Ernest Leroy Esancy, 63, 351 Scott street, died at a local hospital Monday night less than a half-hour after he was rushed there in an ambulance suffering from heart trouble.

He was an employee of the county engineer's office and a lifelong resident of Council Bluffs.

Surviving are his wife, Dena, a son, Ernest L., a daughter, Mrs. Florence Scott, all of Council Bluffs, one brother, Will H. Esancy of Council Bluff, four sisters, Mrs. Cecil Huron of Beverly Hills, Calif., Mrs. Fred Neeland of Hemingford, Neb., Mrs. Bert Smith, and Mrs. L R. Gallagher of Council Bluffs.