Donald W. Womeldorf

Donald W. Womeldorf, 77, of Mt. Joy, died at Mt Joy Hospice of Lancaster County on Sunday, April 10, 2011. Born in New Bethlehem, PA he was the son of the late Frank E. and Pearl Sherry Womeldorf formerly of Reedsville, PA and the husband of Sandra Kauffman Womeldorf with whom he celebrated 53 years of marriage last July. A 1951 graduate of McKeesport High School, he graduated from Penn State University in 1959 with a B.S. Degree in Transportation and served in the US Army from 1953-1955 in The Combat Engineers. Don was a loyal Armstrong Employee from 1959 to his retirement in 1993 as Director of Transportation responsible for worldwide product and personnel logistics. Don belonged to the following professional associations: Lancaster Co. Planning Commission on the Long Range Transportation Task Force; a former member of the Lancaster Traffic Club where he had been President and Chairman of The Board; a former member of the National Industrial Transportation League where he was on the legislative, intermodal and international committees and Board of Directors; Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity- President and Board of Directors for the Lancaster Chapter; PA Chamber of Business & Industry- Past Chairman of the transportation committee and The Atlantic State Shippers and National Maritime Council advisory boards. Don was also involved in the following Community organizations: He was a Life Member of the Penn State Lancaster and Naples Alumni Chapters and was a past Board Member for the Naples Chapter; a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster since 1959 and Naples First United Methodist Church since 1995, President of the Womelsdorf Family Association, USA. Additionally he enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, travel and tailgating at PSU for 47 years. Donald, in addition to his wife Sandra, is survived by his two sons Marc A. husband of Lisa Womeldorf of Arnold, MD and Craig D. husband of Leslie Womeldorf of Lititz, his sister Patricia Zook of Lancaster and five grandchildren Kasandra, Peighton, Delaney, Samuel and Alyssa Womeldorf. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Donald’s Memorial Service at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S Duke Street, Lancaster on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Timothy A. Mentzer officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the Service. Private interment will be in Holy Trinity Lutheran’s Memorial Garden. In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made in Donald’s name to The Johns Hopkins Ataxia Center 600 N. Wolfe Street, Meyer 6-181, Baltimore, MD 21287, Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, Lancaster, PA 17603 or www.hospiceoflancaster.org, or Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 31 S Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602.

Donald W. Womeldorf

April 12, 2011