John
John Jardine Gunn
John Jardine Gunn
John Jardine Gunn, age 97, of Woodcrest Villa died Sunday morning at the Mennonite Home after a brief illness. Born in Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada, he was the son of the late William MacKenzie Gunn and the late Amelia Jardine Gunn. He was a graduate of Williston Academy (now The Williston-Northampton School) in 1932, received his undergraduate degree in political science from the College of Wooster in Ohio, and later received his master’s degree in public administration from Boston University. Prior to completing his graduate studies, he served in the U.S. Army as a surgical technician in the North African and Italian campaigns of World War II and won several medals of distinction before being honorably discharged in 1945. In 1953, he moved from Massachusetts to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he was the Executive Director of the Tuberculosis Society (now the American Lung Association). He later held positions with the Welfare Council and United Way before becoming Administrator of the Mental Health / Mental Retardation Program for Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties in the Northeastern part of the state from which he retired in 1979. A resident of Clark’s Summit, PA, for 37 years, he was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Session. He was also active in the Abington Community Library Association. In 1987, he and his late wife, Jean, moved to the Lancaster area to be closer to family, and here he became active in the First Presbyterian Church serving as a member of the Session. He was also a member of and later elected as president of the Resident Council at Woodcrest Villa where he lived for 18 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-one years, Jean Walker Gunn, who passed away in September of 2009. He is survived by his daughter, Janice G. Lorch, wife of Robert K. Lorch of Chicago, Illinois; two grandchildren, Heather L. Lorch of New York City, and Jeffrey K. Lorch of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; and a niece, Cindy F. Walker, of Alton Bay, New Hampshire. Friends are respectfully invited to attend a memorial service to be held in Eagle Commons at Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA, on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 2:00 PM with Chaplain Miriam Cruz officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Benevolent Care Fund of the Mennonite Home Communities, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.
John Jardine Gunn, age 97, of Woodcrest Villa died Sunday morning at the Mennonite Home after a brief illness. Born in Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada, he was the son of the late William MacKenzie Gunn and the late Amelia Jardine Gunn. He was a graduate of Williston Academy (now The Williston-Northampton School) in 1932, received his undergraduate degree in political science from the College of Wooster in Ohio, and later received his master’s degree in public administration from Boston University. Prior to completing his graduate studies, he served in the U.S. Army as a surgical technician in the North African and Italian campaigns of World War II and won several medals of distinction before being honorably discharged in 1945. In 1953, he moved from Massachusetts to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where he was the Executive Director of the Tuberculosis Society (now the American Lung Association). He later held positions with the Welfare Council and United Way before becoming Administrator of the Mental Health / Mental Retardation Program for Lackawanna, Susquehanna, and Wayne counties in the Northeastern part of the state from which he retired in 1979. A resident of Clark’s Summit, PA, for 37 years, he was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Session. He was also active in the Abington Community Library Association. In 1987, he and his late wife, Jean, moved to the Lancaster area to be closer to family, and here he became active in the First Presbyterian Church serving as a member of the Session. He was also a member of and later elected as president of the Resident Council at Woodcrest Villa where he lived for 18 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of sixty-one years, Jean Walker Gunn, who passed away in September of 2009. He is survived by his daughter, Janice G. Lorch, wife of Robert K. Lorch of Chicago, Illinois; two grandchildren, Heather L. Lorch of New York City, and Jeffrey K. Lorch of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; and a niece, Cindy F. Walker, of Alton Bay, New Hampshire. Friends are respectfully invited to attend a memorial service to be held in Eagle Commons at Woodcrest Villa, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA, on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 2:00 PM with Chaplain Miriam Cruz officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Private interment will be held at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Benevolent Care Fund of the Mennonite Home Communities, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601.
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