Frank M. Essis Jr. MD, age 44, passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, while on a ski trip in Lake Placid, New York. He was born November 14, 1973, in Harrisburg, PA to Frank Essis, Sr., and Ann Marie (Santelli) Essis (deceased). He was a 1991 graduate of Central Dauphin High School. He graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor's of Science in 1995 and was a member of the Sigma Phi Fraternity. It was there that he met his amazing wife Lauren M. Cunningham. Frank graduated from Penn State University with a Master's of Science in Anatomy in 1998. Frank and Lauren were married on December 16, 2000, in Villanova Chapel. Frank graduated from Penn State Medical School in 2002. He completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in 2007. He then joined Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster in 2007. Frank loved spending time with his wife and three beautiful children. He also enjoyed being with his brother, friends and family. Frank was constantly learning new things and teaching those around him. He was always there to help his loved ones, not in the way they wanted, but the way they needed. He was a member of St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, Lancaster, PA. Frank enjoyed sailing and completed several open ocean passages with great delight. He also enjoyed skiing, swimming and travelling with his family. He is survived by his wife, Lauren; three children: Juliana, 14; Frank, III, 12; and Michael, 10; a brother, Anthony, husband of Kristie; a nephew, Anthony, Jr. and two nieces, Allegra and Lyla; his father, Frank M. Essis, Sr. and his wife, Terry; two step-brothers, Leigh Valudes (Clare) and Jason Valudes (Gretchen) and a step sister, Alisa Valudes Whyte (John); 4 Step Nephews and 1 step niece: Sydney, Nicholas, Grayson, Luke, and Jack. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11AM, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church, 2427 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601, with the Rev. Peter Hahn as Celebrant. Visitation will be held on Monday evening, March 12, 2018 from 5:30PM to 8:30PM, at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. A second visitation will be held on Tuesday morning at St. Leo the Great from 9:45AM to 10:45AM. Interment will follow at Landis Valley Cemetery, Lancaster. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Frank's memory may be sent to St. Leo the Great Catholic School, 2427 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, PA 17601 or Schreiber Pediatric, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, PA 17603.