Individual Details

Esther Terhaar

(December 27, 1944 - May 5, 2007)

Esther M. "Tessie" Westermeyer, 62
Melrose, Dec. 27, 1944 – May 5, 2007

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose for Esther Westermeyer who died from gallbladder cancer on Saturday, May 5 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Interment will be at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in St. Rosa. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m. followed by the St. Rosa Christian Mothers at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening.

Esther Westermeyer was born December 27, 1944 in Melrose to Alec and Katherine (Schoenberg) Terhaar. She attended Melrose High School. She married Richard Westermeyer on August 7, 1965 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. The couple lived in St. Rosa for 32 years. Esther worked at Jennie-O Foods in Melrose for 28 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose and the St. Rosa Christian Mothers. She enjoyed playing cards, going to the casino, reading, gardening, and playing Tetris. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

Survivors include her children, Jodi Westermeyer and Kim Westermeyer both of Melrose, and Ron Westermeyer (Kate) of Maple Grove; granddaughters, Erika and Lydia Westermeyer; brothers and sister, LeRoy Terhaar, Raymond Terhaar (Marilyn), Jerome Terhaar (Toots), Alice Soenneker, Joe Terhaar (Donna), and John Terhaar.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Westermeyer; children, Kerry Westermeyer and James Westermeyer. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Events

BirthDecember 27, 1944Melrose, Stearns Co., MN
MarriageAugust 7, 1965New Munich, Stearns Co., MN - Richard R. Westermeyer
DeathMay 5, 2007Melrose, Stearns Co., MN

Families

SpouseRichard R. Westermeyer (1942 - 2000)
FatherAlex H. Terhaar (1907 - 1953)
MotherKatherine Schoenberg (1913 - 1987)
SiblingRaymond Terhaar
SiblingJerome Terhaar
SiblingLeRoy Terhaar
SiblingAlice Terhaar
SiblingJoseph Terhaar
SiblingJohn Terhaar