Monroe C. Good departed this world on May 3, 2019 to be greeted by friends and family who had 'gone on before to prepare a place'. He was born March 13, 1924 in Goodville, PA the son of Monroe and Mary Crouse Good. His mother had always hoped to be a missionary but when she married a widower with three children, she had to forsake that dream, but she always hoped that one of her children would become a missionary. She was pleased when her eldest son, Monroe, accepted the call. He met his future wife, Ada Ziegler, at an Easter Sunday youth meeting in 1943 and they were married on June 2, 1945 while Monroe was serving as a noncombatant medic in the U.S. Navy.

Working on the family farm to help make ends meet made high school graduation impossible but with the support of Ada (teacher extraordinaire) he was able to get his GED and pursue higher education at Elizabethtown College and Bethany Seminary. Upon completion of his studies in 1952, he and Ada and their three children began life as missionaries with the Church of the Brethren in Northeastern Nigeria. During that time he was involved in a variety of activities ranging from church planting, road building, school construction, and more.

The family returned to the U.S. in 1964 and from 1965-1980, Monroe served as pastor of the Dundalk, MD Church of the Brethren. The church was very active in the community and Monroe was instrumental in the founding or development of several organizations such as the Dundalk Youth Services Center, the Family Crisis Center, Baltimore County Human Rights Commission, and others. A particularly innovative program was the youth "Ride Along with the Police" project that encouraged interaction between the police and youth of the community. Most of these programs continue today.

After spending four years as District Executive of the Middle PA district of the church, Monroe and Ada returned to Nigeria to work at Kulp Bible School from 1984-1989. Upon completion of that tour, Monroe and Ada returned to Lancaster County where Monroe, up until 2003, led yearly work camps to the EYN (Church of the Brethren) region of Nigeria. In "retirement" he served as mentor to local pastors and church programs, both in Lancaster and Nigeria, facilitated cross-cultural trips and experiences, and, when not looking for that next project to be involved in, enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, both near and far. On occasion he was challenged to write poetry, most notable of which was "It Happens" which he wrote on Ada's 57th birthday and was published in 1996 by the National Library of Poetry in The Rainbow's End.

In addition to his wife Ada Monroe is survived by his children, Ronald Good and his wife Augusta of Elizabethtown, David Good and his wife Lois of Indiana, Deborah Gantz and her husband Larry of Holtwood, and Philip Good and his wife Kathy of Elizabethtown. Also surviving are sisters, Dorothy, wife of the late Sam Fasnacht, and Katherine, wife of the late Dean Keeney, and a brother, Rufus Good and his wife Janet. In addition to his parents, Monroe was predeceased by his daughter-in-law, Belinda Good; brothers Lester Good and Harold Good; and sisters Arlene Dennis, Ethel Beck and Mary Kreider.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on July 10 at the Lancaster Church of the Brethren, 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster, PA. Visitation with the family will follow the service during a reception and greeting time in the Family Life Center of the church. Memorial contributions in Monroe's memory may be offered to Emergency Disaster Fund, Church of the Brethren, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120 with checks earmarked Nigeria Crisis Fund.