OBITUARY FROM NW INDIANA TIMES, NOVEMBER 18, 2005:
Esther L. Boldt, age 103, of Portage, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2005. She was a lifelong resident of Portage and Hobart and was a retired employee of Amsted Industries with 25 years of service. Esther was a retired Camelot Estates Bus Trip Coordinator. She was a faithful member of the St. Stephens' Episcopal Church and the Womans Group.
Esther is survived by three nieces: Beverlee Niksich (nee Samuelson), Mildred (George) Labadie and Marceline (Vic) Bubas; great-nephews: Donald (Deborah) Labadie, Jeffrey (Patti) Labadie, Andrew (Jennifer) Niksich and David Niksich; four great-great-nieces; nine great-great-nephews; three great-great-great-nephews. Preceded in death by two sisters: Mable Samuelson and Elsie Bailey; one brother, Edward Boldt; one great-niece, Linda Grzych (nee Labadie).
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1360 S. State Street, Hobart. Rev. John Blakslee, officiating. Arrangements completed by Rees Funeral Home, Hobart Chapel, 219-942-2109.
This information was obtained from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=15689080.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY JENNIFER EASTWOOD DAVIS, CLASS OF 1962:
Name: Esther L. Boldt
Birth: 31 Mar 1902
Death: 15 Nov 2005 - Hobart, Lake, Indiana
Birth: 31 Mar 1902
Death: 15 Nov 2005 - Hobart, Lake, Indiana
(Source: Ancestry.com)
The picture above and caption below were obtained from the 1920 HHS Aurora yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library at: https://archive.org/stream/HOHS1920Images/.
