Stanley Richard Kremp

Stanley Richard Kremp, 72, of Chambersburg, passed away on May 18, 2014 in Golden, Colorado. He was born March 11, 1942 in Harrisburg, PA, the son of the late John Richard and June Marie (Upperman) Kremp. He was a graduate of both Chambersburg Area Senior High School and Gettysburg College and was employed for 30 years with IBM as a systems engineer/manager. After retirement, he was a consultant at the Army research Lab. On September 2, 1967 he married Sylvia Marie (Dix) Kremp in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at college, member of the Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow; BSA Waterfront instructor and director at Camp Mahonegon, Ellamore, WV; cub scout Webelos leader, Paris, France and organizer of the BSA Explorer Computer Post 360, Hagerstown, MD. He was also past president and treasurer of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown, MD, a board member of the Washington County Mental Health Center, member of the Lancaster (PA) Liederkranz German-American Club and a drummer in the Shippensburg (PA) Blaskapelle German Band. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two sons: Timothy Upperman Kremp and Tyler Lowry Kremp; three grandchildren: Devi Kremp and Arianna and Kalin Peters; maternal aunt, Mrs. Annie L. Gift and six cousins: Edward L. Gift, Jeffrey A. Gift, Susan M. Bobb, Rodney M. Miller, Staci L. Pheil and Kelly S. Upperman. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the William F. Sellers Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Yeun will officiate. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, Keystone Area BSA Council, 1 Baden Powell Lane, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055-0389 (serves the PA/MD area north of Marion, or Mason-Dixon BSA Council, 18600 Crestwood Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21742 (Serves the PA/MD area south of Marion), or to the library or charity of your choice. Online condolences may be expressed at www.sellersfuneralhome.com. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Stanley Richard Kremp, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Stanley Richard Kremp

March 11, 1942 - May 18, 2014