Frank Witmer Kreider, vice-president and treasurer of the Keystone Macaroni company, of Lebanon, was born on a farm near Cleona, Lebanon county, Pa., in 1887 and is the son of Christian F. and Anna C. (Witmer) Kreider, who are of German and Swiss extraction and are now living retired. The father was a farmer and minister during his active life. Frank W. Kreider received a public school education and then attended the Millersville Normal school, from which he was graduated in 1908. For two years thereafter, he taught school, and in January, 1911, he accepted a position with the Farmers Trust company, spending ten years with that organization with a record that gave him a high standing among men in financial circles of the county. In 1921, he became associated with the Keystone Macaroni Manufacturing company, details of which may be found in the sketch of Girolamo Guerrisi in this volume, in the capacity of secretary and treasurer. In 1925, he was elected vice-president while still retaining the duties of treasurer, and those offices he still retains. He is also a director of the Keystone Fruit company and the Lebanon National bank. He is a communicant of the Reformed church, and in politics he is a Republican. In 1911, Mr. Kreider married Effie D. Eby, of Quentin, Pa., and they have three children, as follows: Christine E., born in 1920; Carl F., who was born in 1924; and Robert E., who was born in 1926.
A History of the Lebanon Valley In Pennsylvania, Volume II. By Dr. Hiram H. Shenk. 1930. Pages 29-30.