Esther M. Klebesadel, 67, of Rock Springs,WI and formerly of Eau Claire died Wednesday, December 18,1996 at the home of her daughter in Elk Mound,WI. She was born October 27, 1929 in Ettrick,Wisconsin to Ole and Olive (Swenson) Knutson. As a young child she moved to Eau Claire where she grew up and graduated from Eau Claire Senior High School with the class of 1947. She married Wayne E.Tormey in July 1947 in Iowa. On October 15, 1971, Esther married James A. Klebesadel in Iowa. \r\nSurvivors include her husband, Jim; a son, Rich(Anita)Tormey, Oxford; a daughter, Char(Rick)Casper, Elk Mound; four step-daughters, Helen(Augie Torres)Klebesadel, Madison, Debbie(Gregg Mitman)Klebesadel, Norman,OK, Shirley Klebesadel, Eau Claire, and Margaret(Kendall)Wilkinson of Arena; twelve grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Victor(Jan)Knutson, Navarre,FL; two sisters, Lillian(Elroy)Kaufman and Nancy(Gary)Kleist, both of Eau Claire; many nieces and nephews.\r\nEsther was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Frank Tormey and a brother,Omar Knutson.\r\nFuneral Services will be at 1 P.M. Saturday at Lenmark-Gomsrud Funeral Home with Pastor Joel A. Hoelter of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 P.M. Friday and one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home. \r\n

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