Esther C. Hockenberry

Esther C. Hockenberry of Port Jervis, N.Y., died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Morristown, N.J. She was 81.
Daughter of Austin G. Crane, Sr. and Gertrude Strunk Crane, she was born on Aug. 20, 1934, in Matamoras, Pa.
She retired after many years of service in the cafeteria department of the Port Jervis school district. She was a member of the Deerpark Reformed Church, a Deacon with the consistory of the church, a Sunday school teacher, and a member of the League for Service. She was an active member, Past Matron of the River Valley Chapter, #33, O.E.S., and a representative from the State of Texas with the Eastern Stars. She was a former Gray Lady for St. Francis Hospital in Port Jervis, a former Den Mother for the Port Jervis Cub Scouts, and a member of the local chapter of the Red Hats Society.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E. Hockenberry, at home; daughter, Carol Bianchi of Exeter, Pa., son, David R. Hockenberry and his wife, Karen, of Milford, Pa., sister, Nancy DiGiantommaso and her husband, Edward, of Port Jervis; five grandchildren, Monica, Casey, Catherine, Lea, and Jamie; five great-grandchildren, Jacob, Coral, Nicholas, Aayden, and Joseph; and several nieces and nephews.
She was pre-deceased by her brother, Austin G. Crane Jr.
Memorial services were held May 31 at the Deerpark Reformed Church, Port Jervis, with the Rev. Ann Akers officiating. Interment was to take place at a later time at the Orange County Veterans Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Deerpark Reformed Church, 30 East Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771; or to the Port Jervis-Deerpark Humane Society, Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771.
Arrangements were by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis, N.Y.