Esther Irene Crouso

Esther Crouso, 90, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 12, 2022, from her lovely “dome” home that was built for her by her husband of 56 years, Vic Crouso, and her two sons, Curt and Kendall. Esther was born April 4, 1932 enroute to the Coshocton Hospital at “Lyons Curve” onto the floorboard of her father’s 1931 Model A, to the late William & Lula Shaw Maxwell.

Esther, is a direct descendant of the original founders and prominent developers of West Lafayette where she lived her entire life with the exception of a couple years. She enjoyed sharing her fond childhood memories of performing plays for her family on the stairs landing at her grandparents beautiful home which is the current Amici’s Pizza. She graduated from West Lafayette H.S. with many academic and extracurricular accolades in the class of 1950, successfully fulfilling her 6th grade year in her father’s classroom.

Esther married Victor Crouso on August 13, 1951 and started housekeeping in Washington, DC for the duration of Vic’s military service at the Pentagon. Vic preceded her in death on July 28, 2007. Esther was very active in civic and school functions as well as at her church, the West Lafayette United Methodist Church. She worked as a telephone operator in Coshocton before becoming a highly devoted wife, mother and homemaker. Esther instilled in her children an incredible love of “country living” on the farm that overlooks her beloved village.

Esther is survived and blessed by all six of her children, eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her children are Kathy (Mike) Hendricks of Coshocton, Irene (Alan) Miller of West Lafayette, Curt Crouso of Roscoe, Kendall (Lena) Crouso of Oklahoma City, Laurel (Greg) Lower of Fresno, and Robin (David) Hire of Coshocton. Her grandchildren are; Kacey (Jason) Lahna, Zac (Breann) Miller, Kayla (Alan) Murphy-Crouso, Chloe (Josh) Howard-Crouso and Addie Crouso, and Madeline, Lauren and Evelyn Hire. Esther’s great grandchildren are Kaydence and Hunter Lahna, Rylee and Greyson Miller. Esther also has one brother, Jack (Betty) Maxwell of Lake Wales, Florida and a brother who preceded her in death, Hilliard (Jalamae) Maxwell.

Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 4:00 pm at Fairfield Cemetery with Pastor Matt Anderson officiating. For those unable to attend, there will be a Facebook Livestream posted on the Given-Dawson-Paisley Funeral Home's Facebook page.

Given-Dawson- Paisley Funeral Home is serving the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the West Lafayette United Methodist Church or to Community Hospice, 716 Commercial Avenue SW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663.

An online memorial can be viewed at www.given-dawson-paisleyfh.com.