ROCHELLE - Patricia D. Esterday, 86, passed away Jan. 21, 2019 at home surrounded by her four children.

Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28 at Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Joy Alsop officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Unger Horner Funeral Home, Rochelle. Burial will be at Lawnridge Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband.

Pat was born July 30, 1932 in Rochelle to Paul L. and Lucille (Hall) Lower. She married Glenn W. Esterday on Oct. 20, 1950 in the Chapel at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas where Glenn was stationed. He preceded her in death in 2013.

Survivors include two sons, Pete (Carol) Esterday and Steve (Colleen) Esterday, both of Rochelle; two daughters, Sheryl Hockenbery of Newport Beach, Calif. and Mary (Ben) Rogers of Ashton; 11 grandchildren, Eric Esterday, Aaron Esterday, Ariana Esterday, Caleb Esterday, Dana (Billy) Mazurie, Adam (Jacqui) Hockenbery, Jillian (Brandon Johnson) Hockenbery, Adrienne (Seth) Stafford, Natalie (Nate) Gordon, Corrine (Dan) Kroger and Benjamin Rogers; 13 great-grandchildren, Jack Wilder, Marissa and Michael Mazurie, Jazlyn Gomez and Brooklyn Johnson, Austin Burkhart, Olivia Stafford, Elsie and Ian Gordon, and Graden, Liam, Lilly and Graham Kroger; her sister, Joanne Rogde and brother, Paul Lower, both of Rochelle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, John Lower in 2000; one sister, Rita Bearrows in 2017; a sister-in-law, Charlotte Lower; and two brothers-in-law, Clyde Bearrows and Don Rogde.

Pat graduated from Rochelle Township High School in 1950. After her marriage, she and Glenn lived in Fort Worth for four years before moving back to Rochelle. She was a charter member of Faith Lutheran Church in Rochelle. She enjoyed being a part of the many committees and activities of her church and served on the church council. She was a board member of the R.T.H.S. Alumni Association and served as an election judge for many years. Her many hobbies included sewing bags for the missions from her church, crossword puzzles, cross stitch, games on her iPad, Euchre, and also saving obituaries for the genealogical department at the Flagg Township Library, starting in 1988. She was also a breast cancer survivor.

Memorials may be directed to Faith Lutheran Church, Serenity Home in Oregon or the R.T.H.S. Alumni Association.

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