In memorium: Dorothy (Witter) Schrag ’38

Messiah College mourns the passing of Dorothy (Witter) Schrag, Assistant Professor Emerita of Music, who died Nov. 30. Dorothy, a 1938 graduate of Messiah Junior College, served Messiah from 1953 through 1956 and again from 1959 through 1983 as Assistant Professor of Music. She also taught music at Upland College. Dorothy was the widow of Dr. Martin H. Schrag, former Messiah College Professor of History of Christianity. Both Dorothy and Martin were also active leaders in the Brethren in Christ Church and advocates of Anabaptism. The annual Schrag Lecture hosted by the Morris and Leone Sider Institute at Messiah College is named in their honor. We are deeply grateful for Dorothy’s many years of service at Messiah and for her legacy.