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Howard Otto “Butch” Esser

Birth	:	19 Apr 1927 Whittemore, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	5 Jan 2014 Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0530014, -94.4135971
Description	:	Howard Esser, age 86, of Algona, died on Sunday, January 6, 2014 at the Algona Good Samaritan Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, with Rev. Joseph Seifert officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Whittemore, with military rites conducted by the VFW Post # 2541 and the Hagg-Turner American Legion Post #90 of Algona. Visitation will be 4-7 pm Wednesday at the Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Howard Otto "Butch" Esser, the son of Joe and Adelia (Wagner) Esser, was born on April 19, 1927 in Whittemore, Iowa.... Read More	Howard Esser, age 86, of Algona, died on Sunday, January 6, 2014 at the Algona Good Samaritan Care Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, with Rev. Joseph Seifert officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Whittemore, with military rites conducted by the VFW Post # 2541 and the Hagg-Turner American Legion Post #90 of Algona. Visitation will be 4-7 pm Wednesday at the Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Howard Otto "Butch" Esser, the son of Joe and Adelia (Wagner) Esser, was born on April 19, 1927 in Whittemore, Iowa. He graduated from Whittemore High School in 1945. Howard served in the U.S. Army during WWII. After his service he worked for the Kossuth County Road Department. On September 15, 1957 Howard was united in marriage with Verona Zumach at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Whittemore. They owned and operated Butch's Steak House in Whittemore from 1960-65. Howard then worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service until 1991. He was a lifelong public servant working on many committees, the Algona City Council from 1982-2009 and serving as Mayor Pro Tem. Howard was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where he had served as an elder. He was also a member of the Algona VFW Post #2541 and the Seely-Walsh American Legion Post #425 in Whittemore. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, following the Twins and Cubs, coin collecting, gardening, coaching and being involved in youth sports and spending time with his family. Left to cherish Howard's memory is his wife of 56 years, Verona; three daughters, Denise Krause of Granger, Debra Cunningham of Waukee and Deanna Esser and her fiancé Jason Berte of Algona; twin sons, Randy Esser and his wife Shannon of Melrose and Ryan Esser and his wife Rebecca of Detroit Lakes, MN; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant grandson, Frederick Esser; brothers, J. Roland Esser and Harold "Red" Esser; and a sister, Katherine Pompe Selichnow.

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Howard Otto “Butch” Esser's memorial is located at: Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA.
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Howard Otto “Butch” Esser death on 5 Jan 2014 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0530014
Longitude: -94.4135971

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0530014, -94.4135971

2. Plainview Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0667000, -94.4091720

3. Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0827000, -94.4322500

4. Garfield Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9947000, -94.4080000

5. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0200000, -94.5220000

6. Apostolic V Christian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9630870, -94.4238290

7. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1265000, -94.5017000

8. West Bend Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9590000, -94.4548000

9. Saint Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1545000, -94.4723000

10. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1627000, -94.3630000

11. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9512000, -94.5120000

12. North Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1696281, -94.5077438

13. East Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0583000, -94.2249985

14. Riverview Cemetery
Algona, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0766983, -94.2257996

15. Union Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1417007, -94.2619019

16. Lincoln Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9596842, -94.5602466

17. Calvary Cemetery
Algona, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0819016, -94.2114029

18. Fenton Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1977997, -94.3535995

19. Fenton United Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2052994, -94.4262009

20. Union Cemetery
Ottosen, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8879128, -94.3792496

21. Laurel Hill Cemetery
Irvington, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0017014, -94.1939011

22. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Fenton, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2239000, -94.4289000

23. Omer-Thorsen Farm Cemetery
Ottosen, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8735742, -94.4085743

24. McKnight Cemetery
Bode, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8635100, -94.4055600