1939
Esther
2012
Esther O'Herien
June 9, 1939 — March 30, 2012
Esther L. O'Herien, 72, of Walterboro passed away Friday, March 30, 2012, at her daughter's house in Bamberg.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel with Brother Joseph Bowman officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service until 8 o'clock Monday evening in the Harbiston Stateroom of the funeral home.
Esther was the daughter of the late Fredrick Nelson Schingler and the late Florence Elizabeth Prosser Schingler. She was born June 9, 1939 in Hamilton, N.Y. She was united in marriage to Alton E. O'Herien on May 24, 1958.
She was raised in Oneida, N.Y., moving to South Carolina for the first time in 1986, where she lived in Goose Creek, Georgetown and Conway. She then moved to Wilmington, N.C. and then finally settled in Walterboro, S.C.
She devoted her life to her family. She loved to crochet, she made afghans for each of her children and several of her grandchildren. She loved to pick berries of all kinds and make jams and desserts with them. She was especially proud that she was able to return to school and earn her diploma in 1981 after having left school in the eighth grade.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She loved her spiritual brothers and sisters and always greeted them with a kiss.
Left to cherish her memory are: her husband Alton E. O'Herien, Sr.; eleven children and their spouses: Jean (Mark) O'Connor of Walterboro, Sharlene (Daniel) Morgan of Oneida, N.Y., Michael (Beth) O'Herien of Oneida, N.Y., Patrick (Laurie) of Bamberg, S.C., Melinda (William) Geathers of Georgetown, S.C., Timothy O'Herien (Sharon Trit) of Vero Beach, Fla., Maureen (Corey) Boshart of Rome, N.Y., Rhonda (David) Sauls of Walterboro, S.C., James (Kristen) O'Herien of Rome, N.Y., Camille (Todd) Fletcher of Bamberg, S.C., and Alton O'Herien, Jr. of Bamberg, S.C.; 29 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; three sisters: Evelyn Janes of Verona, N.Y., Merilyn Nataro of Phoenix, Ariz., and Camille JoAnn Fox of Oneida, N.Y.; one bother-in-law Ronald O'Herien of Oneida, N.Y.; one sister-in-law Martha Coffin of Lothian, Md.; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Edith Jean Schingler and a grandchild Ebony Sha-dea Gagum.
Flowers were accepted but for those who wish, the family has suggested that memorial contributions be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Memorial messages may be left for the family at briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by: The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Homes, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, S.C. 843.538.5408.
Funeral services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012 at The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home, Walterboro Chapel with Brother Joseph Bowman officiating.
The family will receive friends following the service until 8 o'clock Monday evening in the Harbiston Stateroom of the funeral home.
Esther was the daughter of the late Fredrick Nelson Schingler and the late Florence Elizabeth Prosser Schingler. She was born June 9, 1939 in Hamilton, N.Y. She was united in marriage to Alton E. O'Herien on May 24, 1958.
She was raised in Oneida, N.Y., moving to South Carolina for the first time in 1986, where she lived in Goose Creek, Georgetown and Conway. She then moved to Wilmington, N.C. and then finally settled in Walterboro, S.C.
She devoted her life to her family. She loved to crochet, she made afghans for each of her children and several of her grandchildren. She loved to pick berries of all kinds and make jams and desserts with them. She was especially proud that she was able to return to school and earn her diploma in 1981 after having left school in the eighth grade.
She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She loved her spiritual brothers and sisters and always greeted them with a kiss.
Left to cherish her memory are: her husband Alton E. O'Herien, Sr.; eleven children and their spouses: Jean (Mark) O'Connor of Walterboro, Sharlene (Daniel) Morgan of Oneida, N.Y., Michael (Beth) O'Herien of Oneida, N.Y., Patrick (Laurie) of Bamberg, S.C., Melinda (William) Geathers of Georgetown, S.C., Timothy O'Herien (Sharon Trit) of Vero Beach, Fla., Maureen (Corey) Boshart of Rome, N.Y., Rhonda (David) Sauls of Walterboro, S.C., James (Kristen) O'Herien of Rome, N.Y., Camille (Todd) Fletcher of Bamberg, S.C., and Alton O'Herien, Jr. of Bamberg, S.C.; 29 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; three sisters: Evelyn Janes of Verona, N.Y., Merilyn Nataro of Phoenix, Ariz., and Camille JoAnn Fox of Oneida, N.Y.; one bother-in-law Ronald O'Herien of Oneida, N.Y.; one sister-in-law Martha Coffin of Lothian, Md.; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Edith Jean Schingler and a grandchild Ebony Sha-dea Gagum.
Flowers were accepted but for those who wish, the family has suggested that memorial contributions be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Memorial messages may be left for the family at briceherndonfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements by: The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Homes, Walterboro Chapel, 1193 Bells Highway, Walterboro, S.C. 843.538.5408.
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