Scottsbluff Star Hearld Scottsbluff, NE 25 Apr 2007 TORRINGTON, Wyo. - Esther Joan Hensley, 74, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the Torrington Community Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 25, at Our Saviour Lutheran Church with the Reverend Marvin Temme officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the casket will be open at the church service. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions in Esther's memory to either the American Diabetes Association or to the Goshen Care Center. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Esther was born July 28, 1932, in Torrington, Wyo. the daughter of Carl and Lena (Beierle) Herdt. She grew up in the Goshen County area where she received her education. She married Jack Hensley in Rock Springs, Wyo. Nov. 30, 1952, and the couple lived there for three years. They then moved to Sheridan, Colo. where Esther worked as head of food services at the Sheridan School District for 27 years. She retired in 1981 and the couple moved back to Torrington, Wyoming in 1982. Esther did extensive volunteer work for the nursing home and for private individuals in Torrington. She enjoyed quilting and playing cards. She was especially fond of her grandchildren. Esther was a member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church where she was involved in helping with the organization of funeral dinners; and she was a member of the LWML (Lutheran Womens Missionary League). Survivors include her sons, Carl of Torrington, Wyo., and John and his wife Ricky of Cody, Wyo.; brother, Walter Herdt and his wife Roberta of Montero, Calif.; granddaughters, Amber Davis of Denver, and Megan (Joshua) Hultman of Ft. Lewis, Wash.; grandson, Ryan Hensley of Cody, Wyo.; great-granddaughter, Skarlett Hultman; as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. Her parents and her husband preceded her in death.