Ester M. Otero, 90, Office Manager

She was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico on July 12, 1921 and had been a resident of Ohio since 1947.

Esther was employed for a number of years as the office manager of Otero and Otero, L.P.A.; she retired in 1995.

She was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lorain and was also active with the Ladies Auxiliary of Lodge # 1301 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; she had previously been a member of the Lakeland Women’s Club.

Survivors include her son John B. Otero, Jr. (Audrey) of Amherst, her grandson John B. Otero, III and granddaughter Kristine Ann Schmidt.

Esther was preceded in death by her husband John B. Otero, Sr. in 1987, by her daughter Ingrid Kober in 2004, by her father Ramon Vazquez Fuentes, by her mother Maria Luisa Valedon Gonzales, by sisters Maria Luisa Vazquez and Luz Guadalupe Vazquez, along with brothers Mario Vazquez Valedon, Hector Vazquez Valedon, and Jose Luis Vazquez Valedon.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. in the Gluvna-Shimo-Hromada Funeral Chapel, 3224 Broadway Avenue, Lorain. Friends may also call Wednesday in the First Evangelical Lutheran Church (603Washington Avenue) from 10:00 a.m. until time of services at 11:00 a.m.. Reverend Jimmy W. Madsen will officiate. Burial will follow in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.

The family encourages memorial contributions to First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 603 Washington Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052.

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