John L. Conrad, 83 years, of Honey Brook, died on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at the Meadows Health Care Center at the Tel Hai Retirement Community, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
He was born in Chicago, IL on July 30, 1930. John was the son of the late Clarence and Clara (Cooper) Conrad. He was the husband of M. Kathryn (Kern) Conrad, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.
John was employed as an orderly/nursing assistant for the Ephrata Community Hospital & Lancaster General Hospital for over 38 years. He served his country proudly in the US Army in the 18th Engineer Combat Division, during the Korean War, while stationed in Germany. After his military service, John worked at Luken’s Steel in Coatesville. Prior to retirement, he was employed as an assistant animal caretaker at Federated Medical Resources.
John was an active member of the Honey Brook United Methodist Church for 61 years. He served on the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee and the trustees of the church. John participated in the Lay Witness Program of the United Methodist Church for many years, also the Pocket Testament League and Operation Carelift. He was also a volunteer at Lancaster General Hospital, after his retirement. John enjoyed Philadelphia sports, with the Eagles and Phillies as his favorite teams.
John was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Mary Spredbury & Sue Conrad.
He is survived in addition to his wife by a brother, Fred Conrad of FL and a sister, Josephine Chisholm of WA. Also by many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 11 AM from The Labs Funeral Home, Inc., 141 Pequea Ave., Honey Brook, Pa., with Rev. Dr. James Bamberger officiating. An interment will follow at the Honey Brook Methodist Cemetery. A calling hour will be held one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in the memory of John to the Honey Brook United Methodist Church, PO Box 178, Honey Brook, PA 19344-0178 or the Tel Hai Care Assurance Fund, PO Box 190, Honey Brook, PA 19344-0190.
For additional information and online condolences, please visit www.thelabsfh.com