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John E. Good, Jr., 84

John E. Good, Jr., 84, formerly of Mountville and Strasburg, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. His wife of 42 years, Pearl L. Hullihen Good, died in July of 2007. Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John E. and Delilah Marks Good.

Following graduation from McCaskey High School in 1943, John served during WWII in Central Europe as a gun crewman in the Army with Battery C 412th Armored Field Artillery Battalion 20 Armored Division. He then worked as an electrician and supervisor for Riggs Distler & Co. in Lancaster for 35 years, where he met his wife Pearl.

John was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 734, Reading, Lamberton Lodge #476 F.& A.M., Lancaster, Valley of Lancaster, Valley of Reading, A.A.O.N.M.S. Zembo Temple, Walter S. Ebersole American Legion Post #184, Mount Joy, Reese-Hall VFW Post #8757, Mountville and AAA. He enjoyed working in the Roosters Woodshop at Masonic Village.

Surviving John are two daughters, Susan L., wife of James Williams, Manheim and Brenda L., wife of David Loechner, Lititz; three stepchildren, William M. Hoffmeier, Lampeter, Brian M. Hoffmeier, Salunga and Linda L. Hoffmeier, Manheim; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

His brothers James M. and Robert E. preceded John in death.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Monday, November 23rd at 3 PM, in the Sell Chapel at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, with The Rev. A. Preston Van Deursen officiating. Private interment in Conestoga Memorial Park. Please omit flowers. Contributions in John’s memory may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, c/o Office of Gift Giving, One Masonic Dr., Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel. To send online condolences, please visit snyderfuneralhome.com

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