Hespe, Esther Pauline^[1]

1908 - 2003  (94 years)

• Name	Hespe, Esther Pauline
  Born	27 Oct 1908	Platte County, NE.
  Christened	Zion Lutheran Church; Leigh, NE.
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	Zion Lutheran Church; Leigh, NE.
  Died	1 Mar 2003	Columbus, NE.
  Buried	7 Mar 2003	Zion Lutheran Cemetery; Leigh, NE.
  Person ID	I5480	Wuerdemann Family
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Hespe, William,   b. 29 May 1874, Grossenkneten, Oldenburg, GER. ,   d. 13 Apr 1959, Leigh, NE.  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Loseke, Anna,   b. UNKNOWN, Platte County, NE. ,   d. 9 Feb 1942, Leigh, NE.
  Married	16 Jul 1903	Christ Lutheran Church; Columbus, NE.
  Family ID	F2949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wurdeman, Elmer Laurence,   b. 5 Nov 1910, Platte County, NE. ,   d. 26 Oct 1981, Omaha, NE.  (Age 70 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1935	Zion Lutheran Church, Leigh, NE.
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F2935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  _P_CCINFO 2-14330 From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, March 2, 2003- Esther P. Wurdeman, 94, of Columbus, Nebraska died Saturday, March 1, 2003 at the Beverly Healthcare in Columbus. Services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus on Friday, March 07, 2003 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Roland A. Jank officiating. Interment will be at the Leigh City Cemetery in Leigh, Nebraska at 1:30 PM on Friday. Visitations will be held at the Gass Haney Funeral Home on Thursday, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Friday, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM. There will be a family prayer service on Friday at 10:15 AM at the church. Esther P. Wurdeman was born October 27, 1908 in Leigh, Nebraska to Wilhelm and Anna (Loseke) Hespe. She graduated from Leigh High School in 1927 and attended State Teacher's College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught in Genoa for two years. She worked in the Rynearson bakery in Leigh until she married. She married Elmer Wurdeman, July 16, 1935 at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, the same church where she was baptized and confirmed. After her marriage, she worked for 15 years in her father's hardware and furniture store, Hespe Hardware in Leigh. She also worked and co-owned B&W Manufacturing, Co. of Columbus, a family owned business, since 1958. She resided in Leigh all her married life, moving to Columbus in 1982. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh and currently a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus. During her life she was active in Walther League, Sewing Circle, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and was a member of the Zion choir in Leigh. In Columbus, she was an active volunteer of the Columbus Hospital Auxiliary. Esther is survived by: Daughter - Faye Kolder - Omaha, NE Son - James (Anne Marie) Wurdeman - San Diego, CA Son - M.E. "Mike" (Beverly) Wurdeman - Columbus, NE Son - Richard (Jolene) Wurdeman - Omaha, NE Sister - Alice Duncan - Portland, OR Brother - Arnold Hespe - Alexandria, VA Brother - Paul Hespe - Portland, OR 13 Grandchildren 3 Great Grandchildren Esther was preceded in death by: Father - Wilhelm Hespe Mother - Anna (Loseke) Hespe Husband - Elmer Wurdeman Brother - Arthur Hespe Brother - Edmund Hespe Brother - Harold Hespe Brother - Laurin Hespe [ColfaxDeutschlandPlatte.FBK.FTW] From THE COLUMBUS (NE.) TELEGRAM, March 2, 2003- Esther P. Wurdeman, 94, of Columbus, Nebraska died Saturday, March 1, 2003 at the Beverly Healthcare in Columbus. Services will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus on Friday, March 07, 2003 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Roland A. Jank officiating. Interment will be at the Leigh City Cemetery in Leigh, Nebraska at 1:30 PM on Friday. Visitations will be held at the Gass Haney Funeral Home on Thursday, from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Friday, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM. There will be a family prayer service on Friday at 10:15 AM at the church. Esther P. Wurdeman was born October 27, 1908 in Leigh, Nebraska to Wilhelm and Anna (Loseke) Hespe. She graduated from Leigh High School in 1927 and attended State Teacher's College in Wayne, Nebraska. She taught in Genoa for two years. She worked in the Rynearson bakery in Leigh until she married. She married Elmer Wurdeman, July 16, 1935 at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, the same church where she was baptized and confirmed. After her marriage, she worked for 15 years in her father's hardware and furniture store, Hespe Hardware in Leigh. She also worked and co-owned B&W Manufacturing, Co. of Columbus, a family owned business, since 1958. She resided in Leigh all her married life, moving to Columbus in 1982. She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh and currently a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus. During her life she was active in Walther League, Sewing Circle, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and was a member of the Zion choir in Leigh. In Columbus, she was an active volunteer of the Columbus Hospital Auxiliary. Esther is survived by: Daughter - Faye Kolder - Omaha, NE Son - James (Anne Marie) Wurdeman - San Diego, CA Son - M.E. "Mike" (Beverly) Wurdeman - Columbus, NE Son - Richard (Jolene) Wurdeman - Omaha, NE Sister - Alice Duncan - Portland, OR Brother - Arnold Hespe - Alexandria, VA Brother - Paul Hespe - Portland, OR 13 Grandchildren 3 Great Grandchildren Esther was preceded in death by: Father - Wilhelm Hespe Mother - Anna (Loseke) Hespe Husband - Elmer Wurdeman Brother - Arthur Hespe Brother - Edmund Hespe Brother - Harold Hespe Brother - Laurin Hespe Original individual @I00739@ (@MS_WURDEMANNGM.GED1@) merged with @I1704@ (@MS_WURDEMANLEGACYG0@)

  
  

• Sources

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