Obituary of Alma S. Herbst

Alma S. Herbst, age 92 of Lockport passed away on Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Eastern Niagara Memorial Hospital in Newfane. Mrs. Herbst was born on February 10, 1920 in Sanborn, NY, the daughter of the late John and Augusta (Stoelting) Strasburg. On January 11, 1947, she married the late Elmore Herbst, who died in January of 1992. For 40 years together with her husband, they operated Maplehurst Farm on Ridge Road in the Town of Cambria. She was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, and a past member of its' Ladies Aid Society. Alma also enjoyed greeting guests at Maplehurst Bed & Breakfast. She loved baking, quilting, tatting, and gardening. She is survived by two daughters, Gail (David) Miller of Medina, NY and Jill (Ronald) Bargiel of Huntingdon, PA; two sons, John Herbst of Lexington, KY and Mark Herbst of Lockport; her grandchildren, Marshall Herbst (KY), Alicia (Drew) Mease (SC), and Benjamin Bargiel (PA); three great grandchildren; a sister, Olga (Strasburg) Wermuth of Youngstown; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by brothers Robert and Burnett Strasburg, and sisters Hilda Hermanson, Elena Read, and Ida Schworm. Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Friday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 10, at 10:30 AM in St. Peter's Lutheran Church at North Ridge, 4169 Church Rd. Town of Cambria, with the Rev. David Duke and Vicar Robert Hoffman officiating. Burial will follow in North Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Herbst Scholarship Fund at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 4169 Church Rd., Lockport, NY 14094 or to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr. Lockport, NY 14094.