Esther Kroeker
Esther R. Kroeker, 92, died March 6, 2004, at Hillsboro Community Medical Center.
Born May 27, 1911, in Steinbeck, Manitoba, Canada, she was the daughter of Isaac W. and Margaretha (Kroeker) Reimer.
On May 20, 1932, she married John Kroeker at Landmark, Manitoba. He died in 1984.
She was a homemaker and member of Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Kroeker of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada; three daughters, Laverna Braun, Eileen Hiebert, and Sylvia Unger, all of Hillsboro; two brothers, Bill Reimer and John Reimer; four sisters, Kay Jones, Martha Schellenberg, Linda Tremers, and Elma Wiebe; 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Mennonite Church, Hillsboro, preceded by burial at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Cemetery. Pastors Dave Plett and Larry King officiated.
A memorial was established with the church.
