John L. Gantz, 90, formerly of Neffsville and Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at Brethren Village. He was born in Elizabethtown to the late Elmer and Mae (Pyle) Gantz.

John served in the Army during WWII and the Air Force during the Korean War. He was a warehouseman at the New Cumberland Army Depot for 30 years, retiring in 1973, and then was a messenger for First Union Bank for 12 years. A member of Lancaster Bicycle Club, John enjoyed his favorite hobby of riding bicycle until age 85. John was a kind and gentle soul who cherished the company of his collies.

John will be lovingly missed by his sisters, Anna Keener (Clarence), Lancaster, and Joan Nauman, Wellsboro, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister Kathryn Jane Dewar.

Private interment in Milton Grove Cemetery.