Esther Elenor Beador's Obituary
~ Mom ~ Sister ~ Grammy ~Esther was born in Townsend, MT to Rueben and Anne Marie (Neust) Edminster on July 11, 1917; passed away April 30, 2003 in Tacoma, WA.A 1937 graduate of Lincoln High, she later worked with special students at Truman School.She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Robert L. Beador; brother, George Edminster; sisters, Mildred Woody, Lillian Donnally and Florence Stermitz.She is survived by sister, Opal Ellwein; the Edminster brothers and their spouses, Clyde, Roy (Dorothy), Walt (Mary Lou). She is also survived by daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Woody Budil; granddaughter, Cyndy Budil (Dana), two special great-granddaughters, Cheri and Anne Frink; a son, Robert (Susie) Beador, in Ellensberg; granddaughters, Amy and Matt Cziske, and Lori Beador; and step grandson, Jeff Budil and children.Mom loved her flowers and working in her garden and took great pride in the presentation of her immaculate home. She enjoyed her Senior Citizen bus trips and looking forward to the Fall Foliage trips with her best friend and sister Opal (her twin).She also will be missed by many nieces and nephews, her church family at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and her friends from the Â"Old TimersÂ" Bowling league at Paradise Bowl.She currently has two great nephews and one great grandson overseas in military service.Viewing and visitation will be 11am to 9pm, Sat., May 3rd; 8am to 9pm, Sun., May 4th; 8am to 9pm, Mon., May 5th; and 8am to 8:30am, Tues. May 6th at Mt. View Funeral Home.Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 10am in the Garden Chapel at the Mt. View Funeral Home. Also on Tuesday, May 6th, a Memorial services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 140 East 56th St., Tacoma at 12:00 with a reception following.Donations may be made in EstherÂ's memory to Mount Rainier Lutheran High School, c/o Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
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