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- David possessed a series of hand-written genealogical charts relating to the descendants of Christopher Zentmeyer, copies of which were obtained by Michael Fichtel in the 1970s. David told Michael that the charts had been compiled by Robert Anderson Zentmyer, David's father, around 1904 after a lengthy letter-writing campaign to persons having the Zentmyer surname and its variants. We obtained partial copies of these from Michael in 2007, and they have proven to be accurate and informative. In 2022 I was able to obtain full copies from Vicki Zentmyer Bergstrom, David's daughter. -Ed.
- "Dr. David Taylor Zentmyer, 74, of 1418 Quarry Lane, Lancaster, died Sunday, April 8, 1990, at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born June 1, 1915, at Tyrone, the son of Robert A. and Edna (Taylor) Zentmyer. He was married to Mary Radebach. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and one son, Mary Victoria Bergstrom, Julian, Calif., and David T. Zentmyer Jr., Middleton, Wis.; three grandchildren and one sister, Roberta Welch of Landisville. He is a 1937 graduate of Juniata College, where he received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, and a 1947 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his masters and doctors degrees in chemistry. While at the University of Pennsylvania, he taught chemistry. He had been employed as a research chemist with Armstrong World Industries, retiring in 1980 as assistant director of research. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was an instructor for the V-12 Unit at Columbia University from 1942 to 1946 and was honorably discharged from the Lancaster Navy Reserve as a commander in the 1950's. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, where he served on the session and the board of trustees. He was a member of the Lancaster Rotary Club. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, 140 E. Orange St., Lancaster, Pa. 17602. Contributions in his memory may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster." Tyrone Daily Herald, April 9, 1990
"Their ashes are actually buried in a very small memorial garden/courtyard right adjacent to the church itself. There is not a cemetery there. Our parents names each have a separate plaque on a wall leading to the garden." -David Taylor Zentmyer, Jr.
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1915 - 1990 (74 years)
