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Author profile: Mark Burkholder

Mark and his wife Melanie, a Lititz native, reside in Manheim Township with their two children Hilary and Mitchell, and their American Pitbull Terrier Ramsey. Mark is a member of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Neffsville, where he serves as a lector, usher, greeter, audio/visual aide, on the church cemetery board and formerly on church council. A 32nd Degree Mason, he is a member of the Charles M. Howell Lodge 496 of Millersville, the Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, and the Harrisburg Consistory. Mark has coached lacrosse at both Manheim Township and Hempfield high schools for over 12 years, and also plays ice hockey in local adult leagues. He is an avid military history buff and collector of World War II memorabilia, participating in WWII living history presentations for local events and schools.

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June 19, 2015

The hidden treasures found in chauffeuring my kids to practice

Berkholder playing lacrosse

Like many parents with children that graduated form high school this spring, my wife and I enter a summer filled with transition and change. In the midst of these events, Father’s Day this year will have a bit of a different feel for me, and I find myself thinking about my own father’s influence on the dad I became.

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  • Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home Lancaster
  • 414 East King St.
  • 717-393-9661
  • Charles F. (Chip) Snyder, Jr. Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • 3110 Lititz Pike
  • 717-560-5100
  • Charles F. (Chad) Snyder, III Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home Millersville
  • 441 North George St.
  • 717-872-5041
  • Mark D. Burkholder Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • Spacht-Snyder Family Funeral Home Lititz
  • 127 South Broad St.
  • 717-626-2317
  • Jacqueline Adamson Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • Bachman-Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory Strasburg
  • 7 South Decatur Street
  • 717-687-7644
  • Norman T. Mable Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home Willow Street
  • 2421 Willow Street Pike
  • 717-464-4600
  • Kelly Gramola Townsend Funeral Director / Supervisor
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  • Snyder Bean Funeral Home & Crematory Lebanon
  • 890 Isabel Dr.
  • 717-272-4634
  • Kati Fetter Funeral Director / Supervisor
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