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Esther H. Brunko, age 93, of Watkins died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at the Hilltop Care Center where she has been a resident the past year.
Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. with Memorial Services held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Kimball. The Rev. Timothy Nerud will officiate.
Esther Henrietta Brunko was born November 4, 1913 at Fairbank, Iowa to Henry and Mary ( Huebner) Brunko. She worked on the family farm near Fair Haven and was a homemaker. She lived the past eight years in Watkins, previously living in Kimball. Esther enjoyed warming the hearts of everyone she gave a smile, quilt making, completing crossword puzzles, card playing, and traveling especially to the casino.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews and was preceded in death by her siblings, Carl, Adolph, Frederic, Walter, Rosa & Irene Brunko, Clara Dahnke, Dorothy Yerks, Marie Schauer, Martha Schiffman, and Vera Pherigo.