This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shaw, Smith, Wiedman, Spindler, Thacker Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1467 Message Board Post: Mrs. Esther L. Shaw, age 94, of Hastings and formerly of Woodstock, Illinois, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000 at her home in Hastings. Mrs. Shaw was born on April 15, 1906 in Zion, Illinois, the daughter of George E. & Hattie Belle (Smith) Wiedman. She was raised in Zion, Illinois and attended Zion schools, graduating in 1924. Mrs. Shaw was married to Leon O. Shaw on June 26, 1934, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1992. She moved from Woodstock, Illinois to Hastings in 1997. Mrs. Shaw was employed as a bookkeeper, telephone operator, and buyer for the Zion Department Store until her marriage in 1934. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Woodstock for 55 years, an avid gardner, member of the Woodstock Homemakers, Kishwaukee Valley Garden Club, Board Watchers, 4-H Council, and served two terms on the District 10 School Board. Mrs. Shaw was also preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters. She is survived by two sons, Leon O. Shaw II of Bould! er, Colorado, and Robert B. (Dagny) Shaw of Laguna Niguel, California; two daughters, Ellarie (Dr. James) Spindler of Hastings, and Rita (Dr. Leon) Thacker of West Lafayette, Indiana; 12 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Memorial Services for Esther will be held on Friday, July 28, 2000 at 2:00 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church of Woodstock in Illinois. Burial will be at McHenry County Memorial Park in Woodstock, Illinois. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Woodstock. Arrangements were made by the Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, July 25, 2000) Transcriber has no family connection.