Esther Margaret Ruppenthal

The former Esther Margaret Klemmer, aged 95 years.

Esther was a school teacher until her retirement.

Loving mother to Keith of Kitchener, mother-in-law to Karen Chaput of Pembroke, beloved grandma to Roderich and his wife Megan, Scott and his wife Rene’e and Cory and his wife Janine, step grandma to Carrie and her husband Brenan Olsen and Shayne Allen and Adrienne Canning, great grandma to Jonathan and Torsten, sister to Lloyd Klemmer of Hanover, sister-in-law to Elsie Klemmer of St. Thomas, Vera Klemmer of Rush N.Y. and Lillian of Kitchener.

Predeceased by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Klemmer her husband Walter in 1984, one son Dennis, one granddaughter Jennifer, one sister Beatrice Scheidel, three brothers Norman, Al and George Klemmer and one daughter-in-law Nancy.

Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9, where the funeral and committal service will be held in the chapel on Wednesday at 11:00am with Rev. Nancy Kelly officiating. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre and donations may be made to the Childrens Wish Foundation or the Salvation Army, Kitchener Community Church as expressions of sympathy through the funeral home.