Published April 05. 2023 09:18AM
Esther Ruth Peters Dougherty Grammes, 98, died March 27, 2023. She was the wife of the late John Dougherty and the late Harry Grammes and the partner of the late Lewis Balliet.
She was a daughter of the late Harold and Verna (Trively) Peters.
She was a longtime resident of Coplay, Hokendauqua, Allentown and Dallas, Pa.
She was a member of Trinity Reformed Church, Coplay, where she was mentor for the church youth group for many years.
She is survived by three nieces, Sara Jane Berry of Montoursville, Emilie Louise Peters of Dallas, Pa., and Holly Christine Hirst of Boone, N.C.; two nephews, David John Harold Peters of Spring, Texas, and Jeffrey Allen Peters of Boiling Springs; a stepson, Wayne Grammes, of Miami, Fla.; and 18 great- and great-great-nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a brother David and two aunts, Ruth and Esther.
Arrangements were made by Brubaker Funeral Home Inc., Coplay.