Strom, Esther Naomi

1909 - 1992  (82 years)

• Name	Strom, Esther Naomi  [1]
  Birth	14 Jun 1909	Schaller, Sac, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Apr 1992	Newark, Wise, Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	Aft 25 Apr 1992	Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I24408	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Watts, Walter Elbert,   b. 4 Mar 1909, Boyer Valley Township, Sac, Iowa, USA d. 13 Apr 1983, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1931	Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Watts, Russell B,   b. 19 Jan 1932, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA d. 15 Feb 1997, Newark, Wise, Texas, USA (Age 65 years)  [natural]   2. Watts, Kenneth Norman,   b. 6 Jun 1939, Early, Sac, Iowa, USA d. 4 Jul 2009, Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa, USA (Age 70 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jun 1909 - Schaller, Sac, Iowa, USA Marriage - 25 Mar 1931 - Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA Death - 25 Apr 1992 - Newark, Wise, Texas, USA Burial - Aft 25 Apr 1992 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Services for Mrs. Esther Naomi Watts, 82 of Newark, Texas, formerly of Alta,were held April 28, at the Barker- Ritchie funeral home, Alta. Rev. Martin Lindley officiated. Burial was in the Woodlawn Cemetery. Barker Ritchie funeral home, of Alta was in charge of arrangements. She died April 25, 1992, and her residence in Newark, Texas. Esther was born June 4, 1909 in Schaller to John and Mary (Bartz) Strom. She moved at an early age to Canby, Minnesota then they lived in Valley City, North Dakota until 1918. At this time, Esther moved to the Aurelia area. She graduated from the Aurelia high school in 1928. Esther married W. Elbert Watts on March 25, 1931. The couple farmed southeast of Alta, and north of Early. In 1940, the purchase the farm west of Alta. They moved into Alta in 1973. Elbert died in 1983. In 1989, Esther sold her home in Alta and moved to Newark, Texas. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Alta, later joining the United Methodist Church, Alta. She was very active in the church. Esther was also active in 4-H, serving as a leader for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Survivors include two sons Russle and Florine Watts, Newark, Texas and Kenneth and Sharon Watts, Cherokee; one sister-in-law, Jean Strom, Alta; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. This information is provided by the Pilot Tribune April 29, 1992.

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] WORLD: Find-a-Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/