William Eshelman, 92, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015. He was the husband of Edith (Brown) Eshelman for over 63 years. Born on June 18, 1923, he was the son of H. Roy and Florence (Shirk) Eshelman. Early in his career, he was associated with John W. Eshelman & Sons Feed Company working in various capacities. Later in life, he provided accounting services for Maple Farms Nursing Home and other local businesses. William was administrator for the former Reformed Mennonite Nursing Home for 10 years. He served as Minister for 47 years in the Reformed Mennonite Church. In addition to his wife, William is survived by a son, Samuel B., husband of Susan (Sedig) Eshelman, two daughters; Mary S., wife of Thomas Whitehill and Kathleen L., wife of Daniel Schwank, 11 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Tony Eshelman, two brothers; H. R. Eshelman, Jr. and John David Eshelman, and three sisters; Mary Jane Hess, Louise Sparks, and Josephine McAllister.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 11AM at Longeneckers Reformed Mennonite Church, 602 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17602 with Kenneth Kilgore and Glenn Gross officiating. The viewing will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. Bachman Funeral Home, Inc. Strasburg BachmanFuneral.com Comments are closed.
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