Jerome "Jerry" A. Kiralfy, Jr. of Manheim went to be with the Lord on April 29, 2017. Born in Pittsburgh in 1924, he was the son of the late Jerome A. and Nettie (Gilbert) Kiralfy. He enjoyed a full life.

From a young age, he helped his father supervise newspaper boys for the Pittsburgh Press. Immediately after the bombing at Pearl Harbor, Jerry marched into a recruiting office asking to serve his country and had to wait to graduate high school to enlist. He proudly served in the Navy, along with his sister Jinnie. He was a Patriotic soul through and through.

After the service, while home working for his dad, he met his "sweet" Nancy (Hull), the love of his life. In 1948, Jerry and Nancy were married and, as they say, the rest is history and what a history it was. Jerry and Nancy were blessed with eight children, five sons, Jay (Maggie) of Lititz, Wray (Janet) of Bethany, Missouri, Floyd of Lititz, Bernie (Jeanne) of Wescosville, PA, and Bob (Leanne) of Manheim and three daughters Donna Miller (Paul) of Richland, Kathy Weaver (Jeff) of Manheim, and Jinnie Townsend of Manheim. They also have 18 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild.

Professionally, the consummate salesman, he spent years selling everything from peanut butter, insurance to office products. In the mid-1960's, he moved his family from Western PA to Lititz. In February 1969, Jerry was presented the opportunity to serve as the Director of the Lititz Rec Center. He served in that role until 1988. Generations now remember him as the man that could be found at the center day in and day out making sure the community – young, old, rich, and poor – took advantage of all of the programs, including basketball, dances, summer playground and a host of other community activities. He was also very active in the Boy Scouts. After leaving the Rec Center, he worked for the Lancaster County Office of the Aging.

While his love of family, community and country were front and center in his life, Jerry was also active with his church family at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, serving a variety of roles over the years. Many will miss the personalized birthday and anniversary cards he made for members of the church every month.

After leaving his post at the LRC, Jerry and Nancy moved to the Gretna Springs Community where they made fast friends with neighbors and have been active with community activities.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father Jay who left us much too soon, his dear mother Nettie who graced us with her presence for 108 years, and his beloved sister Jinnie Blackington.

Please join family and friends at a viewing that will take place from 6-8 pm on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. An additional viewing will be held from 10 to 11 AM at Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, 44 E. Orange St., Lititz, PA on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 followed by funeral services at 11 AM with interment at Trinity E.C. Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Trinity EC Church at the address listed above or the Moravian Manor Benevolence Fund at 300 W. Lemon Street, Lititz, PA, 17543.