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Former Sitka resident Esther Nouwens passed away on Oct. 20, 2016, from complications following a car crash on Sept. 30 in Coos Bay, Ore.
She died at the River Bend Medical Center in Springfield, Ore., surrounded by her husband, Bob, and her three daughters, Joni Middleton, Saundra Middleton, and Kim Middleton.
She was 82.
Esther was born in Wheatland, Wyoming, on Oct. 26, 1934, the daughter of Ralph and Hulda (Hokanson) Ewing.
She came to Sitka in 1960, where she worked for attorneys Bill Babcock then Pete Hallgren.
She and husband Bob left Sitka in the mid 1980s, living first in Leavenworth, Wash. At the time of her death they were living in Port Orford, Ore.
Esther loved to sing in the church choir of First Presbyterian Church (Bandon, Ore.), collect spoons and dolls, read mystery novels, put together jigsaw puzzles, and go on road trips with an imaginary credit card to buy any beautiful houses along the way.
She was president of the Sitka chapter of the ACCA and worked at Alaska Lumber and Pulp Mill. She was a very strong and energetic woman who, in her 40s, gave up a life working in offices to shoveling wood chips in the ALP yard.
She was loved for her sunny disposition, and will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
As her husband stated, “The passing of my Darling Woman leaves an empty space not easily breached.”
Esther is survived by her three daughters, Joni Middleton of Paris, France, Saundra Middleton of Anchorage, and Kim Middleton of Eastsound, Wash.; her stepdaughter, Karen (Nouwens) Marquis; and a tree full of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Esther is also survived by her sister, Loretta (Ewing) Ham, brothers Robert and Daniel Ewing and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her son, Stephen Middleton, her parents, a sister Hazel Ewing, and two brothers Richard and Floyd Ewing.
The cremation was handled by Sunset Hills Mortuary in Springfield, Ore. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.
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1934 - 2016 (81 jaar)