Irene Marie Cassel, 90

September 05, 2025

Irene Marie Cassel, 90, of Myerstown, PA, and formerly of Hopeland, PA, passed away at Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA on Friday, September 5, 2025.

She was born in Reading, PA, the daughter of the late Albert and Louella (Mull) Rhodes. Irene shared almost 52 years of marriage with her husband Henry M. Cassel, Sr. before his passing in 2006.

Irene worked as a shoe skiver for the former Badorf Shoe Company in Lititz and part-time at the former Milestone Restaurant in Ephrata. She was a very strong and hard-working lady. Irene enjoyed meeting her fellow retirees from Badorf for lunch.

She was a member of Lititz Church of the Brethren. Irene enjoyed taking trips with her friends to the beach, casinos, Washington, DC, and Nashville. She went on long walks, and played 500 Rummy and Hoss and Pepper cards games. Irene loved her dog, Cookie.

Irene’s family includes her daughters, Debra A. Mentzer of Myerstown and Diane L., wife of Greg Garner of Lititz; 5 grandchildren, Michelle Cassel, Dale Mentzer, Jennifer Hoover (Josh), Ashley Schaeffer, and Josh Garner (Janelle); 9 great-grandchildren, Kurt Knoll, Austin Mentzer, Sierra Millinder, Tanamera Hoover, Trevor Howe, Tyler Eitnier, Peyton Garner, Neil Schaeffer, and Casey Garner; and her great-great-grandson, Noah Eitnier.

In addition to her parents and husband, Irene was preceded in death by her son, Henry “Hub” M. Cassel, Jr. in 2011, her infant son Jeffrey Cassel, and several siblings.

A viewing will take place from 10 to 11 am, followed by the funeral at 11 am with The Rev. Jim Grossnickle-Batterton officiating, of Friday, September 12, 2025, at Spacht-Snyder Family Funeral Home & Crematory, 127 S. Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543. Interment will be in Mount Zion Evangelical Cemetery, Akron, PA.

Please omit flowers and kindly consider a contribution in Irene’s memory to the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine, P.O. Box 49143, Baltimore, MD 21297-9143.
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