Virginia Lou Kurtz, of Lancaster, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Oak Leaf Manor Care in Lancaster. She was the loving wife of John A. Kurtz, Jr. with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.

A life well lived, Ginny was born July 20, 1938 in Lebanon. She was a daughter of the late Myrtle Mae (Schrader) Schnoke and Harry L. Schnoke.

A 1952 graduate of Lebanon High School, she went on to receive a Medical Secretarial Degree from Hagerstown Business College and interned at Columbia Hospital, later securing a position as office manager at Anesthesia Associates of Lancaster where she would retire after 33 years. Ginny was a past president of the Mothers of Twins Lancaster Group. She loved to travel, her garden, bird watching, her many basset hounds and was a fantastic cook! She will be lovingly remembered for her sunny smile and devotion to her family.

In addition to her husband, John, she is survived by her children: J. Douglas Kurtz and his companion, Carol Stigelman, of Lancaster, Timothy S. Kurtz of Millersville, Kay Louise "Missy" Kurtz, fiancé of Michael Denlinger of Mountville; brother, Kenneth Schnoke and his wife, Sandra of Myerstown. Five grandchildren: Zachary, Dylan, Shea Kurtz, Demi and Drew Greenawalt and great grandchild, Remington.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 2 at 11 am at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. The family will receive guests from10 am until the time of service at the funeral home. Burial at Grand View Cemetery in Lebanon will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway E., Lancaster, PA 17602.