Esther L. Wright

MILLERSBURG • Esther L. Wright, age 96, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at Premier at Susquehanna Village. She was born July 31, 1924, in Halifax, daughter of the late Ed and Sarah Miller. Esther was the widow of Clark E. Wright. She had worked for almost 40 years for the Kinney Shoe Company (Johnson-Baillie), Millersburg. She was a member and women’s guild member of Zion Lutheran Church, Rife. She helped with many church functions in the past, including the church stand at the Gratz Fair. Esther was active at the Millersburg Senior Center, and many knew her for her cooking and especially her baking. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce (Ronald) Novinger, Millersburg, and son, Richard (Patricia) Wright, Valley View; five grandchildren, Chad (Tammy) Novinger, Matthew (Bridget) Novinger, Sean Wright, Jason (Ashely) Wright and Christine (Tice) Lawrence; 10 great- grandchildren, Mitchell Novinger, Ryley Novinger, Chloe Novinger, Brooke Novinger, Tori Novinger, Madison Wright, McKenna Wright, Avery Lawrence, Derrick Wright and Danny Adams and two great- great-grandchildren, also one niece, Shirley Weiss. A graveside funeral was held at Riverview Memorial Gardens, Halifax, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Memorial contributions may be made to her church at 143 Rife Rd., Millersburg, PA 17061. Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Millersburg, handled the arrangements. To sign the guestbook go to minnichfun eral.com Paid by funeral home