Mary Jane (Kreiser) Smith, 93, of Lebanon, passed away on Dec. 31, 2023, at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of the late Arlington R. “Bud” Smith, who died July 28, 2004, and the late Harold H. Sellers, who died Jan. 20, 2012.
Born in West Cornwall Township on Nov. 28, 1930, Mary Jane was a daughter of the late George B. and Carrie (Fees) Kreiser.
She was a member of the Myerstown Church of the Brethren and, in her early years, sang in the choir. She also belonged to the Retired Steelworkers and the Mt. Lebanon Campmeeting Association.
She is survived by three children, a son, Kenneth (Susie), of Myerstown, and two daughters, Carol Brandt (Paul), of Lebanon, and Robin Rhoads (Mark), of Fleetwood; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a step-son, Kenneth I. Sellers (Karen), of Lebanon; three step-daughters, Joanne Arndt (Dave), of Palmyra, Karen Smith (Terry), of Annville, and Linda Fittery (Clarence), of Denver; a step-daughter-in-law, Barbara Sellers; 20 step-grandchildren; and numerous step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Henry, Lawrence, Leighton, and Ernest Kreiser; two sisters, Mildred Magni and Frances Vasile; and a step-son, Bruce Sellers.
A viewing will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at Kreamer Funeral Home, 618 E. Main St., Annville, PA 17003. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at 11 a.m., at the Myerstown Church of the Brethren, 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown, PA 17067.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Mary Jane’s name to the Myerstown Church of the Brethren “Building Fund”, 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown, PA 17067, or to the Children’s Miracle Network, 1249 Cocoa Ave., #115, Hershey, PA 17033.
