Esther Mary Maynard (Caballero)
October 5, 1925 — November 19, 2013
Esther M. Maynard, 88, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at her home. Funeral Services: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Ivan Nienhaus. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where at rosary will be held at 4 p.m. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends at a luncheon at the church following the burial.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert; children, Mary Ann Maynard of New Paltz, New York, Rebecca Maynard of Phoenix, Arizona, Elizabeth (Lawrence) Maynard Hoffman of Sugar Land, Texas and Charles Maynard of Hiroshima, Japan; grandchildren, Jessica (Billy) Pollett and Jane Susnik; sisters, Angie Alverez of Chicago and Anita Wilcox of Cedar Falls; brothers, Braulic Caballero of Fayette, Rupert (Martha) Caballero of Waukon, Michael (Judy) Caballero of Cedar Falls and Earl (Maria) Krone of Los Angeles, California; dear friend, Karon Johnson of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Ana Caballero; brothers-in-law, Rosando Alverez and Clayton Wilcox; and sister-in-law, Pat Caballero.
Born October 5, 1925, in Oelwein, Iowa, Esther was the daughter of Braulio and Anita (Ramirez) Caballero. She graduated from Oelwein High School in 1946. She worked in Chicago and a loan company in Oelwein prior to her marriage on August 8, 1958, to Herbert Maynard in Oelwein. She then worked in home health care and was a bus aide in Cedar Rapids as well as raising her family and being a homemaker.
Esther’s joys were watercolor painting, shopping and traveling. She also loved being with people and nature.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert; children, Mary Ann Maynard of New Paltz, New York, Rebecca Maynard of Phoenix, Arizona, Elizabeth (Lawrence) Maynard Hoffman of Sugar Land, Texas and Charles Maynard of Hiroshima, Japan; grandchildren, Jessica (Billy) Pollett and Jane Susnik; sisters, Angie Alverez of Chicago and Anita Wilcox of Cedar Falls; brothers, Braulic Caballero of Fayette, Rupert (Martha) Caballero of Waukon, Michael (Judy) Caballero of Cedar Falls and Earl (Maria) Krone of Los Angeles, California; dear friend, Karon Johnson of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Ana Caballero; brothers-in-law, Rosando Alverez and Clayton Wilcox; and sister-in-law, Pat Caballero.
Born October 5, 1925, in Oelwein, Iowa, Esther was the daughter of Braulio and Anita (Ramirez) Caballero. She graduated from Oelwein High School in 1946. She worked in Chicago and a loan company in Oelwein prior to her marriage on August 8, 1958, to Herbert Maynard in Oelwein. She then worked in home health care and was a bus aide in Cedar Rapids as well as raising her family and being a homemaker.
Esther’s joys were watercolor painting, shopping and traveling. She also loved being with people and nature.
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