Esther J. Beach

Esther J. Beach, 83, of West Point, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at her home.

      A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the Link Funeral Home in West Point with Pastor Dan Buck officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in West Point. Visitation is at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the funeral home with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to Calvary Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter, Bonnie J. and husband Mark Riddle of Burlington; a son, Richard "Dick" L. and wife Joanne Beach of West Point; two sisters, Mary and husband Bill Olson of West Point, and Betty Peck of Ottumwa; five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers and two sisters.