Esther Cresap Scelonge Janes
April 04, 2009
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Esther Cresap Scelonge Janes, 98, died Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Friendship Village in Schaumburg, IL, where she was a resident. Her funeral service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 4th St. SW in Altoona, with burial in Altoona Cemetery.
Esther was born October 25, 1910 to Carrie and Delimer Cresap in Altoona, IA. She worked as a teacher in Oak Park, IL. She was a member of Presbyterian Church of the Cross, the Order of the Eastern Star, and LaGrange, IL Women’s Garden Club.
Esther is survived by her son, Delmar “Denny” Scelonge of Iron Mountain, MI; her step-daughters: Doris Lawton, and Elsie Magnussen; 4 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands John C. Scelonge and Arthur Janes; her daughter, Diana Redies; four sisters and three brothers.
Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity in loving memory of Esther.
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Lois and Jerry Nelson
04/09/2009
Our prayers and thoughts are with your family during this time. Remember first meeting "Grandma" when Danielle and Chris were going to get married. When we visited with her in their home in Des Moines after they were married, she told me she was happy that Danielle was getting her teaching degree. She then told me she had been in education. I understood then why she was happy to see someone choosing to teach. Nicole and Bryan have told us about their trips to see Great-Grandma in Chicago. We are glad that they will have those memories in days and years to come. Cherish the good memories - they become more precious with time.