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Esther Mae (Mayland) Shannon, 49, of Alta, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 19, 2000 at the Buena Vista County Hospital in Storm Lake, Iowa following a battle with cancer.
Esther, the daughter of Walbert and Caroline (Meyer) Mayland, was born in Britt, Iowa on August 25, 1950. She attended country school near Klemme and later moved near Britt where she continued her education. Esther graduated from Britt High School with the class of 1968.
Esther was employed at the Britt Milk Plant and was a clerk at the Eagle Grove Sale Barn for 15 years. She later was employed at Faith, Hope, and Charity, home for children in Storm Lake and at Avon's Restaurant in Alta.
Esther was united in marriage with Robert Shannon on September 23, 1995 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hanover, Iowa. She and her husband enjoyed going to the sale barns and raising horses.
She was a lifetime member of the First Lutheran Church in Britt.
Esther is survived by her husband Robert of Alta; three children: Rob Pigman of Britt, Shiela Michelson and her husband, Dean and their children Anthony, James, and Kyle of Kanawha, and Al Zeigler and his daughter Mckenzie of Britt; her parents Walbert, Sr. and Caroline Mayland of Britt; two step children Michael Shannon and his daughter, Laci of Storm Lake and Wendy Ellingson and her husband, Derek and their sons, Zack, Daved, and Roman of Newell; one sister June Asche and her husband, Eldon of Kanawha; two brothes Walbert Mayland Jr. and his wife Gloria and Stanley Mayland all of Britt; mother-in-law Laura Mae Shannon of Storm Lake; sister-in-law Susan Shannon-Graves of Storm Lake; brothers-in-law Paul Shannon and his wife, Ina of Alta and David Shannon and his wife, Carolyn of Storm Lake, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by two sisters: Mary Ella and Carol Ann Mayland, an infant sister, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mayland, and her father-in-law Harold Shannon.