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Obituary for Esther Christine Ebbers
ESTHER CHRISTINE EBBERS, 88, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, December 10, 2023 at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL
Funeral services will be a 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2023 at Emmanuel Church in Morrison, IL, with a visitation preceding the service at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Luke Schouten will be officiating the service; the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Interment will be at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. Memorials have been established to Emmanuel Church and Morrison Elementary School’s Lunch Program.
Esther was born April 27, 1935 in Morrison, IL to Clarence and Anna (Balk) Bielema. She attended the grade schools in Thomson, IL and graduated from Thomson High School. On December 12, 1958 she married David “Dick” Ebbers at Spring Valley Reformed Church in Fulton, IL. Esther did bookkeeping for Fulton Elevator until she embarked on her journey of raising her family and homemaking. She also helped with the bookkeeping for her husband’s business, Ebber’s Plumbing. She cherished her last job, a position with the Morrison Elementary School lunch program, which she held for 35 years. Esther was a member of Emmanuel Church in Morrison, where she actively participated in various church activities and served in multiple roles. Her unwavering faith and selfless contributions were not only evident in her actions but also in the positive impact she had on the lives of those around her. She enjoyed reading and working on puzzles, but most of all she loved her time with her children and grandchildren. They were her pride and joy and they brought much enjoyment in her life.
Survivors include her husband of almost 65 years, Dick; four children, Mark (Laura) Ebbers of Holland, MI, Marlene (Tim) Knox of Morrison, Jim (Lori) Ebbers of Carnation, WA and Doug (John) Ebbers of San Diego, CA; six grandchildren, Justin Knox, Joel (Kara) Ebbers, Anna (Matthew) Beck, Leah (Joshua) Mugford, Ryan (Janice) Ebbers and Kaitlyn Ebbers; eight great grandchildren, Braeden and Emma Ebbers; Laura, Andrew and Benjamin Mugford; Cora, Oliver and Gabrielle Beck; one sister, Ruth Venema of Fulton, IL.
She was preceded in death by her parents and four brothers, Donald, Howard, Stanley and Kenneth Bielema.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Friday
15
Dec
9:30 AM
- 10:30 AM
Emmanuel Church
202 E. Morris Street
Morrison, IL 61270
Service
Friday
15
Dec
10:30 AM
Emmanuel Church
202 E. Morris Street
Morrison, IL 61270
Cemetery Details
Location
Grove Hill Cemetery
East High Street
Morrison, IL 61270
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