Betty F. Gromer, of Dublin, PA, and formerly of Frederick, MD, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at Abington Hospice at Warminster, Warminster Twp., PA.  She was 95.

Born in French Lick, IN, she was the daughter of the late James Edward "Ed" and Bernice (Dove) Gromer.  A 1943 graduate of French Lick High School, she earned a Business Degree fromm Eastern Pilgrim College, Allentown, PA.  She went on to attain her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, as well as Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.  Later, she earned her Master's Degree in Education.

Miss Gromer began her professional career in education as a kindergarten and first grade teacher at the Lower Milford Elementary School in the Southern Lehigh School District.  Then, she taught first grade at the Frederick County School, Frederick, MD, for many years.  Later, she taught Kindergarten at the Neighborhood Learning Center at Christ Community Church, Plumsteadville, PA, for 11 years until retiring in 1999.  Throughout her teaching career, she touched the hearts and lives of many students.

She was a member of Christ Community Church, Plumsteadville, where she served as the choir director at Christ Community Church as well as at a church in Allentown.  She taught Sunday school for adult and teen classes and led Bible studies in her home for many years.  An avid reader, she enjoyed solving crossword and jigsaw puzzles and riding her lawn tractor.

She is survived by two nephews, Danny Joe Gromer and his girlfriend Anita, of French Lick, Terry Gromer and his wife Linda, of Minocqua, WI; a niece, Starr Fish and her husband Mark, of Bedford, IN; many great nieces and nephews; and her longtime best friend, Susann L. Jurin, of Dublin, PA.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James William "Bill" Gromer, a sister, Rosemary Kalb, and a nephew, Douglas Edward Gromer, in July 2021.

Her Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Christ Community Church, 5511 Route 611, Plumsteadville, PA, where family and friends may call from  time 12:00 to 1:00 PM.  Interment will be in the Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli, IN.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christ Community Church, P. O. Box 386, Plumsteadville, PA  18949, or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN  38105.

Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.