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William Hammersmith Obituary
Born in Fountain Hill, he was a son of Richard O. Hammersmith of Bethlehem and the late Gloria (Gemberling) Hammersmith.
William was a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service.
He was a member of Light of Christ Lutheran Church (formerly Messiah). William was a passionate Eagles and Phillies fan and loved to talk sports. He was an even more passionate and caring father to his children and a great son to his father.
Surviving with his father, Richard, are sons, Roderick (Marina) of Dallas, TX, Paul (Natalia) in Japan and Eric (Leslie) in Germany; sisters, Leslie Snow of Bethlehem and Jenny Weiss of Hellertown; brothers, Richard of San Diego, CA and John of Palmyra; grandchildren, Kole, Kylie, Ethan, Benjamin, Elise, Sara, Isabella and Olivia. He was predeceased by a brother James in 1998.
Services will be held at noon on Monday, September 23, in the Pearson Funeral Home, 1901 Linden Street, Bethlehem, followed by interment in Fairview Cemetery, Bethlehem. Family and friends may call Monday from 11 a.m. until the service begins at noon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to a Multiple Sclerosis Organization.
Online condolences may be sent to www.pearsonfh.com.
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Lara Overgaard
September 23, 2019
Wishing you all peace and comfort during this difficult time.
September 20, 2019
Hamersmith Family,
There are no words that can express how very sad we were to here of your Fathers passing. Our hearts are breaking for all of you . We have witnesses though the years the caring and love that you all have shared.
There are so many wonderful memories that we shared with Willie. Through the 40 + yrs. we have been friends we stood by each other though the good and not so good times. It will be difficult to know that Willie will no longer be there to share these times with us all. He was a stand up guy . So many happy memories.
We cannot tell you how many pictures he shared of you all over the years. We saw every grandchild's picture from birth on . He was so proud of you all, Rod, Paul and Eric. You were indeed what gave his life purpose and joy.
God bless you all on this most difficult journey of saying goodbye to your Father. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Rest In Peace my friend .
Barry and Kathy Pavlish
Vickie Kleppinger Whitehead
September 20, 2019
My condolences to the Hammersmith Family.
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