Kathryn "Jean" Killmer

Kathryn J. Killmer, 96, died peacefully on October 31, 2026 at The Manor Rehabilitation and Health Center in Freehold, NJ. Jean was born to George and Florence Landolt on St. Patrick’s Day in Philadelphia, PA and was raised in Barrington, NJ. She lived in Woodbury, NJ, in Lawrenceville, NJ for 24 years, then Tuckerton, NJ, moving to Crestwood Village VI in Whiting, NJ where she lived until moving to Freehold.

She worked at Mercer County Community College and also at Educational Testing Service in Hopewell, NJ. For many years, she held a NJ Real Estate License. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Whiting and was active in their Women’s Group sewing quilts for Lutheran World Relief and making crocheted crafts for holiday bazaars. She also enjoyed making flannel pillowcases for the children in the Pediatrics Unit of Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. Jean was known for her holiday spirit and enjoyed the company of family.

Jean is survived by three children, George T. Killmer, James Bruce (Estela) Killmer, and Patricia J. Rechtsteiner; and four grandchildren, Nicole and Amanda Killmer, Rachel (Kieran) Kelly, and Daniel Rechtsteiner. She was preceded in death by her sister, Doris Ihlenfeld, her brother, George “Bob” Landolt, her son-in-law, Jeffrey Rechtsteiner, and husband of 62 years, George F., a US veteran who passed away in 2009. She will be buried next to her husband at Brigadier General William C. Doyle Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, NJ. Burial will be private at the family’s request.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jean’s memory may be made to Deborah Hospital Foundation, Browns Mills, NJ, or Christ Lutheran Church, Whiting, NJ.