Roger C. Lamp, Sr.

Roger C. Lamp, 81, Reading, passed away April 13, 2009, in Berks Heim, Bern Township.
He was the husband of Dolores M. (Ohrin) Lamp. They were married on June 14, 1950.

Born in Scranton, he was a son of the late Melvin and Bernice (Metzger) Lamp.

He was a 1945 graduate of Wilson High School and continued his education at McCann School of Business and Wharton School of Business.

Roger was employed by Polymer Corp. as an accountant in 1949; chief accountant in 1959; assistant controller in 1969; vice president in 1980; and chief financial officer until his retirement in 1987.

He was a 54-year member of St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Mount Penn, and advisory board member of St. Catharine of Siena CYO. Roger also was national vice president of the National Cost Accounting Association and president of the Berks Chapter of National Cost Accounting Association.

Roger was a veteran, serving in the Army during World War II.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons: Roger C. Jr., husband of Paula Lamp, Exeter Township; Jeffrey W., husband of Rene Lamp, Lititz; and Stephen L., husband of Donna Lamp, Exeter Township; and two daughters, Deborah A., wife of Thomas Hoffman, Middletown, N.J.; and Cynthia A., wife of Kerry Ciatto, Muhlenberg Township.

Other survivors include 13 grandchildren: Stephanie, Kimberly, Ashley, Michael, Emily, Melanie, Jenna, Phillip, Daniel, Katherine, Kristina, Curtis and Nicole; two great-grandchildren, Ella and Jackson; and his aunt, E. Lucile Huyett, Exeter Township.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in St. Catharine of Siena RC Church, 4975 Boyertown Pike. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the church.

Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 25 Stevens Ave., West Lawn, PA 19609, or St. Catharine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, 2427 Perkiomen Ave., Reading, PA 19606. Edward J. Kuhn Funeral Home Inc., West Reading, is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be recorded at www.kuhnfuneralhome.com.

Published by Reading Eagle on Apr. 14, 2009.