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Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook

Birth	:	24 Jul 1922 Brodhead, Green County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 2018 Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial	:	Wagner Cemetery, Letts, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3335991, -91.1986008
Inscription	:	Homemaker Cosmetologist
Description	:	Esther R. Westbrook, 95, of Moline, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. A hospitality visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th St., Moline. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Adams officiating. Following the funeral, friends are invited to join the family at a luncheon at Trimble Pointe. Following the luncheon, burial will take place at the Wagner Cemetery in Louisa County, Iowa. Memorials may be made to Riverside United Methodist Church. Esther was born July 24,... Read More	Esther R. Westbrook, 95, of Moline, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in UnityPoint Health-Trinity Rock Island. A hospitality visitation is 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday in the Horizon Room at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th St., Moline. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bill Adams officiating. Following the funeral, friends are invited to join the family at a luncheon at Trimble Pointe. Following the luncheon, burial will take place at the Wagner Cemetery in Louisa County, Iowa. Memorials may be made to Riverside United Methodist Church. Esther was born July 24, 1922, in Brodhead, Wisconsin, to Godfried and Eda Binggeli Laeser, and moved to Muscatine shortly thereafter where her father and mother bought a farm. After high school, Esther went to work at the pearl button factory in Muscatine. One of her sister's boyfriends set Esther up on a blind date with his brother who was home on leave from Army Air Corps basic training. Her blind date, Robert Wagner Westbrook, became her husband on June 15, 1944, in El Paso, Texas, just prior to his deployment to Seething, England, in the European Theater of World War II. After Robert returned home from World War II, they moved to Ames, Iowa, where Robert finished his studies at Iowa State College and Esther worked on campus in the Duplication Department. After graduation from Iowa State, Robert and Esther moved to Moline where she worked at Eagle Signal in the Central File Department. In 1958, she began a new career as a stay-at-home mom; one at which she thrived. In 1975, Esther acted on a lifelong dream to become a cosmetologist, a craft she perfected until retirement a couple years ago. Esther was a past-president of the Moline Jaycee-ettes, member of Riverside United Methodist Church, its various circles and King's Daughters. Esther loved flowers, and her various flower gardens around her house proved it. When not gardening, she loved to cook, bake, knit and play cards. She also loved music. She was a member of a small organ club. Every other week the club would rotate to a different member's home to play songs and socialize. She continued playing organ until the last. She realized the importance of staying active even after Robert's passing almost three years ago. She went to St. Louis and watched the 100 percent solar eclipse, attended three family weddings in Wisconsin and one in Iowa, attended Cheese Days in Monroe, Wisconsin, attended her granddaughter's high school graduation in Tennessee, vacationed at Table Rock Lake, Missouri, to fish and sightsee and visited Starkville, Mississippi, to spend time with her other granddaughter. Esther is survived by her son, Terry Westbrook, Moline, and fiancee, Jill McKenzie, Rotherham, U.K.; granddaughters, Margaret Westbrook, Starkville, and Elinor Westbrook, Knoxville, Tenn.; and brothers, John Laeser and Robert Laeser, both of Muscatine. She was preceded in death by her parents, three older sisters and two younger brothers.

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Where is Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook's memorial?
Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook's memorial is located at: Wagner Cemetery, Letts, Louisa County, USA.
When did Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook death?
Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook death on 30 Jan 2018 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Esther Ruth Laeser Westbrook's memorial?
Latitude: 41.3335991
Longitude: -91.1986008

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Robert Wagner Westbrook

(1921 - 2015)

Siblings

Gertrude Hilda Laeser Westbrook

(1920 - 2005)

LeRoy C. “Wally” Laeser

(1929 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wagner Cemetery
Letts, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3335991, -91.1986008

2. Lettsville Cemetery
Letts, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3278800, -91.2287400

3. Kiser Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3657990, -91.1905975

4. Ardon Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3849983, -91.1958008

5. Concord Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2994003, -91.2556000

6. Grandview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2783012, -91.1742020

7. Newell Cemetery
Letts, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2921982, -91.2544022

8. Cranston Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3792000, -91.2506027

9. Island Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3588982, -91.1117020

10. Thompson Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2633018, -91.2260971

11. Edgington Cemetery
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12. Houtz Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4150009, -91.1999969

13. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3897018, -91.2861023

14. Saint Johns Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4199982, -91.2144012

15. Indian Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.2552986, -91.2593994

16. Schmeltzer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.3580000, -91.3220000

17. Mount Hope Cemetery
Grandview, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2374992, -91.2157974

18. High Prairie Cemetery
Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4284000, -91.1660000

19. Cedar-Bethel Cemetery
Fredonia, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3272018, -91.3302994

20. Louisa County Farm Cemetery
Port Louisa, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2326470, -91.1708070

21. Hardman Cemetery
Wapello, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2250294, -91.1862609

22. Port Louisa Cemetery
Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2331009, -91.1378021

23. Lutheran Homes Cemetery
Muscatine, Muscatine County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4183000, -91.1015000

24. Fredonia Cemetery
Fredonia, Louisa County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2771988, -91.3339005