James J. “Jim” Geiter, 76

October 22, 2018

James J. “Jim” Geiter, 76, of Lititz, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Lancaster PA to the late Sherman C. and Myrtle D. (Evans) Geiter. He is survived by his loving wife, Virginia P. “Ginny” (Jones) Geiter of Lititz, this past May they celebrated 31 years of marriage.
Jim was a veteran of the U.S. Army, rank of E-4, during peacetime. He is a retired correctional officer at the Lancaster County Prison where he worked for 10 years. Prior to becoming a correctional officer, he was a dispatcher for PIE Trucking Company. He is a member of Celebrate Christ Church, Lancaster and was a very active member at the Senior Citizens Center of Lititz where he was the “Go To” guy for any job that needed to be done.
He is also survived by his children, Lisa M. Rineer (Scott), of Cedar Hill, TX, and Kristina L. Geiter of Lancaster; his step-children, Thomas L. Garris (Bertha) of Manheim, Robert L. Garris (Sharon) of Manheim, Larry W. Garris of Lititz, Paula L. Anderson (Donald) of Neffsville, and Timothy Garris (Mary) of Middletown; his siblings, Judy A. Breen of Lancaster, Richard E. Geiter (Vicki) of Willow Street, Terry L. Geiter (Jane) of Lancaster, and Sherrie L. Freitag (Mark) of Lancaster; and his 15 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Sherman C. Geiter, Jr.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Spacht-Snyder Family Funeral Home & Crematory, 127 South Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 25, 2018 in the funeral home chapel with a visitation for family and friends from 9:00 until 10:00 AM. Interment will follow in Riverview Burial Park.