WESTFIELD – Elsie E. (Sternberg) Hayden, 90, of Westfield, died on Sunday, April 13, 2014 in Noble Hospital. She was born on March 4, 1924 to the late Kurt and Clara (Lovell) Sternberg.She graduated from Classical High School in 1942 and participated in a library training program for the Springfield Athenaeum. She was employed as a Librarian at Westfield State College. She was a Past Matron of Golden Chapter Order of Eastern Star and was a state officer. Elsie was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Wyben Union Church. She enjoyed summers in Martha’s Vineyard and spending time with her family. She also enjoyed oil painting, crafts, ceramics and doll making.
She was predeceased by her husband, Earl J. Hayden in 2007. Elsie leaves her son, Wallace Hayden II and his wife Mary of Westfield; two daughters, Frances Wackerbarth of Granville and Clara Pinkham and her husband Lawrence of Rochester Hills, MI; and a brother, Karl Sternberg and his wife Lisa of Hampden and sister-in-law, Eloise Adair of Southwick. She also leaves eleven grandchildren, Christopher, Dawn, Tiffany, Charles, Cassandra, John, Mark, James, Sara, Nicholas, Lydia and nine great-grandchildren, Emily, Rachel, Joshua, Nicholas, Kennedi, Brooklyn, Ezra, Orrin and Brandon. She was predeceased by a brother, Frank Sternberg.
The funeral will be Friday, April 18 at 11:00 a.m. from Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield. Burial will follow in Middle Farms Cemetery. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Funeral home.
Donations may be made to Wyben Union Church, 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA. 01085. The family would like to thank everyone at Noble Hospital and Renaissance Manor for their kind care.
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