Virginia Essner

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. — Virginia Irene Essner, 93, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born April 4, 1925, in Benton, daughter of the late Anton A. and Christine C. Strack Diebold, she was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg and Ladies Sodality of the church. In earlier years, she loved to knit and crochet. She enjoyed quilting with the ladies at St. Lawrence Parish. She loved working with her flowers, and her most precious thing in life was her family.

On May 7, 1946, in Benton, she married Herbert Anton Essner, who preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 2004.

Survivors include: five sons, Jim (Hope) Essner of Kelso, Mike (Donna) Essner of Scott City, Tom (Linda) Essner of New Hamburg, Fred Essner of Millersville and Terry (Shelly) Essner of Jackson; a daughter, Pam (Larry C.) Heuring of Kelso; two brothers, Anton (Ethel) Diebold Jr. of St. Louis and Leonard (Willene) Diebold of Lebanon, Tenn.; three sisters, Ida Mae Ford of Florida, Chris Brant and Mary Francis Harrison of St. Louis; and 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg. Parish prayer service will be at 7 p.m.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Michael Casteel and the Rev. Balaswamy Govindu as concelebrants.

Burial will be in St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery at New Hamburg.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel of Scott City is in charge of arrangements.

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