Esther Viola Jontz
January 2, 1925 ~ April 5, 2016
Esther Viola Jontz, 91, of Davenport, Iowa, formerly of Buda, died at 5:28 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Ridge Crest Village in Davenport, Iowa. Born Jan. 2, 1925, in Kewanee to A. Howard and Anna V. (Ober) Hammer, she married Leon Ira Jontz June 15, 1945, in Buda. He died Jan. 24, 2003. She was a 1942 graduate of Buda Township High School. She had been a secretary for the Bureau County Superintendent of Schools office and had worked in the personnel office at Perry Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Bureau Township Community Church, Buda American Legion Auxiliary and Women''s Society of Christian Services (Buda Methodist Church). Surviving are one son, Larry L. Jontz of Rolla, Mo.; one daughter, Donna (Robert) Thennis of Davenport, Iowa; and one sister-in-law, Judy Hammer of Arlington, Texas. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Clifford Hammer; and one daughter-in-law, Valerie Jontz. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Hopeland Cemetery in Buda. Burial will be in Hopeland Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to the Buda Rescue Unit.
Esther and I spent a lot of time together while she lived in Buda and Princeton. I have lots of good memories, she was a sweet person to be around. I know she will be missed. I have the joy of knowing I will see her again someday.
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO WHEN I WAS SMALL INTRODUCED ME TO THE BIBLE GREAT LADY RIP