Thu Van Nguyen, 68

January 05, 2020

Thu Van Nguyen, 68, of Lancaster, formerly of Willow Street, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife, Hoi Thi Doan; his four children, Thuong Nguyen, husband of Allison, of Wyncote; Thuyet Nguyen, husband of Ashley, of Mountville; Loan Kim Nguyen, of Lancaster; and Phuong Kim Nguyen of Philadelphia; his nine grandchildren, Elsa Nguyen, Abigail Nguyen, Blaine Nguyen, Ayden Nguyen, Mason Nguyen, Sophia Nguyen, Alina Nguyen, Kai Hoang and Maya Hoang; his two sisters, Hue and Hue, and two brothers, Binh and Chien.

Thu was born on August 8th, 1951 in Bao Loc, Vietnam, to the late, Hoanh and Tam Nguyen. During the Vietnam War, Thu served as a mechanic in the South Vietnamese Navy and came to America with his wife and 2 sons in 1975 as a refugee from the war. After arriving at Indiantown Gap, the Nguyens were sponsored and adopted into the family of a loving couple (Dick and Peggy Shufflebottom and their four daughters, Peggy, Carol, Diane, and Sandy) from Willow Street.

Thu worked for Hammond Pretzels for 23 years as a baker, at C&D Technologies as a mechanic, and later at Dawn Foods as a cake decorator. He was also an active member of St. Anthony’s Vietnamese congregation for over 30 years. When not holding or playing with one of his grandchildren, Thu enjoyed working on cars, especially his vintage Mercedes Benz, in his spare time.

A viewing for friends and family will be held from 4-7PM Friday, January 10, 2020 at Charles F. Snyder, Jr., Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pk. Lititz, PA 17543. A second viewing will begin at 10AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11AM on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 2111 Millersville Pk. Lancaster, PA 17603, with The Rev. Hoa Nguyen and The Rev. Larry Sherdel as Celebrants. Interment will follow in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery.