Bernardine Eshenroder

Bernardine Eshenroder, daughter of Julius Joseph and Mae Anthony, was born, December 26, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. She departed this life, December 25, 2018, in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri at the age of Eighty eight years, eleven months and twenty nine days. On August 24, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Donald Albert Eshenroder and to this union five children were born. Together they shared Forty seven years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Donald Albert Eshenroder and son Donald Albert Eshenroder, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Eshenroder of St. Louis, Missouri, three sons, William Eshenroder and wife Barb of St. Louis, Missouri, David Eshenroder and wife Kim of St. Peters, Missouri, and James Eshenroder and wife Angela of Camdenton, Missouri, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, and other relatives and many friends. Bernardine was raised in Jennings, Missouri and attended Corpus Christi Grade School and Fair View High School. She lived in St. James, Missouri for thirteen years until moving to the lake area in 1993. Bernardine made a profession of faith and was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Camdenton, Missouri. She was a previous member at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Laurie and assisted with multiple duties there. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening and her flowers. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association and left at the funeral home.