She was the last of her generation, the last of 13 children. Esther (Delgado) Herman was born May 6, 1926 in Minneola, Kansas to S.G. and Isabel Delgado. She was a graduate of Minneola High School class of 1945. In 1944, she met a boy named Roy Herman from the neighboring town of Ashland, Kansas. He was preparing to leave and enter the Navy. He returned from serving in the Navy two years later and on November 3, 1946, Roy proposed to Esther. On January 1, 1947 Roy and Esther were married in Dodge City, Kansas.

They made their home in Protection, Kansas where they raised four daughters. Roy and Esther owned and operated Protection Cleaners for over 40 years. Esther worked beside Roy at the cleaning shop and after retirement, she became involved with the Southwest Area Agency on Aging as a volunteer who assisted the elderly with Medicare questions and concerns. She volunteered at Protection Valley Manor nursing home as a mini van driver taking patients to and from medical appointments. In her spare time, she made tortillas, enchiladas and fried chicken which were all Roy's favorites. Roy passed away on September 1, 1995.

Esther was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ashland, Kansas. She belonged to various community organizations and lived in Protection until her stroke in 2009. She initially moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma for stroke rehab and ended up living in Bartlesville for over 10 years. She passed away peacefully, Thursday, April 23, 2020 at the age of 93, at Bartlesville Health and Rehab in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Esther was preceded in death by her husband Roy A. Herman, her parents S.G. and Isabel Delgado and her siblings: Tomasa, Edward, Emilio, Josephine, Basil, William, Kate, Peter, Del C., Martina, Escolastica, and Paul.

She leaves behind four daughters: Marilee Kay Potter (Larry), of Cheyenne, Wyoming. Catherine Eloise Holler, of Protection, Kansas. Lyndee Jo Taylor (David), of Bartlesville, OK. Lisa Ann Minor (Calvin) of Minneola, Kansas.  Thirteen grandchildren: Pattie Main, Amy David, Lori Potter, Kami Grusing, Jason Holler, Karen Lazear, Kacee Gharfeh, Kenyon Lomax, Thad Taylor, Dillon Taylor, MeKayla Gemaehlich, Jayda Minor, and Trevor Minor.  Seventeen great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and expecting two more great-grandchildren this year, and numerous nieces and nephews.

In honor of Esther Herman, there will be no visitation, no funeral and no graveside services so we can maintain social distancing to keep family members and her community safe.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Protection Cemetery Directory Fund in care of Hatfield-Prusa Funeral Home, P.O. Box 417, Coldwater, KS 67029.