Pauline Mae (Graham) Markel

Pauline Mae (Graham) Markel, 100, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Village in York. She was the wife of the late Lloyd Edward Markel who passed away November 13, 1989. A Celebration of Life tribute service will be held at 10 AM on Friday, June 30, 2017 at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 2666 Furnace Road, Felton, with Sister Joy Hovis officiating. A viewing will be held from 9-10 AM prior to the service. Burial will be in St. Luke’s Lutheran Cemetery. Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion, is in charge of arrangements. Born March 1, 1917 in Wrightsville, Pauline was a daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Graham, Sr. and Erma Mae (Thomas) Graham. She worked as a farmer’s wife and also in a cigar factory, but her favorite job was working in the cafeteria at Chanceford Elementary School, where she remained for 25 years until her retirement. Mrs. Markel was an active lifelong member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church where she served many years on the kitchen staff for the annual church picnics. She enjoyed farming and gardening, being outdoors, and entertaining and caring for others. She was a member of the Girl Scouts of America in Chanceford Twp., the Women’s Farm Group in New Bridgeville, and the New Bridgeville Fire Company Women’s Auxiliary. Mrs. Markel is survived by a daughter, Barbara Lenhart and her significant other, James King; a granddaughter, Kimberly Sowers; two great-grandchildren, Cassidy Alexis Sowers and Chase Evans Sowers, and a large number of nieces and nephews. Along with her husband and parents, Pauline was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Bruce P. Lenhart; three brothers, Eugene Thomas Graham, Benjamin Franklin Graham, Jr., and James Forest Graham, and four sisters, Marie Abel, Virginia Markel, Julia Grim, and Ora Romaine Wessner. To honor the memory of Pauline’s giving spirit, the family request memorial contributions be made to either St. Luke’s Lutheran Church or to a charity of your choice.