Obituaries
Paul C. Herr, 70
Paul C. Herr, 70, of Lititz, PA, passed away at the Ephrata Hospital on Tuesday, August 23, 2011.
He was the husband of Saundra P. DePrince Herr, with who he shared 33 years of marriage this past August 18th. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Edythe Chester Herr.
An accomplished professional artist for the past 20 years, Paul painted in oil and watercolors, having a gallery at his residence. Self-taught, he painted portraits, still-life, and landscapes. Prior to his painting career, he worked in many facets of the real estate business.
He was a member of St. James Catholic Church of Lititz.
Paul also enjoyed fishing, sports, classical music and writing poetry.
He was a 1959 graduate of Warwick Senior High School.
In addition to his wife, Paul is survived by his children: Daniel R. married to Stephanie Herr of Camp Hill, Pamela S. Rogers, wife of the late Kevin L. Rogers, of Palmyra, and Julie A. married to John Thomas “JT” Bried of Morehead City, NC; his stepdaughter Kristen K. married to Kenneth E. Williamson of East Berlin, PA; and by his 10 grandchildren, Lindsay, Trevor, Nathan, Micah, Faith, Luke, Johnny, Jordon, Zach and Victoria. He is also survived by his brother, Robert D. married to Betsy Herr of Lititz, his two nieces Tammy Jo Herr Yecker, and Toni Herr Vaitl, and by his beloved Jack Russell Terrier, Kimba.
Friends are respectfully invited to attend Paul’s Memorial Service on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 11AM at the Charles F. Snyder Jr Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA with the Rev. James O’Blaney officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Paul’s memory to Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 hospiceoflancaster.org. To send an online condolence, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Jr Funeral Home & Crematory 560-5100
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Paul, you were one in a billion. We are happy to know that you at Peace now. Sandy and the Family will continue to prosper, they will miss you, and enjoy the Art you left behind. Your Art will call out your name to many people. Thank you for the laughs and the paintings showing God’s majesty of woods, steams, mountains, orchestras, etc. Peace to you and your Family.
Karen Bonner
Saundra….I was so saddened to learn of your loss. I value the brief times we spent in each other’s company in recent years. I especially value the artistic inspiration I personally found in his art and treasure his personal gift to me of the panorama of the Lititz Springs at their origins in the Park. I know that many individuals were affected by visual gratification experienced in his art. He made Warwick classmates proud in becoming an important regional artist during his lifetime…
Paul L. Minnich, Class of 59
So sorry and deeply saddened to hear the news of Paul’s passing. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Sandy and his family. I first met Paul in 1977 when he was looking for a title searcher to work with him in his title office. He introduced me to the title industry and was my mentor. He shared his "old school" knowledge of title searching and plotting by hand (protractor and draftsman rule) and taught me well. I will be forever grateful for his time he spent with me. He and Sandy would often invite me to their house for dinner and he and I would do a review of the files and research completed that day for a better understanding of the title search product. 34 years later I am still in the title business. Many of his children and his nieces have all worked in the title field and I have had the pleasure of meeting them over the years. (Dan, his son, now works for me)
Rick Shoop
Many times when we would ride together to courthouses, etc…he would always be snapping pictures of the landscape and architecture. His love of art(paintings) was a definite standout. I am fortunate to have a few watercolors including a beautiful watercolor that he painted for me and Wendy on our wedding day. I found his website that posts his work and it made me feel good to know that he was able to continue his work throughout his life. I will be out of town the weekend of the memorial service. Sorry that I cannot attend.
May God bless Sandy and his family.
Rick Shoop
Sandy and family,
I am deeply saddened by your loss. I enjoyed the talks we had and loved his art works. He was a very unique person and will be greatly missed. He is at peace now.
God bless,
Donna Snavely