Eugene E. Kegel, MD, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 at the age of 93. He was the husband of Charlotte O'Brien Kegel, with whom he recently celebrated 70 years of marriage. He was born in 1925 to the late Earl P. Kegel and Dorothy Klos Kegel. Gene was a 1943 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School, a 1948 graduate of Franklin & Marshall College where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a 1952 graduate of Jefferson Medical College. Gene served in the Army Signal Corps in Burma during WWII. Gene was an incredibly gifted man. He was a respected physician in the Lancaster community, practicing Obstetrics/Gynecology for 35 years, delivering over 10,000 babies before retiring in 1991. An accomplished artist, Gene's hobbies included architecture and carpentry. He loved skiing and waterskiing, and he was an avid boater on Lake Winnipesaukee, where his beloved vacation home is located. In addition to his cherished wife Charlotte, Gene is survived by five children; Dorothy (Kegel) Cullinan, wife of Kevin of Wellesley, MA, Daniel Kegel, MD, husband of Regina (Schwartz) of Lancaster, Margaret (Kegel) Szerejko, MD, wife of James of West Hartford, CT, Mary (Kegel) Stankiewicz, MD, wife of Geoffrey of Lancaster, Felicia (Kegel) Bechtel, wife of Timothy of Lancaster, ten grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Katherine Silke Cullinan. Friends and family are respectfully invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2427 Marietta Ave, Lancaster, PA 17601 with Rev. Peter I. Hahn as Celebrant. Private interment will be in St. Joseph New Catholic Cemetery. Family and friends will be received from 6-8PM on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543 and again at the church on Wednesday from 10-11AM. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Lancaster Catholic High School, 650 Juliette Ave, Lancaster, PA 17601, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 125 S. 9th St, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA 19107 or Franklin & Marshall College, Office of Advancement, Attn: Advancement Services, PO Box 3003, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003.