Frank W. Kreider, executive head of the North Side Bank and Trust Company and prominent in First Reformed Church and Sunday School activities for many years, passed away at 11:15 o'clock Tues. morning at his home, 241 South Fourth Street. He had been in failing health for nearly two years, but was able to look after his business interests until April 23rd of this year when he underwent an operation.
Although he was out of the house a few times since then, he never recovered sufficiently to return to the bank. Although he was in a precarious condition lately and his death was imminent for some days, he retained consciousness to the last.
The decedent passed his 55th birthday anniversary on January 3rd this year.
He was born and reared on a farm near Fairland, the son of the late Christian and Anna (Witmer) Kreider. He spent the first few years of his career as a school teacher in the region of Quentin. On January 11, 1911 he became affiliated with the Farmers' Trust Company, this city, as assistant bookkeeper and all-around employe. Due to his ability and devotion to the best interests of the institution he was promoted from time to time, and was serving as assistant treasurer when, about 1930 he joined with Jos Guerrisi in the organization and incorporation of the Keystone Macaroni Company, a further development of a small local industry which had been growing for some time on Sixth Street.
He served as secretary and treasurer of the corporation until 1939, and during that interim became a director of the Lebanon National Bank, and was secretary of the board for a long time. He had been connected with the bank about ten years when, a short time after he retired from the Macaroni Company, John J. Oberholtzer, treasurer of the North Side Bank and Trust Company, passed away, and Kreider was elected to fill that vacancy. He continued there ever since and was serving also as a director, secretary and trust officer at the time of his-death. His knowledge of banking was intimate and extensive and he was held in high regard by his fellow directors as well as the executive personnel.
Aside of his professional interests, Mr. Kreider's chief concern was centered in First Reformed Church and Sunday School. He was a vocalist of ability and for many years was a member of the church choir, and was director of that group for a long period until quite recently. He was a member of a male quartet and appeared at various times in public. He sang in other church choirs at different times. He was also teacher of the Men's Bible Class in the Sunday School and was director of music in the school for a long time. His interest in the work at Tabor was of such a general character that he will be sadly missed. He was popular in other circles but had no fraternal affiliations.
He leaves his wife, Effie (Eby) Kreider, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Eby, and three children - Christine E., Carl F., Robert E., all at home. Mrs. Fannie Segner and Miss Martha Kreider, both of Cleona, are sisters, and Daniel Kreider, of Lebanon, is a brother.
Lebanon Semi Weekly News - Thursday, October 15, 1942