Ester Boyd Daniello Malmfeldt | Eastern North Carolina Now

Born: June 6, 1933, Died: February 7, 2017

    Ester Rae Boyd Daniello Malmfeldt, age 83, was born on June 6, 1933 in Beaufort County, NC and died on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 in Carolina Shores, NC.

    She was the daughter of the late Ernest Alton Boyd and Marthenia Maybelle Waters Boyd of Slatestone Road, Washington, NC. She was predeceased by two brothers, Ernest Haywood Boyd and Colton Gene Boyd and a niece, Kimberly Everett. She was married to Salvatore Anthony Daniello for 26 years. They divorced, and 18 years later, she married Gordon E. Malmfeldt. She lived in Bowie, MD from 1952 until June, 2001, when she and her husband, Gordon, moved to Carolina Shores, NC.

    Ester graduated from Bath High School in June 1951. She left Washington in 1952 to go to Washington, DC to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and worked there for 36 1/2 years, retiring on July 1, 1988. While working with the FBI, she earned an Associate of Arts degree from the American University in Washington, DC and a Para-Legal certification from MD University in Baltimore, MD.

    Ester started her own business with Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1981 while still working with the FBI. In January 1983, she debuted as an independent Mary Kay Sales director and continued in that position for the next 25 years. She earned the use of many Mary Kay cars, including the pink Cadillac, and she won many awards for being in Queens Court of Sales and Production. She surrendered her Mary Kay directorship in 2009.

    Ester did volunteer work in the Brunswick County area, mainly Carolina Shores and Calabash, NC, after she moved there in 2001. She organized several fundraisers for Alzheimer's in connection with the Organization for the National Association of Retired Employees (NARFE). She was a board member of the Emergency Medical Services of Calabash and served as treasurer for the board. She volunteered at Shallotte Assisted Living in Shallotte, NC, the EMS thrift store, was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post #503, and held several offices in that organization. She was a past Worthy Matron of Adah Chapter of the Eastern Star and held other offices in that organization in Mount Rainier, MD and was a current member of Brunswick OES #341. She was a member of Eastern Star for over 50 years.

    Ester was an avid reader and belonged to two book clubs. Her favorite memories were being selected to work for the FBI and having Mary Kay Ash, President of Mary Kay Cosmetics, teach her directorship classes in Dallas, Texas. Her greatest hobby was cooking, which she learned from her mother on the farm where she was raised. She was a member of Rosemary Church of Christ, where she learned how important it was to have a church family.

    She is survived by Gordon E. Malmfeldt, her husband; Salvatore Anthony Daniello, her ex-husband; Salvatore Anthony Daniello, Jr., her son; Dee C. Staver, her daughter; Dee's husband, Richard Staver; four grandsons: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, who reside in Florida; a sister and brother-in-law, Arlene and Roland Morin; a step-daughter and step-son-in-law, Dianne and Michael Hutchinson of Carolina Shores, NC and two great-grand-daughters, Layla Marie and Lily Rose Staver.

    The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington.

    A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Rosemary Church of Christ officiated by Marty Hale Alligood. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Richard Staver and Roland Morin will serve as pallbearers. The service and burial will be followed by a celebration feast for the family at Rosemary Church of Christ.

    In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to Rosemary Church of Christ, 5226 Slatestone Road, Washington, NC 27889 or Calabash Covenant Presbyterian Church, 8820 Old Georgetown Road, Sunset Beach, NC 28468.

    A Celebration of Life Memorial service will be held at the Calabash Covenant Presbyterian Church in Calabash at a later date.

    Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Malmfeldt family.