Louis G. Schussheim, 93, formerly of Lancaster, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at Moravian Manor in Lititz. He would have been married to Bettie Auerbach Schussheim for 63 years on December 1 ^st .

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Anna Kamp Schussheim.

Louis graduated from Peter Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan and attended New York University. He worked as a materials control director for the Suffolk County Infirmary in NY for 23 years, and then worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for a number of years.

During World War II he served in the US Army Air Force on Guam and Okinawa as a Sergeant with the 389 ^th Air Service Group.

Surviving in addition to his wife Bettie are a daughter, Barbara, wife of Patrick Cotter of Fripp Island, SC; a son, Steven, husband of Camilla Asp-Schussheim of Fayetteville, AR; and three grandchildren. His brothers Milton and Irving Schussheim and sister Sylvia Freedman preceded Louis in death.

A visitation will take place at the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA on Friday from 3 to 5 PM. Private interment will take place in South Carolina at the convenience of the family. In Lieu of flowers, contributions in Louis's memory may be made to Moravian Manor, 300 W. Lemon St., Lititz, PA 17543. To send online condolences, please visit snyderfuneralhome.com