Mr. Kevin R. Gerhart

Mr. Kevin R. Gerhart obituary, Lititz, PA

Mr. Kevin R. Gerhart

Kevin Gerhart Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 20, 2012.
Gerhart Kevin R. Gerhart, 47, of Lititz, PA, entered into his eternal rest on April 20, 2012. He was the loving husband of Joyce C. Eppig Gerhart and they celebrated 23 years of marriage September 24, 2011. Born in Lancaster, Kevin was the son of Phares F. and Sandra L. Heiler Gerhart of Lititz. He was a 1983 graduate of Warwick High School and a 1991 graduate of Penn State University with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. Kevin had been employed with the US Postal Service since 1994. Kevin enjoyed golfing, model railroading, traveling, and researching family genealogy. He was an avid collector of baseball memorabilia, coins, and stamps. He was a devoted Penn State football and Phillies baseball fan and will fondly be remembered for always having a smile on his face. Surviving in addition to his wife and parents is his paternal grandmother, Mary E. Gerhart, Lititz; a brother, Jeffrey M. husband of Christine Gerhart, Lititz; father and mother-in-law, Millard P. husband of JoAnne Eppig, Columbia; two brothers-in-law, Millard P., Jr., husband of Karen Eppig, Lititz, and William K. husband of Julie Eppig, Mechanicsburg; and five nephews and five nieces. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Kevin's Life Celebration Funeral Service from the Lititz Church of the Brethren 300 W. Orange Street, Lititz, PA 17543 on Thursday at 11 A.M. Interment will be in Witness Park. Friends may call at the Spacht Funeral Home 127 S. Broad Street Lititz, PA, on Wednesday evening from 6 P.M.-9 P.M. and on Thursday from 10 A.M. until 11 A.M. at the church. If desired, memorial contributions may be made in Kevin's memory to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at www.relayforlife.org. To share your fondest memories of Kevin please visit www.lifecelebration.com.

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