Jun 10, 2022

Lois Anne Risser, 89, of Lancaster, passed away at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital Sunday, June 5, 2022. She was the wife of the late Jay Martin Risser, who died January 29, 2019. Born in Washington, she was a daughter of the late Alvin D. and Ellen McCarrell Carter.

Lois Anne graduated from Hickory High School, Class of 1950 and attended Indiana State Teachers College.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg, where she served as secretary and circle leader of the Women’s Association. Lois Anne was also an accomplished organist for Community United Methodist Church.

Active in her community, Lois Anne served on the West Lampeter Fair Board for 61 years and as treasurer from 1961 to 2019.

Her various interests and enjoyments were her flowers, Penn State sports, Pittsburgh Steelers, quilting, knitting, and traveling.

Surviving her are three children, Carol R. and husband Dennis R. Fahnestock of Landisville, J. Ronald and wife Betti Summers Risser of Lancaster, Maryellen and husband Seth Cranston of Ashfield, Mass.; four grandchildren, Andrew and David Risser, Matthew and Katelyn Fahnestock; a brother, Jay D. Carter of Hickory.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, T. Lee Carter and A. McCarrell Carter.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the time of a memorial service, Tuesday, June 14, in First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg, 101 South Decatur Street, Strasburg, with the Rev. Robert K. Bronkema officiating. The service will be live Streamed at www.straspres.org.

Interment will be at the convenience of the family in Mt. Prospect Cemetery, Hickory. Kindly omit flowers.

Contributions may be made, in Lois’ memory, to the First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg – Organ Fund.

Arrangements entrusted to Murray A. Miller at Reynolds & Shivery Funeral Home, Quarryville. reynoldsandshivery.com.