Esther (Hopkins) Vetra, 86. of Delmar, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury. She was born July 17, 1922 in Monie, Maryland, in Somerset County, a daughter of the late Wesley and Katie (Bozman) Hopkins. Mrs. Vetra worked as a welder at the Maryland Dry Dock in Baltimore during World War II before returning to the Eastern Shore to proudly earn her degree in the nursing program at Dorchester General Hospital. She worked as an LPN at Deer's Head Hospital Center, beginning in 1973 until her retirement from the State of Maryland in 1984. Her true passion was being a wife and mother and raising her family. She attended St. John's United Methodist Church in Fruitland. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, sewing and quilting for her family and friends. She also loved to read. She is survived by a son, Lynden G. Vetra and his wife, Suzanne of Delmar; 2 daughters, Valerie Lingle and her husband, Terry and Cindy O'Day and her husband, Robert, all of Delmar; seven grandchildren, James O. Webster, III of Salisbury, Staci Wheatley of Delmar, Bradley Lingle of Delmar, Derek Lingle of New York City, Kirk Lingle of Delmar, Brandy Foskey of Delmar and Travis Foskey of Delmar; 3 great grandchildren; and a sister, Catherine Benton of Arizona. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George K. Vetra who passed February 25, 1986, a son, James O. Webster and three brothers, Donald Hopkins, Franklin Hopkins and Wesley Hopkins, Jr. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Short Funeral Home, Delmar, where family and friends may call one hour prior to the service. The Reverend Howard Travers will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Stephen's Cemetery in Delmar. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.