Esther
Best, 96
Ellsworth,
Wisc. - Esther Gudrun Best, 96, formerly of
Thief River Falls, died on Thursday, September 19,
2002 at the Ellsworth Care Center in Ellsworth,
Wisc.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, September 23 at 2
p.m. at the Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief
River Falls with Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Joyce
Halbasch was the organist and Chris Cuppett was the
soloist. Special music included "The Lord's
Prayer." Interment was in Greenwood Cememtery in
Thief River Falls.
Esther
Larson was born on May 22, 1906, the daughter of
Edward and Jorgina (Kolstad) Larson in Thief River
Falls. She earned a degree in education from
Moorhead State University and taught in Thief River
Falls, Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Le Sueur,
Crosby-Ironton and Blackduck. In 1948, she married
William Lawrence Best. The couple resided in Thief
River Falls before moving to Minnetonka in 1960.
Her husband died in 1984, after which she lived in
Red Wing, Tillamook, Ore. and Beldenville, Wisc.
Esther was a member of the English Lutheran Church
in Ellsworth, Wisc. She enjoyed working on family
history and genealogy.
Survivors
include a sister, Ardith, (Herbert) Ottman of
Beldenville, Wisc. and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Esther
was preceded in death by her husband, William, and
nine brothers and sisters.
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