Esther Sylvia Jokela Hostettler

HOSTETTLER Esther Sylvia Jokela Hostettler, 90, of Upper Arlington, formerly of Ashtabula, died peacefully Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at her home with her family by her side. Fluent in the native language of her immigrant parents from Finland, she grew up in the Ashtabula, Ohio area where her family attended Bethany Lutheran Church. A homemaker and a member of Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, she was a generous and gracious woman of faith and was deeply devoted to her family. She participated with the Cornerstone Ladies at church to assemble the church newsletter weekly for many years. A graduate of Bliss College, she was a former associate for insurance and banking companies in Cleveland and Columbus. She was an accomplished pianist and loved classical music and the performing arts. She enjoyed her travels throughout the world and was an avid OSU Buckeyes fan. She was born February 9, 1916 in Ashtabula to the late Otto and Edla Lilvis Jokela and was also predeceased by her husband Alexander H. Hostettler, in November 1973, a brother William Jokela a brother and sister-in-law, Urho and Ilmi Jokela and a young sister Marie. She is survived by a daughter, Esther (Jay) Pollack; two sons, Alexander O. "Alex" (Karen) Hostettler of Houston, TX and Christopher E. (Shawn) Hostettler of Columbus; nine grandchildren, William (Tammy) Pollack, Eric (Leslie) Pollack, Karl (Karen) Pollack, Katherine (James) Samon, Alexander C. Hostettler, John R. Hostettler, Heather S. Hostettler, Christopher A. Hostettler and Amy E. Hostettler; two great-grandchildren, Daniel and Annika Pollack. Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, 2300 Lytham Road, Columbus, where the family will receive friends beginning at 5 p.m. and following the service in the fellowship hall. Rev. John C. Stolzenbach will officiate and burial will be beside her husband at Green Lawn Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, 2300 Lytham Road, Columbus, Oh. 43220. Family friends, Scott and Holly Underwood of UNDERWOOD FUNERAL HOME in Marysville, are handling funeral arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.underwoodfuneralhome.com.