Chester W. Dommel, 92, died at home in Lancaster on Saturday, May 8, 2010. He was the husband of the late Clara Lee Baylock Dommel who died in 1999. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles Dommel and Elizabeth Brown Dommel Born.

Corporal Dommel served with Company A 7 ^th Infantry Regiment 3 ^rd Infantry Division in the Army during World War II as a photographer with the Army Corps of Engineers in Rhineland and Central Europe. He was wounded in Germany and received the Purple Heart.

Chester retired from Alcoa in 1980 after 27 years in the shipping department. Chester was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving are his stepsons, Thomas M. Dunn, Sr., York, and Lee Dunn, Millersville, and several step-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. His brothers Richard and Kenneth Dommel, his sister Doris Einwachter, stepson, Ronald Dunn and stepdaughter Paula Flowers preceded Chester in death.

A Graveside service will take place on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 10 AM at Conestoga Memorial Park, 95 Second Lock Road, Lancaster, PA. Arrangements by Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home, Inc., Lancaster, PA. To send on line condolences please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com.