Esther Hemme, 95, Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. Services were Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. The Rev. Mark Mumme officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens Cemetery, rural Luverne. Esther Mohr was born to Edward and Selma (Koeppen) Mohr on May 1, 1908, in Crawford County near Schleswig, Iowa. The family moved to a farm near Beaver Creek where she was raised and completed her education. She attended Nettleton Business School in Sioux Falls, S.D., and then worked at Beaver Creek Bank until her marriage. She married Herbert H. Hemme on Feb. 22, 1934, in Luverne. After their marriage, they farmed near Hardwick until 1970 when they retired. The couple moved to Luverne in 1973. She moved to Cedar Place Apartments in Owatonna in May 1993 to be near her daughter and family. She moved to Cedarview Nursing Home in October 1995 and was later transferred to St. Lucas Care Center. She was a homemaker.Mrs. Hemme was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. She was also a member of the Hardwick Servicemen’s Mothers Club. She enjoyed gardening and doing crafts. She loved to travel and spent many winters in Weslaco, Texas after retirement. Survivors include one daughter, Arlene (Robert) Monahan, Owatonna; four grandchildren, Nancy (Mark) Mukomela, Burnsville, Mike (Shari) Monahan, Apple Valley, Shane (Hans) (Hemme) Reed, Houston, Texas, and Tanner (Hilary) Reed, Stephenville, Texas; three great-grandchildren, Karli and Ryan Monahan and Madison (Hemme) Reed; two daughters-in-law, Joyce Goff, Payson, Ariz., and Gina Reed, Stephenville; one sister, Selma (Alvin) Heckt, Luverne; one sister-in-law, Margaret Hemme, Jasper; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Hemme was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Herbert, two sons, Capt. Arlo H. Hemme and Gene D. Hemme, an infant granddaughter, one brother, Richard Mohr, and one sister, Alfreida Halverson. Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
