Esther Ethel Funk

1918 - 2011  (93 years)

• Name	Esther Ethel Funk  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	10 Apr 1918	Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Waitress  [7]
  Residence	1920	Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA   [2]
  	Ward 3
  Residence	1930	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Residence	1936	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA   [10]
  	Lincoln High School
  Residence	1940	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Residence	1943	Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA   [9]
  Residence	1987	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [8]
  Death	22 Jul 2011	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I5224	Woodworth Ancestry | David Rose and Hannah Parr
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Clyde Harvey Funk,   b. 7 May 1885, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA d. 3 May 1935, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jennie Elizabeth French,   b. 20 Jun 1887, Argos, Marshall, Indiana, USA d. 9 Aug 1978, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Oct 1914	Indiana, USA   [12]
  Family ID	F3697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dean Allen Smiley,   b. 30 Apr 1919, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, USA d. 2 Aug 2003, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1942  [5]
  Children	> 1. Living
  Family ID	F3700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Apr 1918 - Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA Residence - Ward 3 - 1920 - Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA Residence - 1930 - Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA Residence - Lincoln High School - 1936 - Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA Residence - 1940 - Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA Residence - 1943 - Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA Residence - 1987 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Death - 22 Jul 2011 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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