Hildegard Helene Lotter Longmire's Obituary
Hildegard Helene Lotter Longmire
Obituary
Hildegard Helene Lotter Longmire went to her eternal rest on October 29, 2019,
surrounded by her loving family in Sherman Oaks, California. She was the only
child of Ludwig Karl Lotter and Sophie Wiemer Lotter.
Hildegard was born on January 15, 1929, in the provincial city of Darmstadt, then
the seat of the Princes of Hessen-Darmstadt. The city was surrounded by gentle
hills, forests, and flowering meadows. She had a happy childhood with good
playmates and cousins. Hildegard remembers the strength for the positive from
her mother and the love of creation, nature, music, and poetry from her father.
Hildegard’s formal education was interrupted by WWII and life was never the
same again in Germany. Out of the ashes came new hope when Hildegard was
introduced to a handsome young Air Force Captain, Robert A. Longmire, whom
she married in 1953. They arrived in New York harbor aboard the SS United
States liner in February that year. Soon she was graciously received by her new
family in Utica, Mississippi. They were blessed with two sweet and healthy
daughters.
Hildegard’s life was enriched by living in numerous locations in the United
States and abroad. Her husband retired as an Air Force Lt. Colonel from Norton
Air Force Base in 1972, and thereafter they decided to make their home in San
Bernardino, California.
They joined the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, a church they loved. Hildegard
was active in the church and often visited the shut-ins at local nursing homes.
She also worked with her friend Karen Blake on the Altar Guild.
Hildegard is survived by her daughters, Viktoria Vidali and Stephanie Longmire
Lazic, grandchildren Alexandra Sophie Lazic, Lorenzo and Orlando Vidali,
nephews, nieces, and many friends.
A graveside service will be held at Riverside National Cemetery on November 18,
2019, at 9:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Lutheran Church of Our
Savior, 5050 N. Sierra Way, San Bernardino, California 92404.
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