Esther E. Duling
OTTAWA – Esther E. Duling, 89, of Ottawa died at 8:55 p.m. Sunday June 10, 2012 at Putnam Acres Care Center, Ottawa. She was born November 19, 1922 in Glandorf to the late Ignatius and Mary (Nuveman) Schroeder. On June 9, 1945 she married James J. Duling who survives in Ottawa.
She is also survived by 4 children: Thomas (Ruth) Duling of Davisburg, MI, Dorothy (Tom) Leib of Marion, Marsha (Greg) Stechschulte of Columbus Grove, and Timothy Duling of Ottawa; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a brother: Andrew Schroeder of Ottawa. She was also preceded in death also by a son: David Duling; 6 brothers: Anthony, Martin, Hugo, Benno, Linus and Robert Schroeder and 3 sisters: Genevieve Schroeder, Agnes Warnecke and Mary Morman.
Esther was a homemaker. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa and its Altar Rosary Society. She was a graduate of Glandorf High School and the class valedictorian. She loved sewing, gardening and canning.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa with Fr. Matt Jozefiak officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa where there will be a Scripture service at 2:30 p.m. and a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Education Fund.
Condolences can be expressed to: www.lovefuneralhome.com.