Esther E. Herbster, age 82 of Beloit, died at her home at 4:50 a.m., March 16, 2005.
She was born Sept. 14, 1922, in Beloit to William W. and Addie (Greenawalt) McLaughlin.
Mrs. Herbster graduated from Lisbon High School and was a homemaker.
Survivors include 3 daughters; Maureta (Thomas) Bohon of Springfield, Ohio, Marlene (Dale) August of Beloit, Eileen (David) Paulson of Concord, Georgia; 1 son Ronald (Cheryl) Herbster of Winston, Georgia; 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 1 sister Carol Smith of Westville, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Floyd N. Herbster whom she married Dec. 28, 1946, and died Jan. 12, 2002, 3 brothers Leroy, Virgil and Ronald McLaughlin and 1 sister Vada Tisch.
Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Highland Memorial Park.
Contributions may be made to Alzheimer's disease Foundation 4815 Munson St. NW Canton, OH 44718 or the American Cancer Society 925 S. Main St. N. Canton, OH 44720.