Esther Luella Bardaville, age 80, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2008.
Esther was born on September 22, 1928 in Isabella County, Michigan, the daughter of Albert Louis and Luella Pearl (Hall) Maxon. She married John Bardaville on September 1, 1946 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. John preceded Esther in death on October 27, 1989.
A celebration of Esther's life was held on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Helms Funeral Home with Pastor Melody Olin of the Winn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, near her husband, John.
The family gathered with friends on Sunday, October 26 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Helms Funeral home.
Esther was a resident of the Mt. Pleasant area all of her life. She went to work at The Downtown Restaurant when she was fifteen years old. While working there, she met John Bardaville, whose father owned The Downtown. It wasn't long until a romance blossomed and she married John when she was 17 years old. Esther also worked for The Little Red Shoe House Shoe store, and then in Food Services for Central Michigan University for over 15 years. She enjoyed crocheting, working in her flower garden, her cats, and especially her 6 sons and grandchildren.
Survivors included her children, Nicholas Bardaville (Leslie) of Roseburg, Oregon, Steve Bardaville of Mt. Pleasant, Bruce Bardaville (Peggy McMann), both of Cape Coral, Florida, John Bardaville, Jr.(Rachel) of Taipei, Taiwan, Tony of Traverse City, Michigan, and Philip and Kristen Bardaville of Madison Heights, Michigan; along with grandchildren Nickye Jai, Joseph, Kate, Emily, Jason, Jarrod, Derek, John, Tyler, Catherine, Anastasia and great grandchildren, and a few great great grandchildren; a sister, Florence Jeffrey of Mt. Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, John, three sisters: Ruth Grove, Myrtle Pyrett, and Geraldine Walton and two brothers, Norval ‘Max' Maxon, and Albert ‘Jr' Maxon.
Esther was born on September 22, 1928 in Isabella County, Michigan, the daughter of Albert Louis and Luella Pearl (Hall) Maxon. She married John Bardaville on September 1, 1946 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. John preceded Esther in death on October 27, 1989.
A celebration of Esther's life was held on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Helms Funeral Home with Pastor Melody Olin of the Winn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, near her husband, John.
The family gathered with friends on Sunday, October 26 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Helms Funeral home.
Esther was a resident of the Mt. Pleasant area all of her life. She went to work at The Downtown Restaurant when she was fifteen years old. While working there, she met John Bardaville, whose father owned The Downtown. It wasn't long until a romance blossomed and she married John when she was 17 years old. Esther also worked for The Little Red Shoe House Shoe store, and then in Food Services for Central Michigan University for over 15 years. She enjoyed crocheting, working in her flower garden, her cats, and especially her 6 sons and grandchildren.
Survivors included her children, Nicholas Bardaville (Leslie) of Roseburg, Oregon, Steve Bardaville of Mt. Pleasant, Bruce Bardaville (Peggy McMann), both of Cape Coral, Florida, John Bardaville, Jr.(Rachel) of Taipei, Taiwan, Tony of Traverse City, Michigan, and Philip and Kristen Bardaville of Madison Heights, Michigan; along with grandchildren Nickye Jai, Joseph, Kate, Emily, Jason, Jarrod, Derek, John, Tyler, Catherine, Anastasia and great grandchildren, and a few great great grandchildren; a sister, Florence Jeffrey of Mt. Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, John, three sisters: Ruth Grove, Myrtle Pyrett, and Geraldine Walton and two brothers, Norval ‘Max' Maxon, and Albert ‘Jr' Maxon.
Esther Luella Bardaville, age 80, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2008.
Esther was born on September 22, 1928 in Isabella County, Michigan, the daughter of Albert Louis and Luella Pearl (Hall) Maxon. She married John Bardaville on September 1, 1946 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. John preceded Esther in death on October 27, 1989.
A celebration of Esther's life was held on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Helms Funeral Home with Pastor Melody Olin of the Winn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, near her husband, John.
The family gathered with friends on Sunday, October 26 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Helms Funeral home.
Esther was a resident of the Mt. Pleasant area all of her life. She went to work at The Downtown Restaurant when she was fifteen years old. While working there, she met John Bardaville, whose father owned The Downtown. It wasn't long until a romance blossomed and she married John when she was 17 years old. Esther also worked for The Little Red Shoe House Shoe store, and then in Food Services for Central Michigan University for over 15 years. She enjoyed crocheting, working in her flower garden, her cats, and especially her 6 sons and grandchildren.
Survivors included her children, Nicholas Bardaville (Leslie) of Roseburg, Oregon, Steve Bardaville of Mt. Pleasant, Bruce Bardaville (Peggy McMann), both of Cape Coral, Florida, John Bardaville, Jr.(Rachel) of Taipei, Taiwan, Tony of Traverse City, Michigan, and Philip and Kristen Bardaville of Madison Heights, Michigan; along with grandchildren Nickye Jai, Joseph, Kate, Emily, Jason, Jarrod, Derek, John, Tyler, Catherine, Anastasia and great grandchildren, and a few great great grandchildren; a sister, Florence Jeffrey of Mt. Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, John, three sisters: Ruth Grove, Myrtle Pyrett, and Geraldine Walton and two brothers, Norval ‘Max' Maxon, and Albert ‘Jr' Maxon.
Esther was born on September 22, 1928 in Isabella County, Michigan, the daughter of Albert Louis and Luella Pearl (Hall) Maxon. She married John Bardaville on September 1, 1946 at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Pleasant. John preceded Esther in death on October 27, 1989.
A celebration of Esther's life was held on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Helms Funeral Home with Pastor Melody Olin of the Winn United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed the funeral service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, near her husband, John.
The family gathered with friends on Sunday, October 26 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Helms Funeral home.
Esther was a resident of the Mt. Pleasant area all of her life. She went to work at The Downtown Restaurant when she was fifteen years old. While working there, she met John Bardaville, whose father owned The Downtown. It wasn't long until a romance blossomed and she married John when she was 17 years old. Esther also worked for The Little Red Shoe House Shoe store, and then in Food Services for Central Michigan University for over 15 years. She enjoyed crocheting, working in her flower garden, her cats, and especially her 6 sons and grandchildren.
Survivors included her children, Nicholas Bardaville (Leslie) of Roseburg, Oregon, Steve Bardaville of Mt. Pleasant, Bruce Bardaville (Peggy McMann), both of Cape Coral, Florida, John Bardaville, Jr.(Rachel) of Taipei, Taiwan, Tony of Traverse City, Michigan, and Philip and Kristen Bardaville of Madison Heights, Michigan; along with grandchildren Nickye Jai, Joseph, Kate, Emily, Jason, Jarrod, Derek, John, Tyler, Catherine, Anastasia and great grandchildren, and a few great great grandchildren; a sister, Florence Jeffrey of Mt. Pleasant, and many nieces and nephews. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, John, three sisters: Ruth Grove, Myrtle Pyrett, and Geraldine Walton and two brothers, Norval ‘Max' Maxon, and Albert ‘Jr' Maxon.
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