Esther H. Shea, 92, died Feb. 4, 2007, at Eudora Nursing Center.
She was born June 20, 1914, in Hutchinson, the daughter of John Baptist and Mary Magdalene Klug Kaiser. A lifetime Hutchinson resident, she was a homemaker.
She belonged to St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson.
On Aug. 12, 1932, she married Thomas James Shea in Newton. He died Oct. 5, 1982.
Survivors include: a son, Thomas J. Jr., Green Bay, Wis.; two daughters, Mary Ann Holdredge, Lawrence, and Helen Rose Siroky, Douglass; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Teresa's Catholic Church, Hutchinson, with Father Ned Blick presiding. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Friends may sign the book from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson.
Memorials may be sent to Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association, in care of the funeral home.
Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.