Lois S. Kingsberry

KINGSBERRY Lois S. Kingsberry of Blue Bell, PA and Yarmouthport, MA, died on March 20, 2018 at age 92. Lois was predeceased by her beloved husband, former Philadelphia banker, Gordon M. Kingsberry, her five brothers and two sisters. Mother to Lois Kingsberry Brunet of Haverford, Dr. Paul D. Kingsberry, Alan A. Kingsberry of Lafayette Hill, Donald G. Kingsberry of New Hampshire, and Sandra Kingsberry James of Wilmington, Delaware, she is survived by 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Lois was a professional opera singer, pianist and organist. She performed with the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company and The Philadelphia Grand Opera Company before they merged in 1975 to form the Opera Company of Philadelphia. She was a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and the American Guild of Organists. Lois was a choir director and organist in multiple churches in the Philadelphia area and on Cape Cod. She also worked in the Development Office and the Office of the President of Bryn Mawr College for more than a decade and was a longstanding volunteer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A service will be held Saturday March 24 at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Paul’s Memorial Fund, 22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Chestnut Hill, PA 19118, or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, 3055 Main Street, Barnstable, MA, 02630.