Virginia R. Knerr, 89, of Bethlehem, died April 24, 2015 in her home. She was the wife of the late P. James Knerr.

Born in Bethlehem, she was a daughter of the late Warren Wilbur and Mabel (Dietz) Groff.

She was a Liberty High School graduate.

She was a secretary for Bethlehem Steel and, later, for E.J. Unger. She was a cafeteria aid for the Bethlehem School District.

She and her husband were founding members of East Hills Moravian Church, Bethlehem, where she was a head sacristan for 16 years and an elder, She was active with the Women's Fellowship and with other church activities.

She is survived by a daughter, Ann L. Knerr, with whom she resided; two sons, James C. and his wife Lucia of Bethlehem and David J. and his wife Mary of Chicago, Ill.; a sister, Mary Jane and her husband Richard Charman of Bethlehem Township; and three grandhcildren, Elizabeth, Timothy and Andrew Knerr.

She was predeceased by a sister, Marian G. Dickisson.

Contributions may be made to the church, 1830 Butztown Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017.

Arrangements were made by Long Funeral Home Inc.