Ester B Jose

July 11, 1953 - October 13, 2020

Ester Buenviaje Jose, 67, of Princeton, WV, passed away on October 13, 2020. Ester was born in Batangas, Philippines on July 11, 1953. She moved to West Virginia in the early 1980s after getting married. Despite many talents, she was primarily a homemaker, focusing her efforts on raising two stepsons and a daughter. Ester was a devout Catholic, a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bluefield. Ester was an extremely social person, making friends wherever she went. She loved to garden, clean, and cook, thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to cook for loved ones, friends, and often feeding neighbors too. She enjoyed doing anything to keep active and stay busy, never sitting down for long. She loved to travel. Her and her husband, Dr. Jose, would make regular trips in their RV to visit friends and family all over the east coast, making trips to shop and go fishing, and even to meet with a prayer group in Florida on a regular basis in the summer. She will be remembered fondly as a friendly and lively person, who always had a smile on her face, was always willing to help, always willing to feed you, and always ready to listen, talk and pray. Ester is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jeremiah and Melanie Jose Robinson of Princeton, WV; grandson, John Robinson; son, Joel Jose of Las Vegas, NV; numerous brothers and a sister in Canada, Greece and the Philippines. Ester is preceded in death by her husband, Rey Jose; son, George Jose; and daughter, Angelina Jose. No funeral services are planned other than a small immediate family ceremony due to the Covid pandemic. A memorial mass will be scheduled at a later date when it is safe to gather together. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages with the family may do so by visiting www.MercerFuneralHome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Ester Jose.