Laura A. Barrett, 88, of Orrtanna, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at her home surrounded by family. Born Oct. 12, 1938, in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Schultz Wilkinson. Her husband, Garland “Dink” R. Barrett, died in 2013.
Barrett graduated from Gettysburg High School and the Consolidated School of Business in York. She worked at the Gettysburg Shoe Company and Fairfield Shoe Company and picked apples with her husband in the Mount Carmel area. She later worked at Hickory Bridge Farm Restaurant and CareerLink. She was a member of Mount Carmel Community Church, a life member of Adams County Fish and Game, and made quilts for her church.
She is survived by a daughter, Lori Kemper and husband Mike; grandson Michael L. Kemper Jr.; great-granddaughter Sophia Elizabeth Kemper; sisters-in-law Anna Belle Rowe and Anna Marie Barrett; and cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Viewing is scheduled from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at Mount Carmel Community Church, 1455 Mount Carmel Road, Orrtanna, followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery. Read the complete funeral-home obituary and condolences page.