- Date Of Birth: September 1, 1929
- Date Of Death: June 9, 2012
- State: Nebraska
Esther Luella Elting of Davenport, NE, was born on a farm near Byron, NE, on September 1, 1929 to John and Alida (Heitmann) Duensing. She departed this life Saturday June 9, 2012 at Park View Haven Nursing Home in Deshler, NE at the age of 82 years.
She was baptized into faith at September 15, 1929 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Byron, NE, and confirmed on August 13, 1944, at St. John, Byron by Pastor L.C. Lentz. Her confirmation verse is Psalm 143:10, “Teach me to do Thy will; for Thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. She spent her youth on a farm near Byron and graduated Byron High School on May 14, 1947.
On April 9, 1950 she married Glenn Elting at St. John Lutheran Church of rural Byron. They were members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedensau. In 1951 they joined St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Davenport where she was an active member, served on various committies within LWML, and taught Sunday School for several years. The couple settled on a farm between Davenport and Edgar and farmed there until moving to Davenport in August, 1989. In July, 2011, she moved to Meadowlark Heights Assisted Living, Deshler, NE.
Esther and Glenn raised two sons and two daughters on the farm: Perry Glenn, Kerwin Lew, Gina Rae and Lisa Jane. She was an active member of the MNO (Mother’s Night Out) Extension Club of Edgar, NE and assisted Glenn on many committees within the community.
