HARTFORD CITY, IN

Esther N. Cortright, 87, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 in IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.

She was born in Dola, Ohio on May 20, 1928 to Rev. Frank and Bertha (Reece) Dell and graduated from Hartford City High School in 1945. She attended Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, for a year and Indiana Business College, Fort Wayne, for 2 years.

Esther married Norman Cortright on December 11, 1954 in Fort Recovery, Ohio. He preceded her in death in 1996.

Esther worked as a secretary at Hartford City High School for many years. She later worked at Blackford County Hospital and Ball Memorial Hospital as a medical transcriptionist.

Survivors include a son, Craig (Donna) Cortright, Bluffton, a daughter, Nancy Cortright, Hartford City, and a brother, Charles Dell, Lima, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother, John Dell, and sister, Eleanor Hosier.

The funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in the Zion Lutheran Church, 308 S. Monroe St., Hartford City with Pastor David Fleener presiding. Burial will follow the service in Greenlawn Cemetery, east of Hartford City.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.