- Date Of Death: January 9, 2014
- State: Pennsylvania
Doris Lynn (Clements) Kratzer, 70, of Browns Mills, NJ, passed peacefully to eternal rest with her loving family by her side on January 9, 2014. She was the wife of the late Samuel William Kratzer, who passed away in 2011. She was the daughter of the late Wilfred J. and Doris E. (Behrens) Clements. Lynn graduated from The Katherine Gibbs School of Business with an Associates Degree in 1963. She married her husband, Sam, in 1968. They were happily married for 43 years. Lynn began her career at The Campbell Soup Company, and then worked for American Cyanamid for more than 30 years as an executive assistant. Later, she worked for Princeton University in the History Department for more than 15 years as an assistant to professors and students. Lynn enjoyed her work, but her favorite and most treasured roles were that of wife, mother and grandmother. She had a passion and true artistic talent for needlework, embroidery and rug hooking. Lynn was a former instructor of Needlepoint and Embroidery at Mercer County College. She was also passionate about volunteering. While at American Cyanamid, Lynn dedicated many years to collecting Christmas gifts for Project Angel Tree and various local shelters. Survivors: Son, Todd S. Kratzer, his wife Rena and their daughter Sophia of Browns Mills, NJ; daughter Victoria L. “Tori” White, her husband Andrew and their daughter Sienna of Bethlehem; sisters Barbara Clements and her husband James Huffman of Princeton, NJ and Judy Clements of Denton, TX; brother, Bill Clements and his partner Martha of Northampton, MA; nephew Ted Clements and his mother Linda Babcock; and many loving co-workers and friends.
