Esther May Christina Shank, 72, of Colbert, Okla. passed away at Oak Ridge Manor in Durant, Okla. on Monday, July 5, 2021. She was born in Regensburg, Germany to William and Linda Kasti Kelland on February 27, 1949.
She was raised in Virginia. She was raised in a Catholic and military family. After 34 years of marriage, she joins her husband Gale Shank in Heaven. He passed away on October 5, 2001. She was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Kelland and father, William Kelland.
She was a loving housewife for many years. She had taught foreign languages. She enjoyed sewing, writing, and painting. She also volunteered her time to elected official campaigns.
She was survived by her only child, Jennifer Shank of Atoka, Okla.; sisters, Diane and spouse Dean Sagetz of Florida, Janet Kelland and spouse Keith of Virginia; grandchildren: Olivia Shank of Durant, Okla., Angela Derrick , Joseph Derrick, and Bryan Derrick including their spouses, all of Atoka, Okla.; several great-grandchildren; extended family and a very dear friend, Bill Gowen of Colbert, Okla.
Esther will be greatly missed.
A graveside service for Esther Shank was held Monday, July 12, 2021 at the Gethsemane Cemetery in Caddo, Okla. with the Reverend Oby Zunmas celebrant officiating of the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Madill, Okla.
Arrangements are entrusted to Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert, Oklahoma