Esther Mae Korlaski

IN MEMORY OF
ESTHER M. KORLASKI

BORN: August 31, 1912 ~ Tracy, Minnesota
PASSED AWAY: October 27, 2005 ~ Sanborn, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Monday, October 31, 2005
First Presbyterian Church, Ashton, Iowa
Rev. Dale Lint ~ officiating
VISITATION
Monday; October 31, 2005
From 9:00am until the time of service
At the First Presbyterian Church, Ashton, Iowa

MUSIC
“Precious Lord Take My Hand”
“Beyond The Sunset”
Duet by: Rev. Dale and Bobbi Lint
CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 227 “Amazing Grace”
Organist: Bobbi Lint

CASKET BEARERS
Harold Deal Norman Bosch
John Prins Cliff Long
Allen Richardson Loren Richardson
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Ralph Roelfs Laurence Rensink
Stanley Johnson Delmar Lamfers
Leon Hulstein Larry Hulstein

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Tracy City Cemetery ~ Tracy, Minnesota

Arrangements are under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home ~ Sheldon, Iowa

After today's service, relatives and friends
are invited to join the family in the
fellowship hallof the church.


ESTHER M. KORLASKI
Esther Mae Korlaski, the daughter of Charles B. and Maria E. (Morgan) Deal, was born August 31, 1912 in Tracy, Minnesota. She graduated from Tracy High School in Tracy, Minnesota in 1932. On April 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to Albert Korlaski in Ashton, Iowa. The young couple made their home in Ashton, where her husband worked for Hallett Construction Co. for 38 years. Esther was a cook for the Ashton Public School for 17 years and in the Verdoorn Nursing Home for 5 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert on September 29, 1965. Esther remained in her home until moving into Sheldon in 1979. She passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2005, at the Prairie View Retirement Home in Sanborn, Iowa reaching the age of 93 years, 1 month and 27 days.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Ashton, Iowa, for 56 years. She was also a member of the ladies aid, church circles and taught Sunday School. She enjoyed working in the kitchen and helping out where help was needed. She loved to play all kinds of card games, and enjoyed her T.V. and reading.
Esther leaves to cherish her memory, a nephew and his wife, Harold and Jackie Deal of Tracy, Minnesota; and four nieces, Rita Mae and her husband, Cliff Long of Algona, Iowa; Wilma and her husband, Norman Bosch of Montevideo, Minnesota; Joanne and her husband, Mel Biggin of Akeley, Minnesota; Donna Benedict of Phoenix, Arizona; and of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and two brothers, William and Roy Deal.