Esther R. Gould

Birth 21 Jun 1910 Martin, Allegan County, Michigan, USA Death 1 May 2009 (aged 98) Nashville, Barry County, Michigan, USA Burial Wilcox Cemetery Nashville, Barry County, Michigan, USA Memorial ID 36742587 · View Source Esther Gould, age 98, of Nashville, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 peacefully at her home. Esther was born in Martin, MI on June 21, 1910, the daughter of the late Dirk and Henrietta (Nykamp) Hoffman. She was raised in the Nashville area and attended Norton Country School. Esther was the widow of Mr. Gaylord Gould. The couple was married on April 8, 1936 in Battle Creek, MI. They made their home together on the family farm in Nashville where they raised their children together. Esther and Gaylord had been married for 64 years when Gaylord passed away in 2000. Esther was a member of the Nashville Baptist Church and the PFC bible study group. Esther enjoyed lending a watchful hand to help raise several different young children throughout her life and often hosted an after school bible club for young children in the community. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking and making homemade butter, bread and ice cream. Esther is survived by four daughters, Barbara (Larry) Hawblitz, Betty (James) Pierce, Loretta (Wayne) Neil, Beverly (Thomas) Oleson, her son Wayne (Sherry) Gould, and her brother, Harden Hoffman. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gaylord, daughter Alice (Gould) Dingman, brothers Ernest, Edwin, Richard, Hollis, and Gordon Hoffman, sisters Margaret, Frances, Joyce, and Ruth, half brother Pete, half sisters Anna, and Nellie, and her grandson, Jimmy Pierce. Funeral services will be held at The Nashville Baptist Church, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4th, with Pastor Lester DeGroot officiating. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, May 3rd from 2-5 p.m. at The Daniels Funeral Home. Interment will take place immediately following the funeral service Wilcox Cemetery Nashville, MI. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Nashville Baptist Church or Grace Community Church. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. www.danielsfuneralhome.net

Esther Gould, age 98, of Nashville, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2009 peacefully at her home. Esther was born in Martin, MI on June 21, 1910, the daughter of the late Dirk and Henrietta (Nykamp) Hoffman. She was raised in the Nashville area and attended Norton Country School. Esther was the widow of Mr. Gaylord Gould. The couple was married on April 8, 1936 in Battle Creek, MI. They made their home together on the family farm in Nashville where they raised their children together. Esther and Gaylord had been married for 64 years when Gaylord passed away in 2000. Esther was a member of the Nashville Baptist Church and the PFC bible study group. Esther enjoyed lending a watchful hand to help raise several different young children throughout her life and often hosted an after school bible club for young children in the community. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking and making homemade butter, bread and ice cream. Esther is survived by four daughters, Barbara (Larry) Hawblitz, Betty (James) Pierce, Loretta (Wayne) Neil, Beverly (Thomas) Oleson, her son Wayne (Sherry) Gould, and her brother, Harden Hoffman. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Gaylord, daughter Alice (Gould) Dingman, brothers Ernest, Edwin, Richard, Hollis, and Gordon Hoffman, sisters Margaret, Frances, Joyce, and Ruth, half brother Pete, half sisters Anna, and Nellie, and her grandson, Jimmy Pierce. Funeral services will be held at The Nashville Baptist Church, at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4th, with Pastor Lester DeGroot officiating. The family will receive visitors on Sunday, May 3rd from 2-5 p.m. at The Daniels Funeral Home. Interment will take place immediately following the funeral service Wilcox Cemetery Nashville, MI. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Nashville Baptist Church or Grace Community Church. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. www.danielsfuneralhome.net

Published in the Battle Creek Enquirer on 5/3/2009* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 2 2021, 21:27:46 UTC

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