Dorothy L. Hannaway, 91, passed away at Calvary Homes, Lancaster, PA, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Born in Norristown, PA on February 19,1932 to her loving parents, the late Harry G. and Marion E. (Ginther) Hannaway.

Dottie graduated from Norristown High School in 1950 and began working for James Lees & Sons Carpet Manufacturers. After graduation from Philadelphia Bible Institute in 1957, she started working at Manna Bible Institute, a Christ-centered School of Biblical Education in center city Philadelphia as Office and Bookstore Manager. She left in 1974 to pursue her B.A. at Philadelphia College of Bible.

Dottie combined her joy of teaching God's Word and her love for children, during her 22 years at the Light of the World Chapel in South Philadelphia. She taught summer school, vacation Bible school, and Pioneer Girls. Following the years at Manna and the Chapel, she began teaching elementary education at Calvary Christian School (near Charleston, SC) and then 18 years at the Arlington Baptist School in Baltimore, MD. During the early years at ABS, she earned her Master of Education at Loyola College in Baltimore.

Dottie retired in the early 1990's and moved to her beloved Calvary Homes in Lancaster, PA. She became a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she spent almost 10 years assisting and co-teaching second grade Sunday school.

A wonderful, respected teacher, Dottie maintained lifelong friendships with many of her students.

In earlier years, Dottie enjoyed spending summers with her dear friend, the late Alice Woodward, at her cabin on Moosehead Lake in Maine. She enjoyed keeping the family history and dearly loved her family.

Dottie's family includes her niece Pamela Quittner of Royersford, niece Jeannine Veigel of Chester Springs, nephew John Scarborough of Trappe, niece Jennifer Hulswit of Boyertown, great nieces, and great nephews: Jessica Quittner, Kyle Quittner, Lyndsay Messner, Emma Pocklington, Joe Scarborough, Jacob Hulswit and Rachel Hulswit; several great great nieces and nephew, and her cousins, Dorian Hannaway of Los Angeles, CA and Carol Hannaway of Atco, NJ. David Hannaway of Corville, OR and his daughters, Kayleen and Kourtney, Beth Hannaway Norris of Tampa, FL and Gordon and Holly Hannaway of Tampa, FL and their children Randy and Sheila. Their son, Darrell, died in 2012. In addition to her parents, Dottie was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley J. Scarborough, and her infant brother, David Hannaway.

A memorial service will take place Monday, February 5, 2024, at 2:00 pm at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Dottie's family will receive guests from 1:30 to 2:00 pm. Private interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Norristown, PA.

Contributions in Dottie's memory may be made to The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry, P.O. Box 908, Bellmawr, NJ 08099. The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry