Coping with Grief
We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.
Esther M. Hamberger, 84, of Lock Haven, passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at the Gatehouse in Williamsport.
Born November 29, 1939 in Spruce Creek, PA, she was a daughter to the late George E. Glass and the former Mary Grace Lindsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Hamberger; and her siblings, George E. Glass Jr. and U. Grant Glass, Lucinda Mae Smith and Charlotte V. Getgen.
Esther enjoyed reading, puzzles, dancing and loved her cats. She graduated from Bald Eagle Nittany High School in 1959.
She is survived by her children, Tina (Ken) Schenck, Tammy Gallagher, Shelly (Chuck) Bloom and Russell (Kim) Smith; 9 grandchildren, Chris Young, Amber Tressler, Ry Gallagher, Tess Gallagher, Nathan Bloom, Shauna Lyons, Taylor Keller, Charly Bloom and Carter Smith; and 11 great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home, 125 N. Main St., Jersey Shore, followed by a Funeral Service at 11 a.m. at Welker Funeral Home. She will be laid to rest in the Jersey Shore Cemetery. www.WelkerFuneralHome.com
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Esther M. Hamberger, please visit our floral store.