Esther Faye Shanklin

Esther Faye Shanklin

Esther Faye Shanklin
July 25, 1915 – February 14, 2019
Cedar Rapids (Montezuma), Iowa | Age 103

Esther Faye Lentz Shanklin, 103, passed into the arms of God on February 14, 2019 at Hallmar Care Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She was born on July 25, 1915 near Mt. Vernon, Iowa to Earl and Gertrude (Reasland) Lentz.

Esther was a graduate of Grant High School in Cedar Rapids.

Esther married H. Darrell Shanklin on July 17, 1937 at the parsonage of Olivet Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. To their marriage were born three daughters: Patricia, Darlene, and Carol; and a son, William.

The family lived in Marion, and then Independence, Iowa. Esther and Darrell spent fifteen years of their retirement in Blue Eye, Missouri, before returning to Iowa to live in Montezuma in 1994.

Esther loved nature, bird watching, board games, the St. Louis Cardinals, and fishing trips to northern Minnesota, where she taught several generations how to properly bread and fry fresh fish. She was a pillar of strength and resilience and loved her family unconditionally. She always had a good story to tell.

Esther is survived by her children: Darlene (& Von) Elbert, Carol (& Jimmy) Shelbourn, Bill (& Sue) Shanklin; a son-in-law, Dale Watts; Grandchildren: Mark (& Lisa) Watts, Brian Watts, Larry (& Mitzi) Elbert, Leslie Kummerfeldt, Cori (& Rod) Zimmerman, Keri Mulvaney, Sean (& Susan) Mulvaney, Mauri Shelbourn, Abi Shelbourn, Brad Shanklin, Matt Daughtery and Michael Daughtery; 17 great grandchildren; and three sisters: Trudy Hegarty, Beverly Lentz, and Suzan Johnson.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Gertrude Lentz; her husband of 66 years, H. Darrell Shanklin; a daughter, Patricia Watts; and five siblings.

Funeral Service will be Saturday February 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma.
Family may be greeted at the funeral home one half hour before the service.
Memorials may be directed to the Montezuma Fire and Ambulance.

The family wishes to thank Esther’s home care providers, the staff at Hallmar, and the staff of Hospice of Mercy for their loving care.

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