Margaret Rhodes Herr, 103

October 29, 2014

Margaret Rhodes Herr, 103, formerly of West Lampeter Twp., died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Brethren Village. Born in Roaring Spring, Blair County, she was the daughter of the late Levis S. and Annie (Brumbaugh) Rhodes. Margaret’s husband of 45 years, J. Landis Herr, died in 2004. She was the youngest of five siblings: Mary, George, Esther, Elvin, and Paul, all of whom predeceased her.

A 1928 graduate of Morrison Cove Vocational High School, Margaret also graduated from the State Teachers College at Millersville in 1944 and began a 17 year career in Lampeter-Strasburg School District as an elementary teacher. Upon completing her Master’s Degree from Penn State in 1956, Margaret taught special education and pioneered the first life skills class in Lancaster County. She also assisted her husband Landis who was the tax collector for West Lampeter Twp. from 1956-1965.

Margaret was a member of the Lancaster Church of the Brethren, where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and served as Librarian. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Lampeter Fire Company. Margaret enjoyed singing and playing the piano in a family quartet at church events, traveling the US with Landis and making crafts and special gifts for friends and family.

Margaret loved spending time with her numerous surviving nieces and nephews and their families.

A Viewing will be held 10-11 AM, followed by the funeral at 11 AM on Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. Chaplain J. Mark Tedford will officiate. Interment will be in Mellinger Mennonite Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601 or to the Brethren Village Endowment Fund, Attn: Development Dept., P.O. Box 5093, Lancaster, PA 17606.