Genine R. Donato, 58 of East Petersburg, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Sunday September 5th 2021 after a brief illness.

She was born January 20th 1963 in Sunbury Community Hospital, a daughter of the late George Nicodemus Stahl and the late Joyce Lorae (Barner) Stahl. At the age of 5, she accepted Christ as her Lord and savior at her mother's knee after listening to "Here's How", a radio program broadcasted on WPGM by Child Evangelism Fellowship. Genine graduated from Shikellamy High School in 1981 where she was a majorette for the marching band and a runner on the track and field team. She went on to get her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York where she ran cross country and track. She graduated from there in 1985. On April 30th 1988, in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Lewisburg, Pa, she married Anthony Joseph Donato, the love of her life.

Genine worked as a very capable ER nurse for 35 years along with the years she spent in her teens as a hospital volunteer (candy-striper). After graduating college, she began her career at Sunbury Community Hospital. She worked at various hospitals early in her marriage while she was starting her family. From 1994-2020 she worked at St Joseph Hospital in Lancaster and then at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz. Many years she worked as charge nurse and on night shift. Everyone she took care of thought she was excellent and was glad she was there in their time of need.

You could often find Genine in church on Sunday mornings and always listening to the National Christian Choir on Sunday afternoons on WDAC. Throughout her life, she used her gift of teaching little ones about Jesus. It was a joy to her to teach Sunday school and her 2-3 year old Awana classes called "Buddies".

Genine loved to organize family parties and bring people together. She planned retirement, anniversary, and birthday dinners for her parents and reunions for extended family. Because of Genine her family has many precious memories of pontoon boat rides on the Susquehanna River, picnics at Shikellamy State Park and wonderful dinners at Country Table Restaurant in Lewisburg. She could always be counted on to plan a birthday, shower or graduation party for her children and grandchildren. She loved going to Tea Affair in Lititz with her mother, sister, and daughter. She often even dragged the men in the family along for tea.

While her children grew up she loved watching her son Matt play basketball and daughter play volleyball for Hempfield High School. As well as watch her son Luke at soccer games and her son Micah play basketball for Lititz Christian School. She loved watching all her children compete on summer swim team during their elementary years.

She had the gift of hospitality and one always felt welcome in her home. She loved her children and grandchildren and was always looking for ways to serve them. She was their "rock".

Genine is survived by her loving husband Anthony Donato of East Petersburg; her four children son Luke Donato of Westminster, MA; son Matt and wife Jessica Donato of Clarksville, TN; daughter Lauren and husband Jon Daniels of Lancaster, PA; son Micah Donato of Okinawa, Japan; and 5 grandchildren, Kaylee, Charlie, Charlotte, and Autumn Daniels of Lancaster and Olivia Donato of Clarksville, TN. She is also survived by, sister Jeanette Campbell of Saxonburg, PA; brother John Stahl of Oxford, PA; twin brother George Stahl of Shamokin, Pa.

Genine will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She suffered greatly during her brief illness but her best to survive. We know beyond a shadow of a doubt that she is in heaven with her blessed Lord and Savior. She would encourage all who grieve to seek hope in Christ alone and turn to Psalm 34 sung by Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

Friends are invited to a visitation with Genine's family from 3-4PM on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Charles F. Snyder Jr Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA with the Funeral Service to follow at 4PM. Interment will be private at Witness Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Genine's memory to the National Christian Choir at nationalchristianchoir.org .