1929
Doris
2015
Doris Ker
October 11, 1929 — December 28, 2015
Doris J. Ker (McCarter) passed away on December 28th at the age of 86 from a long illness.
She was born in West Chester in 1929. She was the wife of Richard Smith (dec.1953) and married to Edward T. Ker (dec.1996) for forty-one years. Doris was a member Hopewell United Methodist Church.
Doris was a loving friend and mother who enjoyed playing cards with her friends and baking for her family. She loved animals and her most favorite companion after the death of husband Edward was Marley. Doris loved her family and was very proud of each and every one. It is a testament to her how they all have become fine loving and caring people. Doris had a very strong faith and she believed it is better to give than receive. She lived her life through her children, her faith and how she could help others. She was our mother, our friend and confidant
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we love you very much.
Doris was the counter manager for Clinique at the time of her retirement from Strawbridge and Clothier after working there for 35 years.
She is the mother of one son Richard Ker, wife Colleen, of Ocean City, NJ and five daughters Penny MacDowell, husband Ed of Kanab, Utah; Judy McWilliams, husband Warren, of Downingtown, Pa; Bonnie Smith (deceased 2014); Debbie Kirkpatrick, husband Charles, of Howell, Michigan; and Sharon Ker, husband John Harrer, of Frederick, Maryland.
She also has fifteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandson.
Her life is one of celebration, a legacy of family, faith, and love.
The funeral service will be 11:00 AM January 2, 2016 at Hopewell United Methodist Church, 852 Hopewell Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335 with interment and reception immediate following right at Hopewell.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the following organization in the memory of Doris Ker:
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215-561-2919.
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Chapter covers 18 counties in South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, providing services to nearly 300,000 individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder
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approximately 85,000 in South Jersey alone. Visit the Chapter website at www.alz.org/desjsepa.
Hopewell United Methodist Church
852 Hopewell Road
Downingtown
PA 19335
,
She was born in West Chester in 1929. She was the wife of Richard Smith (dec.1953) and married to Edward T. Ker (dec.1996) for forty-one years. Doris was a member Hopewell United Methodist Church.
Doris was a loving friend and mother who enjoyed playing cards with her friends and baking for her family. She loved animals and her most favorite companion after the death of husband Edward was Marley. Doris loved her family and was very proud of each and every one. It is a testament to her how they all have become fine loving and caring people. Doris had a very strong faith and she believed it is better to give than receive. She lived her life through her children, her faith and how she could help others. She was our mother, our friend and confidant
-
we love you very much.
Doris was the counter manager for Clinique at the time of her retirement from Strawbridge and Clothier after working there for 35 years.
She is the mother of one son Richard Ker, wife Colleen, of Ocean City, NJ and five daughters Penny MacDowell, husband Ed of Kanab, Utah; Judy McWilliams, husband Warren, of Downingtown, Pa; Bonnie Smith (deceased 2014); Debbie Kirkpatrick, husband Charles, of Howell, Michigan; and Sharon Ker, husband John Harrer, of Frederick, Maryland.
She also has fifteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandson.
Her life is one of celebration, a legacy of family, faith, and love.
The funeral service will be 11:00 AM January 2, 2016 at Hopewell United Methodist Church, 852 Hopewell Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335 with interment and reception immediate following right at Hopewell.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to the following organization in the memory of Doris Ker:
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market Street, Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215-561-2919.
Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Chapter covers 18 counties in South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, providing services to nearly 300,000 individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder
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approximately 85,000 in South Jersey alone. Visit the Chapter website at www.alz.org/desjsepa.
Funeral Service
Saturday, January 2, 2016 11:00 AMHopewell United Methodist Church
852 Hopewell Road
Downingtown
PA 19335
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