Eleanor Scott Kirk Achtermann

Eleanor Scott Kirk Achtermann, 80, of Lancaster, PA died on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after a 6 month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Born in Lancaster on June 21, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Norris Jacob Kirk, MD and Marvel Scott Kirk, MD of Lancaster. Dear mother to Elizabeth A., wife of Gary S. Lentz of Audubon, NJ, Eleanor was the loving grandmother to their children: Emily Sarah and Stephen Jacob both of Audubon, NJ. She is survived by her sister, Peggy K., wife of Richard T. Haines of Evans, GA, and her brother-in-law, Theodore S. Jadick of Midland Park, NJ. Cousins, nieces, nephews, and 11 great nieces and nephews will miss Eleanor. Eleanor is preceded in death by her sister, Anne K. Jadick, and her son, A. James Achtermann, Jr. Eleanor was a 1954 graduate of Lancaster Country Day School and a 1958 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio. She was a caseworker at the Lancaster County Assistance Office for 33 years retiring in 2005. Eleanor belonged to the following organizations: NSDAR/PA – Donegal Chapter, NSDAC – Conestoga Manor Chapter, NSUSD1812 – Robert Fulton Chapter, the Iris Club, and always looked forward to gathering with her card club at Brethren Village on Wednesdays. She was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster. Eleanor was an AVID reader who enjoyed sharing what she was reading with family and friends. Eleanor was a person who quite simply put the good in good. Her courage and determination during her battle with Leukemia was an inspiration to all who cared for her during that time at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Perelman Center. Thank you to the staff at the Perelman Center, to Dr. Alexander Perl her oncologist, and to Rita, Jennifer, and Robin who were part of her care during her illness. Relatives and friends are invited to attend Eleanor’s Memorial Service on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at The Groffs Family Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc., 528 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, PA with Chaplain Haydn J. McLean officiating. Inurnment will be held at Little Britain Presbyterian Cemetery. The family will receive friends at The Groffs from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Please omit flowers. Memorials may be sent in Eleanor’s memory to the Fulton Opera House, 12 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 or the Lancaster Public Library, 125 N. Duke Street, Lancaster, PA 17602.