Arleta Marie (Seachrist) Esterly (1926 - 2017)

Born 12 Aug 1926 in New Waterford, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA

Wife of Robert J Esterly — married 19 Oct 1945 (to 5 Dec 2017) in Columbiana, Ohio, United States

Died 5 Dec 2017 at age 91 in East Palestine, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA

Arleta (Seachrist) Esterly was Born in Ohio.

Biography

Arleta Marie Seachrist grew up in Fairfield MM, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.^[1][2]

Robert J. Esterly (age 21) married Arleta Seachrist (age 21) on 19 Oct 1945 in Columbiana, Ohio, United States.^[3] Robert J Esterly worked as an Upholsterer in a Furniture Factory in the 1950s. He & Arletta lived in New Waterford, Unity Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States.^[4]

Children

1. Anita Fitzsimmons (b. 1947)
2. Eugenie Houp
3. Barbara J Robertson (1952-2019)

Obituary

Arleta M. Esterly, 91, of Church Street, passed away 1:40 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Christian House of East Palestine where she had resided.

Arleta was born August 12, 1926 in New Waterford,, a daughter of the late Herbert R. and Ada (Russell) Seachrist, and had been a lifelong resident. She retired in 1989 from Mahoning National Bank after twenty-eight years.

She was an active member of the New Waterford United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir. She was a founding member of Rather B Quilters in Columbiana, an avid reader and a Cavs fan.

She is survived by her husband of seventy-two years, Robert J Esterly, whom she married October 19, 1945. She is also survived by three daughters, Anita Fitzsimmons, New Waterford, Eugenie Houp, Lisbon, and Barbara Robertson, Austintown; six grandchildren, Bruce Fitzsimmons, Dianna Beight, Christina Metzgar, Robert Houp, Megan Testa, and Steven Robertson; as well as eleven great grandchildren, Joel, Tyler, Allison, Madeline, Teya, Presley, Kendra, Kelsey, Kree, Carly and Donovin. A brother, Ronald (Sally) Seachrist also survives.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Luek and three brothers, Clarence, Glenn and Dale Seachrist as well as a son-in-law, Robert Houp and three great grandchildren.^[5]

Burial

New Waterford Cemetery ^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1930, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S2-TDH : Wed Oct 04 03:31:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Herbert R Seachrist and Ada ? Seachrist, 1930.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW6D-JCY : Tue Nov 28 13:32:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Herbert R Seachrist and Glenn W Seachrist, 1940.
3. ↑ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZS1-67K : 27 September 2021), Robert J. Esterly and Arleta Seachrist, 1945.
4. ↑ United States 1950 Census, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XBC-X2W5 : Thu Sep 21 20:35:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert J Esterly and Arleta M Esterly, 1 April 1950.
5. ↑ Linsley-Royal Funeral Home, East Palestine.
6. ↑ Village of New Waterford Cemetery
   3154 Mc Closkey Rd
   New Waterford, Ohio, USA
   Coordinates: 40.85330, -80.61360
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 June 2023), memorial page for Arleta Marie Seachrist Esterly (12 Aug 1926–5 Dec 2017), Find A Grave: Memorial #185729612, citing New Waterford Cemetery, New Waterford, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Thats My Cuz (contributor 48113240).

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