Esther Landgren, 91, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at United Hospital System-Kenosha Campus. Esther was born in Minneapolis, MN, on November 19, 1919, to the Rev. Carl and Martha (Lenius) Schaffnit, and was raised in Toledo, OH, and Detroit, MI. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics from Michigan State University in Lansing, MI. Esther moved to Kenosha in 1950 and worked for many years at Kenosha Memorial Hospital as a Registered Dietitian, and later at Wisconsin Electric Power Company as a Home Economist. She was a long standing active member of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she participated and served on the church council, various Bible study groups, the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, supported the Urban Outreach Ministry, and sang in the church choir. She volunteered at Kenosha Memorial Hospital, and delivered Meals on Wheels. She served as the President of Church Women United. She especially enjoyed participating in the Laubach Literacy Program and tutored several adults in English as a Second Language. She maintained an interest in her city and followed local events closely. Esther was known in her community as a compassionate, caring woman who loved her family. She loved to cook and bake, and always looked forward to family gatherings and entertaining her friends. Esther loved to travel and visited family and friends in many states and foreign countries. She was preceded in death by her parents, her former husband, George Weber, and her beloved husband, Carl Landgren. Esther is survived by her sister, Ruth Hilton, her daughters and sons-in-law; Peggy (Larry) Moreland of Lomax, IL, Judy (Gordon) LaCombe of Kenosha, Sally (Robert) Bowman of Prescott AZ, and Jean (Armando) Orellana of Littleton, CO. She is also survived by her 13 grandchildren: Heather (Tim) Root of Lakemoor, IL, Jon (Tina) Riley of Stronghurst, IL, Elizabeth LaCombe (Joe) Engel of Kenosha, WI, Douglas LaCombe of Los Angeles, CA, Karen (Mel) Hoeft, of Littleton, CO, Maricela Orellana, of South Sioux City, NE, Tina (Joel) Ramirez of Elgin, IL, Tammy Morris of Racine, WI, Alex (Kelly) Orellana of Pasadena, CA, Miriam (Gerardo) Terrones of Sioux City, IA, Andrew Orellana, South Sioux City, NE, Perla (Manuel) Solis of South Sioux City, NE, and Marta Orellana of Littleton, CO, and her 21 great-grandchildren; Evan Root; Maxwell, Benjamin, Sam and Brooklyn Hoeft; Josue Orellana; Jordan and Abigail Ramirez; Mike and Nicholas Burkey; Christopher Rymer; Kailey and Macy Orellana; Justin Duffy; Gerardo, Virginia and Yovana Terrones; Isaiah Orellana; Britney, Naomi, Hailey, and Ava Rose Solis. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 3rd, at Grace Lutheran Church, 2006-60th Street, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Graveside service will be private at Green Ridge Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be made to Grace Lutheran Church. Her family extends a very special thank you to Esther's caregivers, Rosemary Worth and Kathy Meyer, for their compassionate and loving care.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Esther’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com