Viola Hamburger, 82, of Gettysburg passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at the Gettysburg Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Grace Bible Church, Gettysburg. Burial will follow in the Gettysburg Cemetery, directed by Luce Funeral Home, Gettysburg. Visitation will be from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, at Grace Bible Church, with a 7:30 p.m. prayer service.
Viola Meller was born to Fred and Marie Meller at Arnett, Okla., on May 3, 1930. She attended grade and high school in Arnett.
On Jan. 13, 1956, Viola was united in marriage to Melvin Hamburger at Shattuck, Okla. Following their marriage, they moved to Gettysburg in March 1956. They settled into the Setzer (Dutenhoeffer) place west of Gettysburg. From there, they moved north of Gettysburg, first to the Schneider Farm and then to the Tempt Farm, where she resided until her hospitalization.
During her life, Viola enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, baking, doing word searches, quilting and sewing little dresses for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed visiting her kids and grandkids. She and Melvin made many quilts, most of them for the children and grandchildren. The Neighborhood Bible Study was an important part of her life, in which she had been involved with for over 30 years.
Viola is survived by her husband, Melvin; her children: Doug (Beth) Hamburger, Gettysburg, Dianne (Ray) VanBockel, Lebanon, Earline (Bryan) Jones, Brookings, Connie (Bret) Adee, Bakersfield, Calif., Loren (Shauna) Hamburger, Cheyenne, Wyo., Gloria (Jim) Meyer, White, and Cheryl (Bob) Taggart, Yankton; her grandchildren: Jill (Corey) Hicks, Amanda Hamburger, Valerie (Tom) Pryor, Vanesa (Peter) Hall, Jeremy (Jenny) Jones, Jordan Jones, Ashley Jones, Elizabeth, Austin, August and Victoria Adee, Richie and Nate Meyer, Rachael, Charlotte and Tully Taggart; her great-grandchildren: Autumn Hicks, Harper Pryor, Samuel, Maxwell, and Jackson Jones; her siblings: Helena (Charles "Nolan") Jackson, Amarillo, Texas, Leon (Yvonne) Meller, Irving, Texas, Clarence (Ute) Meller, Bartlesville, Okla., and Elvin (Sue) Meller, Waterloo, Iowa; sister-in-law, Iralee Meller, Shattuck, Okla.; aunt, Lena Yauck, Follett, Texas; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
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