Dilys Kern, 90, died Thursday, April 3, 2008 at Maple Farms Nursing Center where she resided the past 3 years.

Born in , Wales, Great Britain, she was the daughter of the late Albert Hughes and the late Susannah(Rogers) Hughes. Dilys was the wife of the late Harold Landis Kern, who died in 1980.

Dilys was a part-time cashier at Kmart in Lancaster, and before moving to Lancaster she worked at the Milton Hershey School in the Food Management and Service Department.

A member of Brethren in Christ Church, she was a volunteer at St. Anne Parochial School, St. Joseph Hospital and Lancashire Hall. She was a very spiritual, energetic, and feisty woman. She drove her car until the age of 85, and on her 90 ^th birthday her daughter, Suzanne, took her on a surprise plane ride in a twin-engine Cessna.

An avid reader, Dilys loved her grandchildren and she had a special relationship with Megan and Ellen, her granddaughters, and her dogs, Sadie and Kate. She will be truly missed by the staff of Maple Farms.

Surviving is a daughter, D. Suzanne, wife of Barry A. Solodky of Lancaster; grandchildren, Megan Lyons, Ellen Augusto, Debbie Robbins, David, Scott and Robert Watson, Philip and Ronald Balmer, a medic stationed in Baghdad with the US Army, Wendy Bailey and Sherri Pucket; and 20 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Purcell, and a sister, Hilda.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to pay their respects to the family on Tuesday from 1:30-2:00 p.m. at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz PA, with the memorial service to follow at 2:00 p.m. Please omit flowers. Memorial contributions in Dilys' name may be sent to Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602. www.humaneleague.com .