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Lillian Ganster

Lillian “Dolly” Jennings Ganster passed away on Aug. 10, 2021, at the age of 91.

She was the beloved wife for 57 years to the late William Ganster; loving mother of Elizabeth and her husband, David Alchier; Kathleen Ganster and her husband, Paul Sauers; and Jack Ganster (Kat Plakinger).

She was the cherished grandmother of Valerie Alchier (Stuart Harris) and William (Lisa) Alchier, Eliza (Jeremy Peabody), and Kenton and Cole Ganster; and the great-grandmother of Grace Alchier and River Peabody.

She was preceded in death by her son, William “Billy” Ganster.

Dolly was a graduate of St. Margaret School of Nursing, and retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Health as a nursing inspector.

GANSTER — The family of Lillian “Dolly” Jennings Ganster, who died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, will receive friends from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Thomas-in-the-Fields Church in Gibsonia, where a memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. with a reception following in the church pavilion.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Bakerstown.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to SOE (Survivors Outdoor Experience), 403 S. Lincoln St., Suite 4, PMB 85, Port Angeles, WA 98362, or St. Thomas Church-in-the-Fields, 4106 St. Thomas Drive, Gibsonia, PA 15044.

Please offer condolences at www.schellhaasfh.com.

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