Dorothy Cramer Decker Kirchner, 96

July 21, 2018

Dorothy “Tommy” (Steely) Cramer Decker Kirchner entered the Gates of Heaven on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at age 96, having just celebrated her birthday. A Lancaster native, she was the daughter of the late Harrison M. Steely and U. Mary (Davis) Steely. She was formerly married to C. Warren “Jim” Cramer, deceased 1963; Rolette Decker, deceased 1965, and Philip J. Kirchner, deceased 2002.
Dorothy worked at Hamilton Watch Co., until 1945 when she and her first husband went into business with her father at Steely’s Candies and Nuts. They held stands at all the city markets and opened a store on W. Orange Street in 1950.
She was a great animal lover with a special fondness for German shepherds. Dorothy was a past contributor to LNP’s “I Know a Story” column. She also enjoyed puzzles and playing cards.
Dorothy attended Lancaster Church of the Nazarene.
She is survived by a step-grandson, Jason Wroblewski, of Las Vegas, NV and a number of cousins, step-nieces and nephews. She was the last of her immediate family.
Family and friends will be received from 10:30-11AM with a funeral service to follow at 11AM on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. Interment in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Donations in Dorothy’s memory may be made to ORCA, 610 N. Lime St, Lancaster, PA 17602.