Individual Details

Census (family)-shared

Arthur E Burton Head Male 31 England - Farmer
Gladys M Burton Wife Female 23 Nebraska
Cecil L Burton Son Male 5 Nebraska
Ethel C Burton Daughter Female 4 6/12 Nebraska
Pauline Z Burton Daughter Female 2 11/12 Nebraska

Census (family)-shared

Arthur E Burtun Head Male 41 England - Farmer
Gladys M Burtun Wife Female 32 Nebraska
Cecil L Burtun Son Male 16 Nebraska - Farm laborer
Ethel C Burtun Daughter Female 14 Nebraska - Housekeeper, private family
Pauline Z Burtun Daughter Female 13 Nebraska
Letha Burtun Daughter Female 10 Nebraska
Leona G Burtun Daughter Female 7 Nebraska
Betty J Burtun Daughter Female 6/12 Nebraska

Marriage

Carl Esch
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Mar 1937
Event Place: McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska (St. John's Lutheran Curch)
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1912
Father's Name: Mike Esch
Mother's Name: Helen Wollenburg
Spouse's Name: Pauline Burton
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Spouse's Father's Name: Arthur Burton
Spouse's Mother's Name: Gladys Branscom

Census (family)

Carl Esch Head Male 29 Nebraska - Farmer
Pauline Esch Wife Female 23 Nebraska
Donald Esch Son Male 2 Nebraska
Rodney Esch Son Male 3/12 Nebraska

Death

Zelma P. Esch
Social Security Number: 508-94-2962
Birth Date: 30 Jan 1917
Issue Year: 1975-1976
Issue State: Nebraska
Last Residence: 69034, Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska
Death Date: 23 Jul 2005
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Zelma Pauline Esch
Alias Zelma P Esch
Sex Female
Birth Date 30 Jan 1917
Birthplace Curtis Stock*, Nebraska, United States
Social Program Application Date 2 Jan 1976
Residence Place Indianola, Red Willow, Nebraska
Death Date 23 Jul 2005
Race White
Father's Name Arther E Burton
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Myrtle G Branscom
Mother's Sex Female
Additional Person's Name Z Pauline Esch
Social Program Correspondence

Burial

PLOT 33 6 5
Longitude -100.64213
Latitude 40.19966

Obituary

Zelma "Pauline" Esch died Saturday, July 23, 2005 at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 88 years old. Pauline was born on January 30, 1917 in Frontier County, the daughter of Arthur E. and Myrtle Gladys (Branscom) Burton. She grew up in the Zion Hill area, attended country school, and graduated from Red Willow High School in 1935. She taught in a country school in Red Willow County for two years. She married Carl Esch on March 21, 1937 at St. John's Lutheran Church at Ash Creek. After their marriage, they farmed north of Red Willow School for two years, then northwest of Danbury for four years, then seven years south of Red Willow until purchasing a farm one mile south of Indianola in 1951. She lived on this farm until 1994 and then moved into Indianola. Pauline was a member of Peace Lutheran Church and the Grand Generation. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl; one brother, Cecil; and two sisters, Ethel Crocker and Leona Mathana. Survivors include two sons Don Esch and wife, Ila of Homer and Rodney Esch and wife, Rosemary of Arlington; two daughters, Joyce Esch of Des Moines, WA and Karen and husband, Richard Cummins of Indianola; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Letha Hofman of Cheyenne, WY, Betty and husband, Harold Brauer, of Westminster, CO, Lila and husband, Norman Leibrandt of McCook, and Joanne and husband, Don Troyer, of Denver, CO; and one aunt, Doris Peterson of Curtis. Memorials may be given in her name. Funeral service were Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Randy Wahl officiating. Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery. Carpenter Breland was in charge of the arrangements.