Thomas (Tom) E. Searer, 84, of Hershey, passed away on May 7, 2025 at home in the care of Serenity Hospice with his family at his side. Tom was born in Lewistown, PA on August 23, 1940.
He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Anne M. (Abel) Searer and two children, daughter Gwenyth R. Searer of Lafayette, CA and son Scott A. and wife Theresa M. (Wolf) Searer of Hershey, and three granddaughters, Ashlynn Searer of Salt Lake City, Utah and Arden and Iona Searer of Lafayette, CA.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents Feron D. and Grace E. (Eby) Searer, brother William G. (Kathryn) Searer and sisters Shirley L. (Bert) Reigle, and Joan C. Cadeaux.
Tom was a 1958 graduate of Tuscarora Valley High School in Port Royal and also a graduate of Bloomsburg University and received a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
He taught math at the Milton Hershey School and later was employed by the U.S. Navy at Mechanicsburg for 30 years as a mathematician and computer specialist.
A long-standing advocate for the environment, Tom belonged to the Derry Township Environmental Committee, helped residents of Hershey Plaza Apartments complete Rent Rebate forms, and was actively involved in the Derry Township Pollinator Garden and the Hershey Community Garden.
Tom was an avid tennis player, bicyclist, and gardener who loved to walk in fields and woodlands and relax along mountain streams.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Tom can be made to Solar Fund at St. Joan of Arc Church, 305 West Areba Ave., Hershey, PA 17033, or Serenity Hospice, 205 Granite Run Drive Suite 210, Lancaster, PA 17601.
Visitation will be at the Hoover Funeral Home in Hershey at 1225 W. Chocolate Ave. at 1 pm on Monday, May 12. The funeral service will be held at 2 pm.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 5/5/16 - Image Year: 1958
Photo of Tom that appeared in the 1958 Tuscarora Valley High School Yearbook.
Contributed by rkohler3 on 5/5/16 - Image Year: 1958
TVHS 1958 SENIOR CLASS: (Front Row)(l-r) Dorothy Wagner, Andrea Kepner, Carleen Benner, Ann Stake, Darlene Pennebaker, Verna Book, Judy Book, Stella Eaton, Doreen Brackbill, Jane Ann Gilson; (Back Row)(l-r) Wayne Taylor, Ron Gerhart, Tom Searer, Ernie Foltz, Jim Barton, Raymond Peterson, Bob Bardell, Tom Hockenberry, Jonathan Wert
Contributed by ray on 5/5/16 - Image Year: 1968
CLASS of 1958 10 YEAR REUNION at Bratton's Restaurant in Mifflin: SEATED (l-r) Dorothy Wagner Swab, Jane Ann Gilson Foltz, Verna Book Gilliland, Dorothy Kephart (teacher), Darlene Pennebaker Gerhart, Stella Eaton, Andrea Kepner; STANDING: Ann Stake Nace, James Barton, Thomas Searer, Ernest Foltz, Ronald Gerhart, Robert Bardell, Dorene Brackbill Clark
