Mary Kathryn Noll, 94

July 01, 2017

Mary Kathryn Noll, 94, formerly of Lititz, passed away on July 1st, 2017 at York House in Marion, IN. She was born on June 27th, 1923 in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Paul and Katie Garman Noll. She graduated from New Bloomfield High School in June 1940, and from Penn State in October 1943 with a degree in Business.
She worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Baltimore, Maryland, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, then was employed by RCA in Lancaster, Pennsylvania until her retirement in 1986. For ten years she served as a “Gray Lady” at Lancaster General Hospital. In the 1970’s she volunteered at the Contact Lancaster telephone hotline, accumulating more than 5,000 hours of service. Following her retirement she joined the Towne Club of Lancaster and filled all of the different offices there. While living in Lancaster, she attended Lancaster Symphony concerts from the time they played at McCaskey High School, and also enjoyed the plays at the Fulton Theatre.
She traveled extensively and had been on five continents. Of the many countries she visited, El Salvador, Slovakia, and Tanzania were of most interest to her.
During her last years she lived in Marion, IN, near her brother Ray and sister-in-law Dolores. She was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Lancaster, where she served on the church council, taught Sunday School, made quilts which were shipped overseas, and coordinated monthly community meals at a church in East Petersburg.
She is survived by her brother Ray and his wife Dolores of Marion, Indiana, her sister-in-law Clarice of Flinton, Pennsylvania, nieces Anne Noll of Haines City, Florida, Beth Davis of Stow, Ohio, Jane Noll of Northampton, Massachusetts, Karen Bingham of Marion, Indiana, Kim Davis of Columbia, Maryland, Bev Jeffas-Drehoff of Jonesboro, Indiana, Kathy Hait of Littleton, Colorado, Nancy “Brandi” Janezeck of King George, Virginia, and nephews Paul Noll of Louisville, Kentucky, and Larry Dennis of Maynardville, Tennessee. Mary Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Tom, and her nephew David.
The memorial service for Mary Kathryn will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 700 Pleasure Road, Lancaster, with Rev. Robin Fero officiating. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to the service. Interment will be private at the Millersville Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Contact Lancaster & Harrisburg, 900 S. Arlington Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17109.