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MYRTHA HAMMER
December 3, 1932 ˜ March 20, 2020
Myrtha Hammer of Vancouver, WA, passed away March 20, 2020. She was born Dec. 3, 1932, in La Habana, Cuba. Her maiden name was Fernandez-Vazquez. She was the only child of Luis Florentino Fernandez Garcia and Maria Concepcion Vazquez Gonzalez.
Myrtha moved to Vancouver in 1998, after spending half of her life living in Southern California with her husband and two sons. Previous, she lived in Cuba where she attended 13 years at the Immaculate Conception Catholic School, graduating from high school in 1952. Myrtha continued her education attending the Habana University, School of Philosophy and Letters, receiving her AA & MS, to become a Cartographer and did post graduated studies to obtain her P.h.D.
Before moving to the USA, Myrtha worked as a cartographer for 8 years at the Habana Cartography Institute and was part of the Vanguard Project, the first artificial satellite launch into Earth orbit by the USA. Myrtha continued in the same field for another 5 years, with Fairchild Aerial Services in Los Angeles, CA. Until her retirement in 1990, she worked for 21 years, as an Engineer Tech., for The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
In 1964, Myrtha married John N. Hammer, Jr. who died in 1994 unexpected, a few days after celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
Survivors include her sons, Johnathon Allen and Bryant Luis; daughters-in-law, Lorelei Feddeler Hammer and Leeanna Wood Hammer; grandson, Brandon Connor; granddaughters, Kayden Delaney, Teegan Riley and Madison Leigh; and many cousins in Galicia, Spain.
Disposition was by cremation. The family suggests remembrances in Myrtha’s name to The Daughters of Charity of San Vincent de Paul Mission in Cuba, c/o Sor Hilda Alonso/Sor Eva Perez-Puelles, 500 N.W. 63rd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33126.
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6 Entries
I am blessed to have known this dear, sweet, kind and intelligent woman. She was always smiling and telling stories of her interesting life. My husband Aaron and I will miss her dearly and will always appreciate having spent time getting to know Myrtha. May God bless you and keep you dear Angel
Emily Stover
Friend
October 14, 2020
Myrtha-
May you rest in peace with the Lord. You were a faithful servant and spread the Gospel by your words and actions to everyone you met. I know you were ready to be with the Lord forever. You are now with your husband and family and friends who have gone before you.
April 13, 2020
Dear Myrtha, I am so sorry to hear of your passing. I have been calling for a long time. We must have spoken last just days or less before your passing. You and my mom were best friends since the age of 5. You and my mom spoke often until she passed away in November 2018. I continued to speak to you, long distance from Miami. You were suffering and would tell me that you wanted to join your husband and friends. Well, my dear friend, you are now with God, your husband and friends. You were a wonderful person, full of love, generous, and deeply religious. May God bless you. I will never forget you. I love you!
Ana Ramirez
April 3, 2020
Dear Myrtha, I am so sorry to read this my friend. I've been calling you for the last two weeks and never got an answer. You were very special and I will never forget you and all of our chats. Rest easy mi amiga. You are home with the Lord now.
Carla Patel
March 31, 2020
We were blessed to know Myrtha as she became not only a facility neighbor but a friend. Her chocolate strawberries were unsurpassed, as delightful as her big heart. She blessed us with stories of her past and touched us with her caring ways. We grew to love her and will miss her dearly. Praying that her family and friends find comfort remembering and honoring this special lady.
Gladys/Evelyne Olson/Gohlke
March 29, 2020
such an energetic and thoughtful person. I am truly fortunate to have been able to know her. My deepest sympathy to her family.
Mary Shepard
March 29, 2020
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