Esther K. Indich Jasper, a resident of Denver since 1996, passed away Nov. 26, 2009, in Denver. Rabbi Dr. Ivan Geller officiated at the Nov. 27 graveside service at Rose Hill Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
At the service, she was eulogized by her granddaughters Dr. Lauren Rascoff and Julie Geller, daughter Dr. Barbara Geller and son-in-law Dr. Ivan Geller.
The family described Mrs. Indich Jasper as regal, noble, dignified, charming, poised, sociable, with a winning smile and a joie de vivre a true Queen Esther.
Esther Klausner was born Dec. 23, 1920, to the late Mary and Isaac Klausner.
After the untimely death of her father in 1928, her mother and her two children went to Cracow, Poland, where they lived with grandparents.
The family remained there until 1936 and returned to New York City, where Mrs. Jasper Indich graduated Seward Park High with honors.
After high school, Esther worked as an assistant to an impresario who booked young musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Yasha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, Paul Robeson and others who went on to perform at Carnegie Hall.
She married Leo Indich on Feb. 22, 1944, in NYC. After the war they lived in New York and Brooklyn and raised a family.
In the 1950s, she was instrumental in founding the Beach Haven Jewish Center in Brooklyn. She served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary, board member of the Hebrew School and edited the synagogue bulletin.
She also volunteered for the Yeshiva of Flatbush.
Mr. Indich passed away in February, 1978.
Esther married Isidore Jasper on Dec. 30, 1979, in Denver.
They lived in Brooklyn until 1996, when they moved to Denver. Mr. Jasper passed away in 1997.
Known for her chocolate chip cookies, Mrs. Indich Jasper painted, knitted, worked in needle point and was a champion Scrabble player. She loved music and the theater.
In Denver, she participated in the JCC Seniors Lets Write class led by Susan Jacobs for many years. Several of her stories were published in the book Lets Write: A Collection of Minds at Work.
Mrs. Indich Jasper is survived by her children Barbara (Dr. Ivan) Geller of Denver and Ira (Terry) Indich of Denver; brother Jack Klausner of Jerusalem; grandchildren Michal (Lea) Geller, Julie (Josh Fine) Geller, Lauren (Samuel) Rascoff, Aliza (Elie) Chernitzky, Abby (Chaim) Ray of Jerusalem and Asher, Dasi, Zev and Rudy Indich; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to Minyan Naaleh Denver, DAT, the Israel and Sylvia Ruda Charity fund at Hillel Academy or EDOS.
