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Esther Beatrice Holm Reckward

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Birth	:	6 Dec 1925 Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Oct 2015 Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1183014, -91.6785965
Description	:	Esther Beatrice Reckward, 89, of Castalia, Iowa died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian, Iowa. She was born December 6, 1925 to Olavis and Sandora (Shervin) Holm in Elkader, Iowa. Esther graduated from high school in Decorah, Iowa in 1943. She obtained her teaching certificate and taught country school at Bodensteiner and Stendel Country Schools. Esther was united in marriage with Virgil Reckward on August 28, 1943 in Elkader, Iowa. Five children were born to this union. She was a member, treasurer and secretary of the Castalia United Methodist Church. Esther was also a homemaker, farm wife, chef, and... Read More	Esther Beatrice Reckward, 89, of Castalia, Iowa died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Ossian Senior Hospice, Ossian, Iowa. She was born December 6, 1925 to Olavis and Sandora (Shervin) Holm in Elkader, Iowa. Esther graduated from high school in Decorah, Iowa in 1943. She obtained her teaching certificate and taught country school at Bodensteiner and Stendel Country Schools. Esther was united in marriage with Virgil Reckward on August 28, 1943 in Elkader, Iowa. Five children were born to this union. She was a member, treasurer and secretary of the Castalia United Methodist Church. Esther was also a homemaker, farm wife, chef, and an amazing seamstress . Esther loved to bake and cook. She enjoyed having company, playing cards and dice, dancing and she love her hummingbirds. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil in 2014; her son, Jim Reckward; a granddaughter, Amy Monroe; her parents; two brothers, Merlyn and Ralph Holm and two sisters, Violet McMullen and Olettia Melka. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Ossian Lutheran Church, Ossian, Iowa with Rev. Dave Lenth as the Officiant. Inurnment will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Iowa. Obituary & photo published by Schmitz-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Ossian, Iowa,

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Esther Beatrice Holm Reckward's memorial is located at: Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Esther Beatrice Holm Reckward death?
Esther Beatrice Holm Reckward death on 25 Oct 2015 in Ossian, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.1183014
Longitude: -91.6785965

Family Members:

Parent

Olavus Teman Holm

(1896 - 1984)

Sandora Iren Bidne-Sherven Holm

(1899 - 1978)

Spouse

Virgil Reckward

(1925 - 2014)

Siblings

Violet Isabel Holm Larson McMullen

(1921 - 1992)

Olettia Sandora Holm Melka

(1923 - 2002)

Merlyn Glen Holm

(1927 - 1998)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant View Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1183014, -91.6785965

2. Bloomfield Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1152992, -91.6896973

3. Mount Grove Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1333104, -91.6751508

4. Walden Pond Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1431900, -91.6515210

5. Oak Hill Cemetery
Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1324997, -91.6294022

6. Centennial Cemetery
Frankville Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1707993, -91.7067032

7. Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1419411, -91.7569427

8. Hillside Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1404400, -91.7743400

9. Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1041985, -91.7818985

10. First Lutheran Church Cemetery
Military Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0897000, -91.7775000

11. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

12. Frankville Cemetery
Frankville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1910000, -91.6210000

13. Postville Cemetery
Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0811081, -91.5655594

14. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

15. Minert Cemetery
Postville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1161003, -91.5488968

16. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

17. Smith Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1539001, -91.5267029

18. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
Nordness, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

19. Pagin Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2310982, -91.6380997

20. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0003014, -91.6438980

21. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

22. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

23. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964