Mrs. Flo Vester, 100, of LaPorte, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Golden Living Center Countryside in LaPorte.
She was born Sept. 4, 1914, in Pleasantville, IN, to Ralph and Clara (Esslinger) Dugan.
Flo was a lifetime caregiver to all of her family, neighbors and military men and women. She raised her brothers and sisters, then was a full-time mother and caregiver to her children. Flo never met a stranger. She was a member of the Women’s Association Bowling League. She enjoyed bowling, and spending time with family and grandchildren. She loved to travel to Las Vegas, Minnesota and Europe.
On Sept. 30, 1933, in Marshall, IL, she married Robert W. Vester, who preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 1979.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Mary Lowdenslager; two brothers, Gene Dugan and Ralph Dugan; and three sisters, Waneta Purcell, Laura Thompson and Pauline Miller.
She is survived by four daughters, Barbara Smeltzer and Laura King, both of LaPorte, Helen Brown of South Bend, IN, and Betty (Bruce) Burkhardt of Houston TX; son-in-law, Edward Lowdenslager of LaPorte; 14 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; many great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LaPorte, on Saturday, March 7, from noon to 2 p.m. A life celebration will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor JoEllyn Chadwick officiating. Interment will follow in Patton Cemetery, LaPorte.
Memorial contributions may be made to Asera Care Hospice, 332 W. U.S. 30, Suite E, Valparaiso, IN 46385.
Messages of condolence may be posted below on WNLP, as well as at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com.