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Visitation:
4:00-6:00 p.m. Wednesday November 11, 2020 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Irish Grove Cemetery
in Middletown
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Esther Boward, 91, passed away at
9:01 p.m. on Saturday November 7, 2020 at her home
surrounded by her loving family.
Esther was born on November 25, 1928 in New Holland,
IL; daughter of Offie A. and Esther (Hanslow)
Rankin. She married Harry G. Boward on October 15,
1950 in Middletown, IL. He preceded her in death on
February 20, 2009.
Esther is survived by her children: Cheryl McGill of
Springfield, IL and Kevin (Lee Ann) Boward of
Middletown, sister-in-law Faye Gresham, one brother
Richard (Janell) Rankin, five grandchildren: Deana
Jones, Jen Long, Amy (Scott) Weidhuner, Zach (Sarah)
Laubenstein, and Hannah Boward; eight great
grandchildren: Tabatha, Michael (Emily), Kristy,
Isabella, Nolan, Kaiden, Sadie, and Carter and
extended family Beth, Kathy and Peg.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son:
Harry Dean Boward, and her siblings: Margaret,
Office “Jim”, Kenneth, Harold, Frances, John, Elmer,
Robert “Bob”, Patty, Mary and one son-in-law: Greenville
“Greenie” McGill.
Esther was a lifetime member and Sunday School
teacher at Middletown United Methodist Church. She
was also very active in the community with
organizations such as Middletown Legion Auxiliary
for over 70 years, the Elkhart United Methodist
Women, Logan County Relay for Life for 23 years, and
she was a Logan County Election Judge for Corwin
Township for over 50 years. |
Esther‘s favorite hobbies included
her flower gardens, watching the birds at her
feeders, and spending time with her family and dear
friends. She never knew a stranger. She was very
active in her community. She didn’t know how to say
‘no’ to anyone and was a friend to many. It is an
understatement to say she will be missed by ALL.
Visitation for Esther will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Wednesday November 11, 2020 at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln,
where face masks and social distancing will be
enacted. A graveside service will be held at 11:00
a.m. Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Irish Grove
Cemetery in Middletown, with Ryan Edgecombe
officiating.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in
Esther’s name to the family for a memorial purchase
in Esther’s memory at a later date.
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