Gwyndolene L. Stich

Gwyndolene L. “Gwyn” Stich, age 97, of Lancaster, died Friday, April 20,2018, at Orchard Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 19, 1920, in North Lancaster Township, the daughter of Parron Leslie and Peryl (Wayne) Deakins. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1937. On August 6, 1941, Gwyn married Ernest Stich at the Lancaster United Methodist Church. She worked at various locations as a bookkeeper, including Pure Oil Company, Grant Community Clinic and ended her working career at Loudspeaker Component Corporation. She was a life-long member of the Lancaster United Methodist Church and a member of the Ruth Circle. She was an active member of both the Order of Eastern Star and the Ladies Auxilliary. She enjoyed traveling the country with her husband after retirement.
Gwyn enjoyed all types of crafts. She would either be crocheting, oil painting, or doing ceramics. She enjoyed working with 4-H clubs helping many kids with ceramic projects. She even worked her crafting into a business of Gwyn’s Gifts. Her final eight years were spent at Morning Side Assisted Living Center in Lancaster. There she enjoyed helping other residents by reading to them or just someone to talk with. She enjoyed her bingo and playing cards.

She is survived by three children; Larry (Tina) Stich of Black River Falls, Mark (Marilyn) Stich of Lancaster and Diane (Larry) Alderson of Fennimore; eight grandchildren: Kim Romero, Erica (Dan) Hanstad, Sara (Gabriel) Thuku, Cory (Heather) Stich, Mindi (Tony) Munson, Nikki (Mike) Fulton, Will (Shannon) Alderson, Jim Alderson and Shelly (Aaron) Hackbarth; and fifteen great-grandchildren: Giovanni, Aubrey, Danica, Natalia, Jaxon, Alexis, Aiden, Mack, Mekhi, Teagan, Emma, Wyatt, Kenzy, Jayden and Harrison.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ernest Stich and her three sisters: Barbaragene, Genevieve and Jacquelyn.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lancaster United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Weaver officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster. Family and friends may call on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the church and on Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. until time of services. In lieu of plants and flowers, a Gwyn L. Stich Memorial Fund has been established. Martin Schwartz Funeral Home & Crematory in Lancaster is serving the family.