Earl Martin Brubaker

Earl Martin Brubaker, a resident of Lancaster passed away on July 6, 2014 in his 85th year. Born in Lancaster, PA on October 24th, 1929, the son of Wallace L. and Agnes Mckelvey Brubaker, he is survived by, Hilda Dombach Brubaker, his wife of 58 years, his son, Steven (Kerry Anderson) of Lititz, PA, his daughters, Rebecca (William Wells) of Allenwood, NJ and Jennifer of Lancaster, PA, his brothers Bob and Don as well as grandchildren, Will, Hannah, Emma, Gabrielle, and Lily. Earl was raised in Lancaster City on Church Street with sister, Helen and brothers, Adam, Mal, Dick, Jim, Bob and Don, was a member of the YMCA throughout adolescence and graduated from JP McCaskey High School in 1947 with a vocational course diploma. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the US Navy where his service as a radioman and cryptographer included deployments on the USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the USS LSM 419, the USS Amherst, the USS Meredith, and the USS Observation Island and on staff with the Manned Space Recovery Task Force Atlantic. Earl returned to Lancaster upon retirement from the Navy after 22 years of service and worked at the Delmarva Millwork Corporation from where he also retired. In his later years, Earl worked as a part-time courier with various local banks. He found pleasure in a cup of coffee, playing Scrabble, bowling, dinner at Lombardos’, playing cards, woodworking, playing the horses, and reading biographies and books on WWII history. Earl was a devoted Grandfather who spent time with his grandchildren and enjoyed activities such as mini-golf, annual trips to Dutch Wonderland, bowling, fishing, boating and conversation as they grew older. Earl had volunteered with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Water Street Rescue Mission and he was a regular attender of Grace Community Church in Willow Street until his illness. Earl will be remembered as a generous and humble man who derived great contentment from what gives life significance – family, work well done, quiet fulfillment of one’s responsibilities, faith in God - rather than from what life provides. He will be missed. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Earl’s Celebration of Life Memorial Service on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 11:30 A.M. at Grace Community Church, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street, PA with The Reverend Wilmer Martin officiating. Private interment will take place in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, Memorials in Earl’s name may be made to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125 or Grace Community Church, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street, PA 17584.

Earl Martin Brubaker

July 7, 2014