Samuel A. "Sam" Blauch

Samuel A. "Sam" Blauch, 84, of Palmyra, passed away on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Londonderry Village. He was the husband of Romaine (Stover) Blauch, with whom he celebrated 62 years in marriage.
Sam was born in Lebanon on June 19, 1941, to the late Warren and Miriam (Snoke) Blauch. He was a supervisor in the building trades for The Hershey Company, where he had worked for 42 years. He was a member of St. John's EC Church in Steelstown, where he was a member of the choir, Sunday School teacher, and a superintendent and trustee board member. Sam volunteered at Victory Church in Alaska and Harvey Cedars in New Jersey. He was a member of Steelstown Gun Club, the Woodworking and Scroll Saw Club, and was involved in Gideon's International. Sam's hobbies included: scroll sawing, archery, Sudoku puzzles, listening to Gaither's Music, and his love of chocolate chip cookies.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his children, Timothy M. "Tim" Blauch (Jodi) of Palmyra, Teresa A. Blauch of Marietta, three grandchildren, Ryan, Josh (Tiahanna), and Masey, and two great grandchildren, Elluh and Paisley. Sam also has multiple nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Blauch, and his sisters, Joyce Bentzel, Crystal George, his stepbrothers, and stepsister.
A Memorial Service will be held on Monday November 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM at St. John's EC Church, 683 Steelstown Road, Annville. Interment will follow in St. Johns EC Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Sunday November 2, 2025, from 4:00PM-6:00PM and again on Monday November 3, 2025, from 10:00AM until 11:00AM all at the church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Gideons International PO Box 140800 Nashville, TN 37214-0800 or World Vision P.O. Box 9716 Federal Way, WA 98063.