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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Esther Poterucha
Esther
Poterucha
March 7, 1927 – April 22, 2015
Esther Poterucha's Obituary
Esther Poterucha, 88, died at 7:22am on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, MN. She was surrounded by her husband and family.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Mass will be officiated by Monsignor Leo Enlow. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the St. Anthony Parish Center. Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice, 5650 Weatherhill Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902 or at seasonshospice.org/donate/. Online condolences may be made at www.bauerfh.com.
Esther was born March 7, 1927 in Chicago, the fourth child of Andrew and Antoinette Gdowski. Esther married Henry Poterucha on December 27, 1947 in Chicago.
Esther was a very caring and loving person who never spoke ill of anyone. She devoted her life to her family and taught them not only curiosity and wonder but also a love of nature and others. Her sweet and caring spirit was often expressed with a hug, a touch or a loving note. In addition to her family, she enjoyed spending time beautifying her flower beds, tempting palates with her culinary skills and singing in the church choir until her disease took her voice. Her courage and undaunted faith in the face of this loss continued to touch those around her until the end.
She is survived by her husband and her children, Kathy (Hank) Bonutti of Bloomfield Hills, MI, Michael Poterucha of Rochester, MN, Thomas (Terri) Poterucha of Rochester, MN, John (Bonnie) Poterucha of Rochester, MN, and Jeannie (Bill) Poterucha-Carter of Rochester, MN; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren also survive.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents; Henry's parents; sisters, Rose and Jean, and her brother, Stan.
We wish to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and visits during Esther's final days. We are also grateful to all the caregivers who cared for Esther, especially Drs. Allen Aksamit, John Bachman, Tad Mabry, Chuck Runde along with the wonderfully caring staff at Seasons Hospice.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Effingham with burial in St. Anthony Cemetery. Mass will be officiated by Monsignor Leo Enlow. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the St. Anthony Parish Center. Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice, 5650 Weatherhill Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902 or at seasonshospice.org/donate/. Online condolences may be made at www.bauerfh.com.
Esther was born March 7, 1927 in Chicago, the fourth child of Andrew and Antoinette Gdowski. Esther married Henry Poterucha on December 27, 1947 in Chicago.
Esther was a very caring and loving person who never spoke ill of anyone. She devoted her life to her family and taught them not only curiosity and wonder but also a love of nature and others. Her sweet and caring spirit was often expressed with a hug, a touch or a loving note. In addition to her family, she enjoyed spending time beautifying her flower beds, tempting palates with her culinary skills and singing in the church choir until her disease took her voice. Her courage and undaunted faith in the face of this loss continued to touch those around her until the end.
She is survived by her husband and her children, Kathy (Hank) Bonutti of Bloomfield Hills, MI, Michael Poterucha of Rochester, MN, Thomas (Terri) Poterucha of Rochester, MN, John (Bonnie) Poterucha of Rochester, MN, and Jeannie (Bill) Poterucha-Carter of Rochester, MN; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren also survive.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents; Henry's parents; sisters, Rose and Jean, and her brother, Stan.
We wish to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and visits during Esther's final days. We are also grateful to all the caregivers who cared for Esther, especially Drs. Allen Aksamit, John Bachman, Tad Mabry, Chuck Runde along with the wonderfully caring staff at Seasons Hospice.
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