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa. She was born on July 16, 1922 to Daniel and Evelyn (Grabau) Murray in Bonair, Iowa. Esther graduated from Crestwood High School, Cresco, Iowa in 1939.

On November 21, 1940, Esther was united in marriage with Gregory Frederic “Greg” Zweibohmer Sr. at St. John Catholic Church in Independence, Iowa. Nine children were born to this union.

Esther worked in Waterloo as a waitress, where she met Greg. She then worked on the family farm raising her family for fifty years. Presently, she was the Grand Regent of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court #983 and served as the District Deputy for many years. Esther loved playing cards, quilting, reading, gardening and crocheting.

Esther is survived by seven of her children, Lois (Lee) Meinert of Ankeny, Louise (John) Heying of Calmar, James (Carol) Zweibohmer of Sherrill, Lawrence (Connie) Zweibohmer of Charlotte, North Carolina, Patricia Larson of Ionia, David (Sharol) Zweibohmer of Cresco and Norma Glass of Oelwein; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren and her sister, Rosetta Statelman of Evansdale.

Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Greg Zweibohmer Sr.; a son, Greg Zweibohmer Jr.; a daughter in infancy, Catherine Zweibohmer and a grandson, Bryan Meinert.

Visitation will be Tuesday, December 3, 2013 from 3 – 7 pm with a Catholic Daughters of the Americas Rosary at 3:00 pm and a Scripture Service at 5:00 pm at the Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian Iowa.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Ossian, Iowa with Monsignor Cletus Hawes as the Celebrant. There will also be a one hour visitation before Mass.

Interment will follow at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery, Ossian, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the De Sales School or the Ossian Ambulance Fund in Esther’s honor.

Schmitz - Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Ossian, Iowa is helping the family with the arrangements.

Condolences may be left with: www.graufuneralhomes.com

Source: Grau Funeral Home database

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
 

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