Hester G. Malinchak

Hester Malinchak, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away at her home at Crystal Lake on Tuesday at the age of 93.

She was born in Paterson, N.J., to the late John and Corina Hoek Goodrich. Hester, also known by her loved ones as "Aunt Terry" or "GG," was known for her enormous heart. She was loving and kind, and she made everyone feel special. Hester liked to host holiday parties and was an excellent cook. She was always prepared for a drop-in visitor and she had many of them. Hester's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren brought her much joy.

Hester was predeceased by her parents; her husbands, Joe and Ted; and her sisters, Jacqueline Goodrich, Doris Newenhouse, Corine Wallace and Gertrude Kuiken.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Susan McPartland and son-in-law, Kenneth McPartland; son, Joseph Malinchak and daughter-in-law, Cynthia Malinchak; stepchildren, MaryJane McCann, Mark Malinchak and Theodore Malinchak; grandchildren, Kenneth McPartland, William McPartland and Melissa Racavitch; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

We will miss our GG dearly. She has influenced our family in so many ways. Life will not be the same without her.

The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. from the Evangelical Wesleyan Church, 1206 State Route 2067, Clifford Twp. (Lake Idlewild), with the Rev. Donald D. Snedeker, officiating. Interment, Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greenfield Twp. Those attending the funeral should go directly to the church on Monday morning.

Viewing hours will be held Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Carmine J. & Louis C. Parise Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 89 Farview St., Carbondale.

To share condolences and photos with Hester's family, visit her book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.