Esther Marie Crawford

Esther Marie Crawford
79, went to be with her Lord at 1:20 AM on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

Esther was born on November 05, 1935, in Findlay, Ohio, to the late Harold J. Waaland and Nellie M. (Watson) Waaland.

Esther married Donald D. Crawford on November 2, 1955. He survives in Lima. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Findlay for 32 years and Meadowbrook Baptist Church for 22 Years. She and her husband owned and operated Rainbow International Carpet and Upholstry Cleaning from 1989 to 2000.

She is survived by: a son, David (Barb) Crawford, of Lima, OH; a daughter, Gay Ann Marie (David) Perry, of Tiffin, OH; a daughter, Vicki Lynn (Steve) Thompson, of Attica, OH; a daughter, Deborah Carol (Dan) Hosler, of Logansport, IN; a son, Bradley J. Crawford, of Corpus Christie, TX; eleven grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Charlene Crawford, of Benson, AZ; and a brother, David Waaland, of Lyle, IL.

She was preceded in death by:a sister, Grace Nusbaum; a brother, Kenneth Waaland; and sister, Ruth Cramer.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home in Lima, Ohio.

A funeral service will begin at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home in Lima, OH. Pastor James Jamison and Pastor Shawn Hurley will officiate.

Memorial contributions may be made to Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 2101 W. Breese Rd., Lima, Ohio 45806.

Condolences may be expressed at www.chamberlainhuckeriede.com