Doris L. (Staub) Mester died on Wednesday, April 14 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Ernest III and Lynda Mester. Having initially survived COVID, she eventually succumbed to complications of that wretched disease. She passed away peacefully with family and friends close by. Doris was the loving and devoted wife of Ernest L. Mester, Jr. to whom she was married for 44 years and died in December, 2002.
Born on a farm in East Petersburg, to Irvin (died in 1947) and Elizabeth (Herzog) Staub (died in 1996), Doris grew up on Reservoir St. in Lancaster, graduated from McCaskey High School with honors, and attended Millersville State Teaching College on scholarship. Graduating from Millersville, Doris taught fifth grade for the school district of Lancaster for several years. Later she was a substitute teacher for the district and served as a teacher s aid at Lancaster Catholic High. Doris was committed to education in various forms for all her life.