Esther Barjenbruch, 97, of Columbus, Nebraska, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at Edgewood Vista in Columbus.
The funeral service will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus with Rev. Patrick Sparling officiating. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Leigh, Nebraska.Gass Haney Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Esther Barjenbruch was born June 9, 1915, in Colfax County (near Howells), Nebraska, to John and Clara (Bisping) Fuchs. She attended Colfax and Stanton County schools, graduating from Stanton High School in 1932. She received her teaching certificate at the age of 16 and began teaching in a one room school in Stanton County. Esther was united in marriage to Oliver Barjenbruch on June 7, 1939, at Zion Lutheran Church in Leigh, Nebraska. The couple made their home in Leigh before moving to Columbus in 1950. Esther continued her own education and graduated from Wayne State College with a Bachelors Degree in Education. She taught school for 54 years, retiring in 1985 from Bellwood Public Schools. Esther was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Columbus.
Esther is survived by:
Daughter-in-law – Dr. Peggy Barjenbruch of Mexico, MO
Grandson – Karl Barjenbruch of The American University of the Caribbean in Sint Maarten
Granddaughter – Jesse Barjenbruch of Columbia, MO
Brother – Lawrence (Julie) Fuchs of Belden, NE
Sister-in-law – Georgene Fuchs of Frazee, MN
Sister-in-law – Louise Barjenbruch of Stanton, NE
Sister-in-law – Margaret Ann Barjenbruch of Stanton, NE
Esther was preceded in death by:
Parents – John and Clara Fuchs
Husband – Oliver Barjenbruch
Son – Olin Barjenbruch
Sisters – Barbara Bristol, Katherine Tutin, Louise Hanson, Hattie Brauer, Helen Werkmeister, Betty Raabe, Margaret Meyer, and Dorothy Burtwhistle
Brothers – John, Alex, and Warren Fuchs