Esther M. Schuster, 103, of Kenosha, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2010, at United Hospital System-Kenosha Campus. Born in Waupaca, WI, on May 29, 1907, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Rohn) Kostner. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Dominican College in Racine and came to Kenosha in 1935. On July 11, 1959, she married Walter J. Schuster at St. James Catholic Church. He preceded her in death in 1975. Esther was a teacher in the schools of Zion for 32 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, the Illinois Education Association, National Educators Association, National Retired Teachers Association and enjoyed reading, music, traveling, and donating to charities. Survivors include her son, John (Linda) Morehouse of Kenosha; her daughter, Kathryn Koester of Bullhead City, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Mary Siepler and Esther Seiber; three sons-in-law, Robert Koester, James Siepler and J.L. Seiber; brother and sister-in-law, Emil and Lorraine Kostner; and sister and brother-in-law, Kathryn and Fred Stevens. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 1st, from Proko Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Entombment will follow at All Saints Mausoleum. Visitation will be held on Sunday at Proko Funeral Home from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Esther’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com
Condolences
Laura
November 1, 2010
My dear Tontie I love you so much! You will forever be in my heart and missed dearly. You were a wonderful woman who taught so much to everyone you touched. If I ever had a problem or question about anything I could come to you and were always there to help. I know you're in heaven with your beautiful daughters and everyone else you lost having a ball. You were an incredible woman and I love you from the bottom of my heart. I know I'll see you again someday and until then I love you! Laura
Mary Becker
October 31, 2010
To the family of Esther Schuster:My name is Mary Becker. Your mother was my 5th grade teacher in Zion. (I am now 56) I was a stay at home mom for 22 years and when my children went off to college, I also went to college to become a teacher. I have been teaching for 8 years now. I have told the same story to ALL of my classes: My favorite book in the entire world is The Secret Garden. The reason is that Mrs. Schuster read that book to our class. As she read, I would close my eyes and I could visualize the garden and how beautifu it must have looked after Mary and Dicken had worked so hard in it. I absolutely will never forget how she read us Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Penrod and Sam. I loved her voice and her as a teacher. She has been in my heart and thoughts for all these years. I just got home from Sturgeon Bay and saw her obituary. The time was 7:15 so I missed the visitation. Of course, I will be teaching tomorrow at the time of the service. I read to my first grade students every day. Tomorrow as I read I will think of Mrs. Schuster once again, but this time with a tear in my eye. She is what I aspire to be in the classroom. God Bless you and God has an amazing angel!!! Mary Becker