CAROLYN W. WOHLSEN

Carolyn W. Wohlsen, 86, of Lititz passed away on October 2, 2012 at her home. Born in1926, she was the younger daughter of the late Harry A. Wilkerson and Amy Docherty Wilkerson Reed of East Orange, New Jersey. Carolyn was a devoted wife and mother. While at McCaskey High School, she was elected head cheerleader before graduating in 1944. She joined the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and studied at the University of Pennsylvania. She married her true love, Robert S. Wohlsen, former President and Chairman of the Board of Wohlsen Construction Company, on September 8, 1947. Together, they had four children. Carolyn was the Founder and Secretary of the Millport Conservancy. She established many youth educational programs and organized numerous illustrative art exhibitions. Her art collection of American Illustrators has traveled to many cities around the world to be exhibited. Carolyn was a member of the Hamilton Club and a Sustaining Member of the Junior League of Lancaster, where she and her friends were instrumental in the founding of the Lancaster Day Nursery. Throughout her life, she traveled the world and doubled her pleasure by journaling and enhancing them with photos of her travels. She shared her adventures, including mountain climbing, with her husband. In her later years, she was an avid sports fan. Carolyn was a very proud member of the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame, an honor bestowed on her for her perfect fifty-year voting record. Her family and friends, both near and far, were very important to her. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her two sons, Robert S. and his partner Miriam Casey of San Mateo, CA and Thomas Harry of Lancaster; her two daughters, Patricia S. W. Epps, wife of Ronald L. and Lynn W. Myers, wife of W. Logan, both of Lititz; her six grandchildren, Marcus R. Wohlsen, husband of Kim Bennett, Edward E. Epps, III, Peter R. Wohlsen, husband of Juno Turner, Andrew K. Wohlsen, Carolyn M. Staszak, wife of Ryan M., M.D. and Theodore S. Wohlsen. She loved her great-grandchildren, Logan M. and Lillian E. Staszak, Russell R. Bennett Wohlsen and Willoughby R. Turner Wohlsen. Carolyn was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy W. LeFever and daughter-in-law, Rosemary K. Wohlsen. The Rite of Christian Burial will be held at 11AM, Saturday, October 6 at the Millport Conservancy, 737 E. Millport Road, Lititz, PA 17543. The family will receive guests beginning at 9:30 AM. The interment in the family cemetery will follow the service. Please send your memorial contributions to Millport Conservancy, 737 E. Millport Road, Lititz, PA 17543.

CAROLYN W. WOHLSEN

October 3, 2012