Esther was born August 14, 1918 in Tiffin to Pius and Lucy (Arend) Warnement. On June 1, 1946 she married Edmund Kuebler at St. Mary Catholic Church, Tiffin. He died June 24, 1968.
Survivors include three sons, Joseph (Elyse Kay) Kuebler of St. Marys, Ohio, Tony (Judy) Kuebler of Tiffin, Stephen (Lesa) Kuebler of Hilliard; two daughters, Jean Walker of Indianapolis, Ind., Barbara (Walter) Neikirk of Tiffin; 11 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Justin, Howard, Marion and Cecil Warnement; four sisters, Olive Smith, Catherine Vogel, Ruth Ring and Virginia Ring.
Esther was a graduate of Calvert Catholic High School. She worked as a switchboard operator at Mercy Hospital, was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a volunteer at Mercy Hospital, an avid Bridge player and a member of the Rosary Altar Society.
Visitation will be 12:00-1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013 at St. Francis Home Chapel and then 5:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday at the Traunero Funeral Home and Crematory, 214 S. Monroe Street, Tiffin, OH 44883, 419-447-3113. A Wake service will be 8:00 p.m. Sunday.
Prayers will be said at 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 23, 2013 at the funeral home followed by a Mass at 11:00 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Revs. Dan Ring and Joseph Szybka con-celebrating. The rosary will be recited 20 minutes prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Catholic Schools or St. Francis Home in care of the
funeral home.