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June 1, 2007
Esther M. Hafler Kelch
Esther M. Hafler Kelch, 88 of Honesdale and Osprey Ridge Nursing Home in Carbondale, died Friday evening, June 1, 2007 at Marian Community Hospital in Carbondale. Her husband Jacob F. Kelch died December 25,1981.
Born Oct. 26, 1918 in Honesdale, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Anna Stinnard Kelch. A housewife and loving mother, Esther was also a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. She enjoyed planting flowers, especially morning glories and walking.
Surviving are her sons Carl Sr. and wife Phyllis and Gene Sr. and wife Jean; a brother Richard Hafler and wife Helen and a sister-in-law Genevieve Hafler all of Honesdale; 9 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a step son Clarence Kelch; brothers Carl, Robert and George Hafler; sisters Pearl Chapman, Sarah Schwesinger and Daisy Clark and a grandson Carl Kelch Jr..
Funeral services will be held in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Honesdale at 10 am on Wednesday by Rev. Ken Buckwalter. Interment will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may visit the Hessling Funeral Home, 428 Main St. Honesdale on Tuesday evening from 6-9 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 7th and Church St. Honesdale, PA 18431.