James J. Sebest

James Jon Sebest, 51, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on January 17th, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Andrea (Stine) Sebest and father to Addison and Olivia Sebest.

Born in McKeesport, PA to Albert and Jane (Parke) Sebest, Jim attended Manheim Township High School, class of 1985 and University of Delaware where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. He owned and operated Sebest Construction from 1994 until his injury in 2010.

He is survived by his wife and children; sister, Jill (Sebest) Welch, her husband Doug Welch and their two sons, Jake and Luke; brother, Jeremy Sebest, his wife Caya (Consunji) Sebest and their two children, Gianna and Justin; father-in-law and mother-inlaw, Ken and Phyllis (Markey) Stine; brother-in-law, Keith Stine, his wife, Courtney (Knox) Stine and their two sons, Joshua and Elias. Jim is also survived by the many amazing friends and family who have walked this long journey with us. We are forever grateful for your company.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a celebration of Jim’s life to be held in the Sanctuary of the Lancaster Church of the Brethren at 1601 Sunset Avenue on Saturday, January 26th at 2pm. Friends may greet the family from 1pm until the time of the service. Please join us after the service for food and remembrance.

Contributions may be made in Jim’s memory to A Step Toward Hope through their website at www.asteptowardhope.org or checks can be mailed to 100 Mt. Holly Bypass, Lumberton, NJ 08048.