Our beautiful mother, Rosemarie P. Glaser, 85, of Walnutport, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, at home, surrounded by her daughters, Ulrike Bissey and Regina Ehser-Sharpe and devoted furry companion, Max. Rosemarie worked for Lehigh University in the math department before becoming a legal secretary for Bethlehem Steel where she retired after 30 years.
Rosemarie enjoyed reading, gardening, and crocheting. For the last several years, she would crochet numerous baby blankets for St. She was a strong believer in environmental issues, including being conservative with natural resources, using natural cleaning supplies and health care items and eating chemical-free foods.
Rosemarie also was a member of the Saucon Square-Round Dancers for many years. She performed throughout the Lehigh Valley dancing the traditional square dance as well as other traditional dance styles.
Her interests included learning all she could about our government and was proud to become an United States citizen. She was the first person you signed in with when you went to vote at St. Rosemarie served from until this past fall. While she loved this country, she continued to have a deep love for her homeland, Thanhof, Germany.
At Thanhof, the family had a rather large estate holding which was confiscated by the Nazi Regime and used as a military barrichs and training ground during WWII. Since Thanhof was in Eastern Germany, the estate was then confiscated by the Russians and used as a youth retreat until the Russians left East Germany. The estate was never returned to the offspring of the original owners, but by then, Rosemarie had immigrated to the United States.
