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- Bio: Graveside Services for Esther G. Spencer will be on Saturday, November 11 at 1:00 p.m., at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Watertown, Minnesota. Pastor David Hansen, Peace Lutheran Church, will be officiating the committal service.
Esther Gladys Amundson was born June 25, 1917 on a farm near Blue Earth , Minnesota to Sam and Elsie (Twait) Amundson. She was the baby of the family, born after five boys. Although she grew up fishing and enjoying the outdoors with all of her older brothers, she also grew up to love fashion, jewelry, and playing cards.
Esther married Rollo Spencer on August 5, 1935, and together they had one daughter, Marilyn Jean. Esther and Rollo enjoyed traveling together and joining brother Cliff and his wife, Loretta on many fishing trips. Esther often regaled grandchildren and great grandchildren with stories from those trips.
After Rollo's passing, Esther spent most of her winters in Cliff and Loretta's company in Arizona. She moved to Omaha in the early '90s to be closer to her daughter Marilyn and son-in-law, Helmut.
Esther's family and friends were blessed to have her for more than 100 years. She was known for her class and her fashion sense. The women at Ralston House (independent living) regarded her as the best dressed woman in the building and also as a bonafide card shark.
Esther enjoyed shopping at local boutiques as she valued the personalized service they would offer. She loved seersucker, sparkly broaches, rings and jewelry. She also enjoyed baking and made the very best date cake with caramel frosting. She kept African violets growing on her window sills.
Our sincere thanks to the residents at Ralston House for their friendship to our grandmother and for filling the golden years of her life with fun and love.
Esther died in Omaha, NE on Saturday, October 21, 2017. She was preceded in death by Rollo P. Spencer, husband; Marilyn Jean Hahn, daughter; Helmut Hahn, son-in-law.
She is survived by five grandchildren: Bradley (Jaci), Kristine, Ronald, Gary (Sheryl) and Jess; nine great grandchildren: Jeremy (Lindsey), Stacy (Jesse), Tena (Nannette), Jareece, Tony, Jayme (Drew), Raylee (Brittany), Madison, Michael; and nine great-great grandchildren: Josephine, Jay'lon, Cade, Jack, Hank, Grant, Braden, Lorilei, Kobe.
Inskription: Spencer
Rollo P., 1914 - 1971
Esther G.
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