Sarah L. Kaiser

Sarah L. (Sally) Kaiser, 89, of Hershey, PA, passed away on March 13, 2019 at Columbia Cottage, Palmyra, PA, where she received loving and compassionate care for two years. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerard D. Kaiser, M.D., with whom she shared 63 years of marriage, on November 26, 2018.

Sally was born in Philadelphia, PA, to the late William Loughrey and Anna (Hallinan) Loughrey.  The daughter of Irish immigrants, she graduated from John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls H. S. in Philadelphia (’47) and earned a B.A. from Immaculata University (‘51). Following graduation, she taught elementary students in the School District of Philadelphia. After leaving education, she happily assumed the role of full-time homemaker, then served as receptionist and bookkeeper for her husband’s family medical practice operated from their home.

Mrs. Kaiser was a member of St. Joan of Arc Church in Hershey. She was devoted to God, her Catholic faith and family. She held strong convictions, loved and hosted family gatherings, enjoyed travel and reading, was highly organized, and possessed an inventory of one-liners to persuade her children. Though avoiding the limelight for herself, she embraced the role of best supporting actress in categories of wife, mother, grandmother, pet-sitter and various other roles in which she was called to serve.

Mrs. Kaiser is survived by her six children, Margaret Kaiser Collins, Reading, PA, Gerard D. Kaiser, Jr. (Mary Jane), St. Louis, MO, Gregory J. Kaiser (Cathleen), Hummelstown, PA, Francis M. Kaiser (Kathleen), Havertown, PA, James A. Kaiser (Cristina), Shaker Heights, OH, Ellen “Nellie” McGrew (Lawrence), Collingswood, NJ, two sisters, Nora Grogan, Media, PA, and Anne (Henry) Schneider, Ocean City, NJ. She was Grandmom or MomMom to fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren around the country. She was predeceased by an infant daughter, Mary, a son-in-law, Edward M. Collins, III, two brothers, William Loughrey and John Loughrey, four sisters, Rita Gilson, Marguerite Stout, Sr. Mary Loughrey, I.H.M. and Julia Mangan, and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Angie Loughrey, Ruth Loughrey,  Edward Gilson, William Grogan, Richard Stout, and  Francis Mangan.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joan of Arc Church, 359 West Areba Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033 on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. Viewing will be Friday, March 15, 2019 from 5 – 7 p.m. at Hoover Funeral Home, 88 Lucy Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033, with recitation of the Rosary at 4:15 p.m. Private interment will be at Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne, PA.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mrs. Kaiser’s memory to St. Joan of Arc Parish Memorial Fund, 359 West Areba Avenue, Hershey, PA 17033. Make a contribution here.

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