Esther (Hershberger) Troyer, 88, of Wooster and formerly of Shreve, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Brenn-Field Nursing Home in Orrville.
Visitation will be Friday, March 18 from 4 - 7 p.m. at Custer-Glen Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Drive, Wooster, 44691.
A private graveside service for the family will be held at sunrise on Saturday, March 19 at Moorhead Mennonite Church Cemetery.
A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Wooster Mennonite Church, 1563 Beall Ave., Wooster with Pastor Marc Hochstetler officiating.
Words of condolences may be shared with the family at www.custerglenn.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to Moorhead Mennonite Church, P.O. Box 270, Holmesville 44633
Esther was born on January 12, 1928 near Bunker Hill in Holmes County, Ohio to John J. and Matilda (Hostetler) Hershberger. She was a Holmes and Wayne County resident all of her life. She was the second of six children.
She married Harold F. Troyer on June 29, 1950 at East Union Mennonite Church. They were members of Moorhead Mennonite Church in Shreve, where they were active in a variety of activities. Esther enjoyed painting, a variety of crafts and spending as much time as possible with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by four sons, Virgil D. (Kathy) Troyer of Apple Creek, Fred L. (Lori) Troyer of Wooster, Ron D. (Jessica) Troyer of Oak Park, IL, and Jeff L. (Brenda) Troyer of Wooster; 14 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; one brother, Maynard (Carole) Hershberger of Medina; one sister, Bernadine Sindlinger of AppleCreek, Oh.; three sisters-in-law, Vivian Hershberger of Benton, Wanda Renneker of Wooster and Edith (Aden) Gingerich of Farmington, New Mexico.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Hershberger; and two sisters, Geneva Swartzentruber and Betty Gingerich,




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