Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

SBT 6/13/2007

Esther Mucha

Aug. 8, 1924 - May 31, 2007

SOUTH BEND - Esther Rose Mucha, 82, passed away on May 31st in the Golden Age Nursing Home, Tomahawk, Wisconsin. She'd been a resident there for several years.

She was born August 8, 1924, to Casimer and Rose (Modracki) Skarupinski in South Bend. On June 3, 1944, she married Alfred D. Mucha in South Bend. They moved to Wausau, Wisconsin, in 1946. They lived there until he retired in January 1979, and then moved to Tomahawk. He preceded her in death on April 30, 1998. She was also preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Jean (Roland) Soos; and by her brother, Harry (Stella) Skarupinski. She leaves behind a daughter, Darlene (Ron) Frazier of Ocean Shores, Washington. She also leaves behind a cousin, Joan (Dan) Walkowiak, and her childhood friend, Betty Andrysiak.

A memorial will be held on June 15 in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tomahawk, WI, with visitation in the church at 10 a.m. and funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Family Cemetery, Poniatowski, WI. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity in Esther's name.
Published in the South Bend Tribune on 6/13/2007.