Esther Mootz
January 26, 1923 - July 08, 2019
Obituary
Esther B. Mootz, 96, of Platteville, died on Monday, July 8, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2019 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Platteville. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, Platteville. Friends may call from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, or from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Saturday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Esther B. Mootz Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.
Esther was born on January 26, 1923 in New Vienna, Iowa, daughter of Anton and Theresa (Kass) Neuhaus. She was united in marriage to Donald J. Mootz on June 18, 1941 at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Hopkinton, Iowa. He preceded her in death on March 28, 2006. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Platteville and also of the CCW. She enjoyed tending to her flowers, decorating for the holidays, crocheting and doing puzzles. Esther was an excellent cook.
Esther is survived by four children, Gloria (Tom) Steffen, John (Jeannie) Mootz, Dennis (Linda Rundell) Mootz and Joan (Mark) Deal; ten grandchildren, Paul (Theresa) Steffen, June (Chris White) Winske, Julie (Tom) Huebner, Bryan (Kim) Steffen, Lisa (Mike) Ross, Amy (Darren) Guski, Brad (Becky) Mootz, Matt (Jackie) Mootz, Jill (John) Wozniczka and John (Ashley) Deal; seventeen great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Robert Mootz and many nieces and nephews. Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Don, parents, infant children, James and Mary Mootz, three sisters, Marion Kremer, Delores Miller and Etta Feldman.