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Esther V. Andresen

Born: February 25, 1924    Bassett, Nebraska Died: January 7, 2010        Wahoo, Nebraska     Funeral Service: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:30 AM Svoboda Funeral Home Wahoo, Nebraska Private Interment Visitation: Monday, January 11, 2010 4:00-8:00 PM and one hour before the service on Tuesday Svoboda Funeral Home

Esther was born in Bassett, NE on February 25, 1924 to Earl and Ida (Krueger) Baldwin.  She grew up at Bassett, NE and was a 1942 graduate of Rock County High School. Esther attended Wayne State College and taught elementary school in several towns in Nebraska. She moved to West Point, NE where she met her husband, Lee Andresen whom she married March 3, 1945. They lived in Washington for one and a half years and moved to Columbus, NE for one year before moving to Wahoo in 1950. Esther opened the Cliff House in 1961 and operated it for ten years before leasing the facility. She opened the House of Beauty in 1967 and operated it until the mid 1970's. Esther had managed her rental homes since then. She was a member and past president of the VFW Auxiliary Post #4502.

Esther was preceded in death by her parents, infant daughter Josephine; grand daughter Nicki Sudik; brothers Ira and Elmer Baldwin.

Esther is survived by sons and daughter in law, Gary Andresen, Michael Andresen, Russell and Rhonda Andresen, Randall Andresen and his fiancé Mary Dailey, all of Wahoo, 13 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, brother Edward Baldwin, Olympia, Washington, close friend Jacob Staska, Wahoo.

Funeral Service: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 10:30 A.M. at Svoboda Funeral Home in Wahoo. Clergy: Rev. Darwin Garton, Honorary Bearers are her grandchildren.