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Esther L. <I>Nelson</I> Houghton

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Esther L. Nelson Houghton

Birth
Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
28 Feb 1985 (aged 85)
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
W2-233-5-3
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ESTHER L. HOUGHTON

Mrs. Esther L. Houghton, 85, formerly of 1516 New York Avenue, Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, Feb. 28, at North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Edmund E. Olson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Houghton was born July 29, 1899, at Sandy Bay, Kewaunee County, daughter of the late Paul and Ragnild Gullickson Nelson. In her early childhood the family resided in Cornell, Wis., Chippewa County. She was married to Roy F. Houghton June 23, 1920, at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death Oct. 10, 1942. Mrs. Houghton was employed at Henderson Hoyt Company and City Auto Sales until retiring in 1959. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and The Courage Circle of the church, and a member of Manitowoc-Two Rivers Business and Professional Womens Club for many years.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Loris and Leo Touhey of Manitowoc; two brothers, Clarence and Oscar Nelson of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Jacobs of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Mrs. Agnes Pape of Juneau, Wis.; four grandchildren, Peter Touhey of Kenosha, Lynn Gilliam of Milwaukee, Mark Touhey of Cambridge, Wis., and Brian Touhey of Madison; four great grandchildren, Jessica and Christopher Gilliam of Milwaukee, Meghan Touhey of Cambridge, Wis., and Patrick Touhey of Kenosha; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter in 1922 and a sister, Mrs. Florence Breuer.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Pfeffer and Reinbold Ninth St. Chapel, 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday afternoon and at the church from 9 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Herald Times Reporter, March 1, 1985 P. 3
ESTHER L. HOUGHTON

Mrs. Esther L. Houghton, 85, formerly of 1516 New York Avenue, Manitowoc, died Thursday morning, Feb. 28, at North Ridge Care Center, Manitowoc.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Manitowoc. The Rev. Edmund E. Olson will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mrs. Houghton was born July 29, 1899, at Sandy Bay, Kewaunee County, daughter of the late Paul and Ragnild Gullickson Nelson. In her early childhood the family resided in Cornell, Wis., Chippewa County. She was married to Roy F. Houghton June 23, 1920, at Manitowoc. He preceded her in death Oct. 10, 1942. Mrs. Houghton was employed at Henderson Hoyt Company and City Auto Sales until retiring in 1959. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and The Courage Circle of the church, and a member of Manitowoc-Two Rivers Business and Professional Womens Club for many years.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Loris and Leo Touhey of Manitowoc; two brothers, Clarence and Oscar Nelson of Manitowoc; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Jacobs of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Mrs. Agnes Pape of Juneau, Wis.; four grandchildren, Peter Touhey of Kenosha, Lynn Gilliam of Milwaukee, Mark Touhey of Cambridge, Wis., and Brian Touhey of Madison; four great grandchildren, Jessica and Christopher Gilliam of Milwaukee, Meghan Touhey of Cambridge, Wis., and Patrick Touhey of Kenosha; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter in 1922 and a sister, Mrs. Florence Breuer.
Friends may call at Urbanek and Schlei Pfeffer and Reinbold Ninth St. Chapel, 4 o'clock to 9 o'clock this Friday afternoon and at the church from 9 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Herald Times Reporter, March 1, 1985 P. 3


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95208345/esther_l-houghton: accessed ), memorial page for Esther L. Nelson Houghton (29 Jul 1899–28 Feb 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95208345, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Kent Salomon (contributor 901).