Esther Fern Schlabach Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 3, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Esther Fern Schlabach of Ava, Illinois, born in Arthur, Illinois. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Esther Fern Schlabach or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Edwin and Sarah Lee (Miller); her husband Willard F. Schlabach; her grandchildren, Marcus Schlabach and Rachel Gingerich (Schlabach); her great grandchild Johnathan Schlabach; her son-in-law Kenneth Otto; and her siblings, Edna Otto and Ervin Lee.
She is survived by: her children, Doris Yoder (Gerald) of Arthur, IL, Clyde Schlabach (Treva Herschberger) of Arthur, IL, LaVern Schlabach (Dorothy Diener) of Tuscola, IL, Gary Schlabach (Dorothy Miller) of Williams, IN, Richard Schlabach (Mary Ellen Schrock) of Ava, IL, Duane Schlabach (Andi Conlin) of Monticello, IL, Marilyn Otto of McBain, MI and Ervin Schlabach (Heidi Martin) of Mattoon, IL; and her siblings, Lester LaVern Lee (Mary Ellen) of Arthur, IL, Alta Yoder (John) of Arthur, IL, Anna Miller (Velvon) of LaGrange, IN and Bertha Yoder of Arthur, IL.. She is also survived by thirty-one grandchildren and seventy-nine great-grandchildren.
