Ida Esther Claassen
Ida Esther Claaassen, 92, died March 2, 2003, at Wheat State Manor in Whitewater.
Born May 2, 1910, in Oriabi, Arizona Territory, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Agnetha (Harms) Epp.
She attended grade school in Oklahoma and at Newton, and attended high school and college at Oklahoma Bible Academy and Hesston Academy.
She was married to Arnold Christian Claassen Jan. 28, 1938.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Claassen, Whitewater; daughter, Gwendolyn Claassen of Lawrence; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A son, Glenn Claassen, died two years ago.
Services were held today, Wednesday, at Emmaus Mennonite Church, rural Whitewater, with Pastor Rodney Crowell officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery.
A memorial has been established in her name with the Hopi Mission School.
