My grandmother was born in Njurunda, Sweden to Fredrick and Karen(Sjholin) Ostling. Her father was a stonemason and built fireplaces. Her mother died when she was 8 years old. Esther had five siblings - Harold, Soren, Sven, John, and Mya. She went to Paris, France with her sister Mya and worked for the Swedish consulate. She then traveled to the USA all on her own. She settled in Chicago because of her brother, John, and met her husband, Gottfried there. They married and had four children - Ethel, Corrine, Nels, and Elsie. Elsie is my mother.
She was a wonderful woman - loved her family and cared for them with strength and integrity during the Depression. In her later years, she moved with my Grandfather to Saugany Lake near LaPorte. They loved their little house and being in the country. After my Grandfather died in 1957, she continued to live there and enjoy the company of her family on their summer vacations. She was a "shark" at Canasta, was a wonderful cook and a good friend. She loved her little dog, Mitzi Girl, and was inseparable from the dog in her last years. Dementia took its toll on this beautiful woman but I will always cherish my memories of days spent with her. Esther had 11 grandchildren(Donna, Jimmy, George, Bill, Barbara, Karen, Bill, Susan, Nancy, Bobby, and Nancy) and 10 great-grandchildren at the time of her death.
She was a wonderful woman - loved her family and cared for them with strength and integrity during the Depression. In her later years, she moved with my Grandfather to Saugany Lake near LaPorte. They loved their little house and being in the country. After my Grandfather died in 1957, she continued to live there and enjoy the company of her family on their summer vacations. She was a "shark" at Canasta, was a wonderful cook and a good friend. She loved her little dog, Mitzi Girl, and was inseparable from the dog in her last years. Dementia took its toll on this beautiful woman but I will always cherish my memories of days spent with her. Esther had 11 grandchildren(Donna, Jimmy, George, Bill, Barbara, Karen, Bill, Susan, Nancy, Bobby, and Nancy) and 10 great-grandchildren at the time of her death.
My grandmother was born in Njurunda, Sweden to Fredrick and Karen(Sjholin) Ostling. Her father was a stonemason and built fireplaces. Her mother died when she was 8 years old. Esther had five siblings - Harold, Soren, Sven, John, and Mya. She went to Paris, France with her sister Mya and worked for the Swedish consulate. She then traveled to the USA all on her own. She settled in Chicago because of her brother, John, and met her husband, Gottfried there. They married and had four children - Ethel, Corrine, Nels, and Elsie. Elsie is my mother.
She was a wonderful woman - loved her family and cared for them with strength and integrity during the Depression. In her later years, she moved with my Grandfather to Saugany Lake near LaPorte. They loved their little house and being in the country. After my Grandfather died in 1957, she continued to live there and enjoy the company of her family on their summer vacations. She was a "shark" at Canasta, was a wonderful cook and a good friend. She loved her little dog, Mitzi Girl, and was inseparable from the dog in her last years. Dementia took its toll on this beautiful woman but I will always cherish my memories of days spent with her. Esther had 11 grandchildren(Donna, Jimmy, George, Bill, Barbara, Karen, Bill, Susan, Nancy, Bobby, and Nancy) and 10 great-grandchildren at the time of her death.
She was a wonderful woman - loved her family and cared for them with strength and integrity during the Depression. In her later years, she moved with my Grandfather to Saugany Lake near LaPorte. They loved their little house and being in the country. After my Grandfather died in 1957, she continued to live there and enjoy the company of her family on their summer vacations. She was a "shark" at Canasta, was a wonderful cook and a good friend. She loved her little dog, Mitzi Girl, and was inseparable from the dog in her last years. Dementia took its toll on this beautiful woman but I will always cherish my memories of days spent with her. Esther had 11 grandchildren(Donna, Jimmy, George, Bill, Barbara, Karen, Bill, Susan, Nancy, Bobby, and Nancy) and 10 great-grandchildren at the time of her death.
