She was a member of the sorority of Alpha Pi and a member of Cardinal Key. After graduating from Chadron State she was employed in Mitchell for 3 years as a first grade teacher. She then transferred to Alliance and taught second grade for 5 years. She took the Dale Carnegie course after which she helped as a graduate assistant for several classes. Next, she attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie where she earned her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. In 1960, she was helping with the Dale Carnegie class in Oshkosh where she met the love of her life, Bob Crawford. Bob and Esther were married on July 24, 1961 and with this marriage Esther became a mother to Bob’s 7-year-old son, Rodney.
Esther was the second-grade teacher in Oshkosh from 1964 until her retirement in 1995. She had served many children and adults alike in those 31 years. She was loved and revered by all who met her. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She, Bob, and Rod built their home in the country in 1972. She loved to garden and take care of her lawn as well as sewing all her own clothes for work. She enjoyed cooking, reading and visiting with friends and family.
Esther is survived by her son, Rodney and wife, Val; brother Allen and wife, Janice Robinson; grandson, Fred and wife, Dawn Wilcox; nieces, Jan Brown and Jeanie Cheney; and many other nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbors, friends, and former students.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2015; brother Dale Robinson and granddaughter, Tamberli.
She was a member of the sorority of Alpha Pi and a member of Cardinal Key. After graduating from Chadron State she was employed in Mitchell for 3 years as a first grade teacher. She then transferred to Alliance and taught second grade for 5 years. She took the Dale Carnegie course after which she helped as a graduate assistant for several classes. Next, she attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie where she earned her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education. In 1960, she was helping with the Dale Carnegie class in Oshkosh where she met the love of her life, Bob Crawford. Bob and Esther were married on July 24, 1961 and with this marriage Esther became a mother to Bob’s 7-year-old son, Rodney.
Esther was the second-grade teacher in Oshkosh from 1964 until her retirement in 1995. She had served many children and adults alike in those 31 years. She was loved and revered by all who met her. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a member of the United Methodist Women. She, Bob, and Rod built their home in the country in 1972. She loved to garden and take care of her lawn as well as sewing all her own clothes for work. She enjoyed cooking, reading and visiting with friends and family.
Esther is survived by her son, Rodney and wife, Val; brother Allen and wife, Janice Robinson; grandson, Fred and wife, Dawn Wilcox; nieces, Jan Brown and Jeanie Cheney; and many other nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbors, friends, and former students.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2015; brother Dale Robinson and granddaughter, Tamberli.
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