Ries, Esther Irene

Esther Irene Ries, 84, of Greeley, died at home Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 15, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester, by the Rev. John R. Flaherty. Family will greet friends from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester, with a rosary service at 2 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday before Mass of Christian Burial at the church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Greeley.

Esther is survived by five children, Lynn Miranda of Manchester, Steve (Deb) Ries of Earlville, Clyde (Barb) Ries of Delaware, Rose Hanson of Cedar Rapids and Mark (Laura) Ries of Toddville; 16 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one brother, Edmund Steffen of Delhi; and sisters-in-law, Delores Steffen, Julia Ries, Mabel Kronlage and Alice Olberding.

Esther was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Ries in 2005; her parents, Florian and Mary Steffen; and siblings, Clarence Steffen, Albert Steffen, Francis Klein, and Clara Burbridge.

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