Esther Ida Dempsey, 82, of Merriam, KS, died Friday, July 29, 2002, at her home. Funeral services will be 10 am Tuesday, July 23, at Hope Lutheran Church, 6308 Quivira Rd., Shawnee, KS. Burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Friends may call 6-8 pm. Monday, at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS. The family suggests memorials to Hope Lutheran Church.
Esther was born October 22, 1919 in Kansas City, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Esther's entire life was devoted to Jesus, her Savior and to her family. The oldest of five children, she had to go to work early in life to help provide for her brothers and sisters. She met Steve at age 18, fell in love and married. She was a devoted wife to Steve and mother to her five children praying for them every day. She sacrificed her wants to them and sometimes her needs. Her life was a Godly example to all of us. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen A. Dempsey and a granddaughter, Suzanne Beal. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Stroker and Virginia Beal, both of Shawnee, KS; three sons, Gene Dempsey, Hudson, FL, Tom Dempsey, Raymore, MO, Steve Dempsey, Kansas City, KS; 17 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. (Arr: Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444
Esther was born October 22, 1919 in Kansas City, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Esther's entire life was devoted to Jesus, her Savior and to her family. The oldest of five children, she had to go to work early in life to help provide for her brothers and sisters. She met Steve at age 18, fell in love and married. She was a devoted wife to Steve and mother to her five children praying for them every day. She sacrificed her wants to them and sometimes her needs. Her life was a Godly example to all of us. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen A. Dempsey and a granddaughter, Suzanne Beal. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Stroker and Virginia Beal, both of Shawnee, KS; three sons, Gene Dempsey, Hudson, FL, Tom Dempsey, Raymore, MO, Steve Dempsey, Kansas City, KS; 17 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. (Arr: Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444
Esther Ida Dempsey, 82, of Merriam, KS, died Friday, July 29, 2002, at her home. Funeral services will be 10 am Tuesday, July 23, at Hope Lutheran Church, 6308 Quivira Rd., Shawnee, KS. Burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Friends may call 6-8 pm. Monday, at the Porter Funeral Home, 8535 Monrovia, Lenexa, KS. The family suggests memorials to Hope Lutheran Church.
Esther was born October 22, 1919 in Kansas City, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Esther's entire life was devoted to Jesus, her Savior and to her family. The oldest of five children, she had to go to work early in life to help provide for her brothers and sisters. She met Steve at age 18, fell in love and married. She was a devoted wife to Steve and mother to her five children praying for them every day. She sacrificed her wants to them and sometimes her needs. Her life was a Godly example to all of us. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen A. Dempsey and a granddaughter, Suzanne Beal. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Stroker and Virginia Beal, both of Shawnee, KS; three sons, Gene Dempsey, Hudson, FL, Tom Dempsey, Raymore, MO, Steve Dempsey, Kansas City, KS; 17 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. (Arr: Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444
Esther was born October 22, 1919 in Kansas City, KS. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Lutheran Church. Esther's entire life was devoted to Jesus, her Savior and to her family. The oldest of five children, she had to go to work early in life to help provide for her brothers and sisters. She met Steve at age 18, fell in love and married. She was a devoted wife to Steve and mother to her five children praying for them every day. She sacrificed her wants to them and sometimes her needs. Her life was a Godly example to all of us. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stephen A. Dempsey and a granddaughter, Suzanne Beal. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Stroker and Virginia Beal, both of Shawnee, KS; three sons, Gene Dempsey, Hudson, FL, Tom Dempsey, Raymore, MO, Steve Dempsey, Kansas City, KS; 17 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. (Arr: Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa, KS (913) 438-6444
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