Frances M. Funk, 94, passed away at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown on Wednesday, January 09, 2013.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha (Charles) Miller.  Frances was the wife of the late Benjamin R. Funk whom she married on Christmas Day in 1940 and shared 53 years. She previously resided at Oak Leaf Manor North, Landisville, and Millersville.

Frances was a graduate of Stevens High School and a 1939 graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing.  She attained a Bachelor's Degree in education with a Major in school nursing in 1963 from Millersville University.  She was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church of Lancaster since 1955.  Her nursing career included private duty, industrial, physician office, and hospital care but she was foremost a nursing educator having taught with the Lancaster General School of Nursing, Lancaster Practical Nurse Program, and St. Joseph School of Nursing, from which she retired.  Frances enjoyed traveling, bowling, knitting, and researching family genealogy.  She was an avid Phillies and Penn State fan.

Surviving are three children: John L. Funk (LeeAnn) of Lawson, MO, Robert L. Funk (Mary Ann) of Lancaster, PA, and Donna L. Hoover (Frank) of Elizabethtown, PA; five grandchildren: Kimberly Funk of Lawson, MO, Dona Goede of Stockton, MO, David Funk of Alexandria, VA, Brian Funk of York, PA, and Jamie Thomas of Lakeville, MA; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marilyn J. Wolf of Madison, WI. Frances was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth R. Miller. Services will be private and held at the convenience of the family.  Interment will be at Conestoga Memorial Park.  Please OMIT flowers.  Contributions may be made in Frances' name to a charity of your choice or the Office of Gift Planning, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (please designate either Hospice Care or Washington 3 ^rd Floor Honorarium).  To send the family online condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory 717-872-5041