Ira Grushow, Ph.D, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Homestead Village. He was the loving husband of Jane (Ducat) Grushow with whom he shared 53 years of marriage. Born in Harlem, NY he was a son of the late Asher and Sadie (Greenstein) Grushow. A graduate of City College in New York, Ira went on to earn his doctorate in English from Yale University. He would go on to become an English Professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and later Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster where he retired after over 35 years of teaching. Ira was a member of the Modern Language Society, a non-profit professional organization founded in 1919 dedicated to the teaching and learning of languages and cultures from kindergarten through university levels. He was also a member of the Sierra Club, a program dedicated to exploring, enjoying and protecting the earth for everyone. He enjoyed traveling and book collecting. He had a passion for collecting the works of english satirist, Max Beerbohm Collection, which has since been donated to the Franklin and Marshall Library. Ira was practiced in book binding in effort to repair them, his tools and skills would be passed down to his daughter, Sophy. Ira and Jane resided in an old farmhouse in Ephrata, PA that they renovated and repaired. In addition to his wife, Jane, he is survived by his two children, Alexander Grushow and his wife, Donna of Lambertville, NJ, Sophy DiPinto and her husband, Christopher of Collingswood, NJ; four grandchildren: Kira and Griffin "Finn" Grushow and Damian and Nico DiPinto. He was preceded in death by his two sisters: Shirley Forster and Estelle Hecht. Funeral Services will be held 11AM on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz PA 17543. Friends and family will be received from 10AM to 11AM prior to the service. Burial will follow at Beth El Cemetery, 201 East Newport Rd, Lititz, PA 17543. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to The Macular Degeneration Foundation c/o BrightFocus Foundation, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871 or to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 1426 North 3rd Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102.