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Show going to Vista Grande Nursing Home Rehab Center in Cortez, Colorado. She passed away on ESTHER SCHAFER - January 29, 1916 July 1 1, 2002 Esther Schafer was born on January 29, 1916 in Shattuck, Oklahoma. She died on July 11, 2002 in Cortez, Colorado at the age of 86. She was the youngest child in a family of 15. older sisters. She became his second right-han- d and loved every minute of it. She married Charles Ray Schafer on October 2, 1937 in the Methodist Church sis- Three si than in the house with the ters died in infancy in Russia before her parents came to the United Higgins, Texas. Theyto Monticello in Rogers (Darrell), Peggy Humphreys (Chuck), and Linda Weyand(Troy); 12 1949 with daughters to begin dry Panhandle when Esther was six weeks old. She was proud of her land farming north and east of town. Esther worked the at San heritage meant a lot to her. Her grandparents immigrated to Russia from Germany to farm the rich bottomland of the Volga River Valley. Esther loved to prepare German cuisine and serve if to her friends and family. She spoke German fluently. Before she married, Esther worked out of doors with her father rather Juan Record and her family i three daughters, Charlene their three family moved to the Texas missed by all who were privileged to know her. She is preceded in death by her parents Dorthea Kison and Jacob Koch, her husband Charles, and 14 brothers and sisters. She is survived by moved The States. in July 11 at Vista Grande. Esther was a Christian all of her life. She spoke of it seldom, but practiced it constantly. She was a strong silent witness. She will be greatly grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and six great-gregrandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Goodbye Granny Esther, we will always love you, and we will never forget you. at , Duncans Dry Cleaning and Blue Mountain Superette off and on but spent most of her time in the home and helping with the farming. Esther lived in Monticello until her death. She suffered a fall in her home on June 30 Some places near the earths equator receive as and broke her right arm. Esther spent a week in the much as 400 inches of rain each year. hospital in Monticello, before THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - Page 19 jfrom tfje 3Pat (Editors note: Several weeks ago, an item in From the Past was mislabeled as 60 years ago. The actual date was June 19, 1952: 50 years ago. We reprint the article in full. Our apologies for the mistake.) Water from new Blanding tunnel cut into Johnson Creek and irrigation ditch needed by the City of Blanding for domestic purposes. Doug Only a few watched the water come through the new tunnel as the dam was broken recently releasing some 20 sec- Galbraith said Blanding should now have plenty of water for a town of 2,000 people in the driest of years. One of the group, Joseph B. Harris, is a past president of the San Juan Stake and a hard worker toward the building of Blanding. A former Mayor of Blanding, he is one of the first teachers in Blanding schools. A history of the schools would not be complete without mentioning him and his endless work and teaching. Marvin Jones and Doug ond feet of waterflow into Johnson Creek. At a brief ceremony, dreams of 30 years were realized by some who had tirelessly worked to get the project completed, a big accomplishment in the history of Blanding. Lorenzo Peterson, water master accompanied by Marvin Lyman, Joseph B. Harris, Thomas Jones, Douglas Galbraith, Jimmy Joe Harris, Woodrow Brown, Kay Bradford and three Navajos went through the tunnel from the south entrance, walking in as much as 18 inches of water journeyed the mile to the north entrance to break the dam. Water from the tunnel was turned into Johnson Creek, where it will then go into irrigation ditches. 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