Bertha Mae Hesser, 71, of Glencoe, went peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Thursday, August 25, surrounded by those she loved. Bertha Hesser was born on May 8, 1940 to Donald and Mable (Wilson) Fisher in Kingfisher, OK. She attended schools and was a varsity cheerleader at Eureka Public Schools. During first grade year, she developed a crush on a boy, Robert Hesser, who rode her school bus. Following her junior year, Bertha's family also moved to Glencoe, where Bertha and Robert both graduated. On her 18th birthday, Bertha Fisher married her first grade crush, Robert Hesser. This was a union that would last more than 53 years. Bertha was the boss for the first 50 years, but allowed Robert to be boss the last 3 years. Bertha Hesser was not afraid of hard work. Besides raising her three children, she spent several years working at the Stillwater Medical Center nursery, M&W Grocery Store, Swan Rubber, and Mercury Marine, before ultimately accepting a job with the East Life Science Building at Oklahoma State University. She retired from OSU after more than 20 years of service. She also sold Tupperware for more than 14 years. When she was not working, Bertha enjoyed going to garage sales, sewing, canning, gardening, collecting antique dishes, baking, and spending time with her family. She was an active member of the Glencoe Church of Christ and loved spending time reading her Bible. Bertha Mae Hesser was an amazing and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She will be missed by all those lucky enough to have known her. She was welcomed to heaven by her parents and young son, Robert Hugh Hesser. Services have been entrusted to the Palmer Marler Funeral home and will held at 10:00am on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at the Palmer Marler Funeral Home located at 5106 N. Washington in Stillwater. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 1-6pm and Monday 8am – 8pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Glencoe Church of Christ Building Fund.
(Palmer Marler Carberry)