Rosemary Terese Ostertag, 66 of Black Mountain, NC, formerly of Easton, PA, died December 20, 2023 in North Carolina. Born May 8, 1957 in Morristown, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Patricia (nee McCullough) and Donald Hier. She graduated magna cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University, earning an undergraduate degree in psychology. She was a world traveler and an avid scrapbooker.
Rose is survived by her husband, George Ostertag; her sons, Noel Michael Ostertag and Patrick Kent Ostertag; her brother John Hier; and her sisters: Cathleen Markey, Heidi Hier, Julie Hier, and Abigail Grogard. She was predeceased by her son Daniel Henry Ostertag in 2005 and her brother Christopher Hier in 2022.
A Celebration of Her Life/ Open House will be held Saturday, April 13th in the family home, 613 Centre St., Easton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daniel Henry Ostertag Scholarship Fund, c/o the Easton Area School District. Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.