Obituaries
John L. Parker, Jr., 78
John L. Parker, Jr., 78, of Mount Joy, PA passed away on Friday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Leola, he was the son of the late John L., Sr., and Mary J. Hepting Parker. He was formerly married to Mary Lou Wisman Parker.
He graduated from Lancaster Catholic in 1949 and Stevens Tech in 1951.
John was employed by Wyeth Labs until 1970. He retired from the Donegal School District in 1992. Until his death, he had worked part-time for Chapman Ford of Columbia and Lancaster.
Very active in the Marietta community, he had served on borough council and as council president. He served as borough constable, was involved in the Marietta Youth Athletic Assn. donating his skills as an electrician in the installation of the lights at the War Memorial Park, and assisted with the Donegal Braves Midget Football. John also gave of his time and skills to the Lions and Jaycees, and assisted with the borough’s Christmas lights.
He was of the Catholic faith.
John is survived by his 3 children: John L. III married to Cathy Parker of East Petersburg, Raeann W. married to Gary Schatz of Marietta, and Michael married to Jill Parker of Mt. Joy; his 3 grandchildren Amber, Amii, and Thomas; 2 great grandchildren and his sister, Geraldine Reinhart of Willow Street. He was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Mary Catherine Byrd and Rose Anna Parker, and a brother Donald Parker.
Friends will be received by John’s family on Saturday from 9-11AM at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home, 414 E. King St., Lancaster, PA. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. To send an online condolence, please visit www.snyderfuneralhome.com
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY! JOHN WAS A GREAT EMPLOYEE TO WORK HERE AT CHAPMAN FORD. HE WAS ALSO PLEASANT AND IF I CALLED HIM MR. PARKER HE SAY TO ME MR. PARKER DIED ALONG TIME AGO! BUT MY FAVORITE LINE FROM JOHN WAS MISERABLE, IF YOU ASK HIM HOW HE WAS, HE WOULD ALWAYS SAY *MISERABLE* SMILING! JOHN ENJOYED HIS SEAFOOD AND WOULD ALWAYS SHARED HIS FOOD EXPERIENCES AND HE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE ME HUNGRY! JOHN WOULD ALWAYS GIVE ME GUM, ONE YEAR HE WRAP UP A PACK OF GUM IN THIS LARGE BOX TO GIVE TO ME AT CHRISTMAS HE TOLD ME SANTA LEFT AT HIS HOUSE! WE HAD GOOD TIME WITH JOHN. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO KNOW JOHN I KNOW I WILL DEEPLY MISS HIM.
MAY GOD BLESS
ESTHER ACKERMAN
CHAPMAN FORD COLUMBIA
RECEPTIONIST
I would like to extend my condolences to John’s family. Your father was a very special person that I got to know John thru his regular visits on Thursday nights to Simplee Seafood for supper, we even had his table reserved for him. John would clean up his dishes for us if we didn’t get there first. John was always helpful, never impatient. He always said he was miserable, but always with a big Smile! John always had stories to tell about his days of driving cars, going to Philly or to the airport for his work. John could always make you smile, even on the tough days. I will miss his regular visits, and that table will always be John’s table with an order of clams, soup and 2 baked oatmeals to go.
Mindy
