Raymond Thomas Mohr, 100, died July 9, 2019, at The Willow in Macungie. He was the husband of the late Clara (Kelchner) Mohr for 64 years. Born in Corning, he was the son of Clarence Mohr and Sally Mohr (Stahl).

He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, Zionsville, where he served as a lay leader, cemetery superintendent, Sunday school teacher and trustee, occasionally leading services in Pennsylvania German, his first language.

He attended the one-room schoolhouse in Dillingersville and later earned his high school diploma.

He served as a radio operator with the Army’s 29th Division in World War II and landed with Allied forces in France as part of the Battle of Normandy, then fought throughout Europe.

He worked for the East Penn School District and is warmly remembered by generations of students from Kings Highway Elementary School.

He served God and country with his kind and generous spirit as a prominent volunteer in the community. He achieved national notoriety at the age of 100 when he sang God Bless America at the opening game for the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

He is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline (Jeffery) Lindenmuth; grandchildren, Jeffery (Terri), Jason (Terri) and Joshua (Kelly); eight great-grandchildren, as well as a stepson Ralph Kelchner (Nancy) and his children, John (Bonnie) and Brent (Maria).

Contributions may be made to the church or to the Emmaus American Legion, P.O. Box 253, Emmaus, 18049.

Arrangements were made by the Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Emmaus.