Mildred A. “Millie” Rachor, 83, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, neighbor and friend, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at her Lancaster home. Her husband of 46 years Richard A. Rachor died in 1997. She was born in Philadelphia to the late James and Jeannette Martin McGrath.

Millie did volunteer work in the community and church. An avid reader, she enjoyed gardening, John Wayne and all Western movies, jigsaw puzzles and card games, arts and crafts, travelling and bird-watching, especially hummingbirds. She had a good sense of humor and loved to laugh. A homemaker, Millie’s favorite admonition was “Harmony in the home”.

Millie’s family includes 7 children, Richard, husband of Janet Flickinger Rachor, Pequea, Stephen, husband of Janet Anderson Rachor, Ephrata, Joseph, husband of Jeanne Robinson Rachor, Thomas, husband of Rita Allison Rachor, and John Rachor, all of Lancaster, and Carolyn, wife of James Saxenmeyer and Susan Rachor, companion of Frank Taylor, all of Satellite Beach, FL; 14 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and her brother Turk, husband of Pat McGrath, San Diego, CA. Millie was preceded in death by 4 siblings.

A Viewing will take place 10-11 AM, followed by a sharing time at 11 AM, Saturday, July 16, 2011 at the Charles F, Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 441 N. George St., Millersville, PA. Private interment in Conestoga Memorial Park. Please omit flowers. Contributions can be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or www.hospiceoflancaster.org To send the family online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. 717-872-5041