Lloyd Rittenhouse passed away at Conestoga View Nursing Facility at the age of 87 on Friday, January 31, 2014 after a three year illness. Lloyd leaves behind a wife Dorothy and would have celebrated over 60 years of marriage. Lloyd is also survived by a son, Jeff (married to Connie (Malik) and a daughter, Bonnie (Kilheffer) Cooke. He also is survived by two granddaughters, Jennifer Rittenhouse and Tracy (Cooke) Spencer and two great-grandchildren, Amanda and Josh Spencer.
Lloyd was an embodiment of The Blue Collar WWII Generation and "The American Dream." He began as an orphan growing up at Hershey Boys School who enjoyed participating in boxing matches and survived the Great Depression. He was a Navy/Merchant Seaman during WWII. He worked at Dewalt/Black and Decker as a receiving clerk for over 30 years and even worked as a janitor until he was 81 so he could keep himself busy. Education was important to Lloyd so in 1971 he earned his GED. Everyone loved his antique corny sense of humor. He survived three cancers in his lifetime before the disease of dementia put him into a nursing home. He loved his tools and loved his house. He almost always hand washed and waxed his car, and if you couldn't locate him you could count on him talking to everyone. He loved going to McCaskey football games until he couldn't make it up the bleachers anymore. He and his wife Dot enjoyed traveling to Atlantic City on a bus and also going to horse racing at Penn National Race Course. He loved his children and grandchildren and never missed any important event of theirs. They loved and respected him greatly for this.
Memorial contributions may be made to dementia research in Lloyd's name.
The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the staff of Conestoga View Nursing Facility for their excellent care of Lloyd during his stay there.
(Lancaster New Era - Feb 5, 2014)
Contributor: Anonymous (50463965)
Lloyd was an embodiment of The Blue Collar WWII Generation and "The American Dream." He began as an orphan growing up at Hershey Boys School who enjoyed participating in boxing matches and survived the Great Depression. He was a Navy/Merchant Seaman during WWII. He worked at Dewalt/Black and Decker as a receiving clerk for over 30 years and even worked as a janitor until he was 81 so he could keep himself busy. Education was important to Lloyd so in 1971 he earned his GED. Everyone loved his antique corny sense of humor. He survived three cancers in his lifetime before the disease of dementia put him into a nursing home. He loved his tools and loved his house. He almost always hand washed and waxed his car, and if you couldn't locate him you could count on him talking to everyone. He loved going to McCaskey football games until he couldn't make it up the bleachers anymore. He and his wife Dot enjoyed traveling to Atlantic City on a bus and also going to horse racing at Penn National Race Course. He loved his children and grandchildren and never missed any important event of theirs. They loved and respected him greatly for this.
Memorial contributions may be made to dementia research in Lloyd's name.
The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the staff of Conestoga View Nursing Facility for their excellent care of Lloyd during his stay there.
(Lancaster New Era - Feb 5, 2014)
Contributor: Anonymous (50463965)
Lloyd Rittenhouse passed away at Conestoga View Nursing Facility at the age of 87 on Friday, January 31, 2014 after a three year illness. Lloyd leaves behind a wife Dorothy and would have celebrated over 60 years of marriage. Lloyd is also survived by a son, Jeff (married to Connie (Malik) and a daughter, Bonnie (Kilheffer) Cooke. He also is survived by two granddaughters, Jennifer Rittenhouse and Tracy (Cooke) Spencer and two great-grandchildren, Amanda and Josh Spencer.
Lloyd was an embodiment of The Blue Collar WWII Generation and "The American Dream." He began as an orphan growing up at Hershey Boys School who enjoyed participating in boxing matches and survived the Great Depression. He was a Navy/Merchant Seaman during WWII. He worked at Dewalt/Black and Decker as a receiving clerk for over 30 years and even worked as a janitor until he was 81 so he could keep himself busy. Education was important to Lloyd so in 1971 he earned his GED. Everyone loved his antique corny sense of humor. He survived three cancers in his lifetime before the disease of dementia put him into a nursing home. He loved his tools and loved his house. He almost always hand washed and waxed his car, and if you couldn't locate him you could count on him talking to everyone. He loved going to McCaskey football games until he couldn't make it up the bleachers anymore. He and his wife Dot enjoyed traveling to Atlantic City on a bus and also going to horse racing at Penn National Race Course. He loved his children and grandchildren and never missed any important event of theirs. They loved and respected him greatly for this.
Memorial contributions may be made to dementia research in Lloyd's name.
The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the staff of Conestoga View Nursing Facility for their excellent care of Lloyd during his stay there.
(Lancaster New Era - Feb 5, 2014)
Contributor: Anonymous (50463965)
Lloyd was an embodiment of The Blue Collar WWII Generation and "The American Dream." He began as an orphan growing up at Hershey Boys School who enjoyed participating in boxing matches and survived the Great Depression. He was a Navy/Merchant Seaman during WWII. He worked at Dewalt/Black and Decker as a receiving clerk for over 30 years and even worked as a janitor until he was 81 so he could keep himself busy. Education was important to Lloyd so in 1971 he earned his GED. Everyone loved his antique corny sense of humor. He survived three cancers in his lifetime before the disease of dementia put him into a nursing home. He loved his tools and loved his house. He almost always hand washed and waxed his car, and if you couldn't locate him you could count on him talking to everyone. He loved going to McCaskey football games until he couldn't make it up the bleachers anymore. He and his wife Dot enjoyed traveling to Atlantic City on a bus and also going to horse racing at Penn National Race Course. He loved his children and grandchildren and never missed any important event of theirs. They loved and respected him greatly for this.
Memorial contributions may be made to dementia research in Lloyd's name.
The family would like to express their thanks and appreciation to the staff of Conestoga View Nursing Facility for their excellent care of Lloyd during his stay there.
(Lancaster New Era - Feb 5, 2014)
Contributor: Anonymous (50463965)
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