Rev. Derwood Strunk, Jr, of Lititz PA, died March 23,2020. He was the son of Sara Blake and Derwood Strunk Sr. One of 7 children; survived by his sister Joanne Osborne (Arizona).

Derwood married his childhood sweetheart Lois Lehman. She died in May 2001.

Derwood is survived by 3 children: Ruth (Clyde) Schon, Master Chief Kathryn (Robert) Jennings, and JanMarie (Richard) Hendershot. He is also survived by 3 grandchildren Sandra Meckley, Jenna Benjamin, and John Benjamin and a great grand daughter Aurora.

Derwood graduated from Altoona High School in 1952 and became a licensed real estate and insurance broker. Derwood and Lois were involved in many social and civic activities such as the Masons, Square and Compass, Jaffa Temple, Shrine, Scottish Rite, American Red Cross and American Cancer society. In 1967 Derwood answered the call to the ministry. He enrolled at Lycoming college, received his BA in 1971 and his Masters of Divinity from the Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1974. He also studied at Wesley Theology Seminary in Washington D.C. and Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Derwood was ordained in 1975 an honor he considered to be the highest he could achieve except being known as a saved soul. Active in the Central Pennsylvania conference of the United Methodist church Derwood served on the communications committee, the Children's Home, Bethany Village, Board of Ministry, and Sessions Committee. Derwood and Lois traveled extensively leading tours with the United Methodist Heritage to Greece, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, and Europe.

Due to the corona virus services will be arranged at a later date to be conducted by Dr. Ronald McElwee a lifetime friend. Family requests donations be made to the Ovarian Cancer Institute at 960 Johnson Ferry Rd. Suite 130 Atlanta GA 30342 or at ovariancancerinstitute.org in memory of his wife, Lois.