Dorothy Marie Hershey, 93, of Pennsburg, PA passed away peacefully at home on January 4, 2026. She was the widow of Myron Glenn Hershey, enjoying 38 years of  a happy marriage together.

            Dorothy was born on August 10, 1932 in Coopersburg and raised in Allentown, PA, and the daughter of the late John and Theresa (Kaintz) Wolfer.

            In her younger years, she was an expert seamstress (she designed and fabricated her own wedding dress) for Phoenix Clothes, Perkiomen Clothing, Quaker Safety Products, then working at Pennsburg Manor as a CNA until retiring in 1993. Later in life, she enjoyed gardening, playing her Lowrey organ, sewing, reading and going to the library, crossword puzzles, and her furry little rescue lap-dog, Ashley.

            Second youngest of six children, Dorothy was predeceased by all her brothers and sisters: Edwin Wolfer, Helen Tretter, Frieda Ezar, Ella Wolfer, and Harold Wolfer.

            She is survived by her son, Glenn Myron Hershey of Pennsburg, PA; daughter, Doreen Marie Hershey of Breinigsville, PA; grandsons, Benjamin Hershey Snyder of Park City, UT and Christian David Snyder of El Paso, TX. She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

            A calling hour will begin at 10 a.m. with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2025 at Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, 222 Washington St., East Greenville, PA 18041. There will be a private interment at St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Red Hill, PA.

            Online condolences may be offered at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.

            In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Last Chance Ranch, 9 Beck Rd., Quakertown, PA 18951 or the Red Hill Library, 350 Main St., Red Hill, PA 18076.