Annville lost another representative citizen in the death at an early hour this morning of Andrew Kreider, president of the Annville National bank. A native of Lebanon county and a resident of Annville for almost a half century Mr. Kreider was prominently Identified with practically all of the progressive movements in the church and business life of the community where the Kreider name for a century has been a household one. Had he been spared to live until next Tuesday Mr. Kreider would have attained his 88th year, he having been born July 18, 1828. on the Kreider homestead on South Annville township.
Remarkable Man.
Notwithstanding his advanced age
Mr. Kreider continued to be actively
identified with his many business
interests up to the time of his death.
He was a remarkable man in many
ways, retaining both physical and
mental vigor until complications, incident
to his almost four score and
ten years attacked him. Death occurred at three thirty o'clock this
morning after an illness of some
length. During the last month his
decline was seen to be rapid but as
late as yesterday he was seemingly In
good health and spirits. A stroke of
paralysis during the night hastened
the end.
Widely Known Family.
Andrew Kreider was a son of David
and Sarah (Henry) Kreider. being
the eldest of a family of ten
children. The founder of the Kreider
family came from Switzerland, settling
In the southern part of what is
now Lebanon county, he being one of
several brothers who came to Pennsylvania
together and settled In the
Lebanon-Lancaster district, where by
reason of their sturdy honesty and
other sterling qualities they for generations
enjoyed distinction at the
hands of their neighbors. Andrew
Kreider was reared on the Kreider
farm and attended the country
Schools In South Annville township,
later enrolling, as a student at Annville
academy.
Civil War Veteran.
Following the war of the Rebellion,
during which he served as a
member of a cavalry company of
Pennsylvania emergency troops, having
enlisted in September 1862, he
in 1867 established his home in
Annville.
Promoter of Bank.
For several years he was engaged
in the lumber and real estate business
during which time he did much
to bring Annville into prominence
as a growing business community.
When the Annville savings bank was
organized in 1873 he was one of the
promoters becoming a director and
continued to be identified with the
undertaking when it became the Annville National bank. He became its
vice president and following the
death of President Judge Kinporta
he was elected to the presidency of
the institution which has continued
one of the leading banks of the Lebanon
Valley. At the time of his death
he was the only surviving director of
the original board. He was deeply
interested in the continued success
of both the U. B. church and the
Lebanon Valley college, both of which
institutions enjoyed his generous
support. He was also a director of
the Annville Mutual Fire Insurance
Company.
Wife and Children.
On May 29, 1866, Mr. Kreider was
united in marriage with Miss Emma
L. Miller, a daughter of George A.
Miller, of North Annville township.
Four children, Sarah, Raymond, Edwin
and Anna E. Kreider were born
to them, all of whom with the widow
survive him.
Two brothers, Joseph H. Kreider and Congressman A. S. Kreider, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Brightbill Mrs. Lydia Glick and Mrs. Tobias Bomberger, all of Annville, are also left.
Funeral on Tuesday.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock from the
Kreider residence on East Main
street with services in the U. B
church and interment in Mt. Annville
cemetery.
Lebanon Daily News - Saturday, July 15, 1916