John “Jack” Michael Sterner

John "Jack" Michael Sterner, born on July 3, 1935 in Hanover, PA. Son of the late John and Helen Sterner, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2019, surrounded by his children after fighting a fierce battle with cancer. He was an electrician by trade, but he found his true calling in farming.

He is survived by his significant other, Bertha Lewis; his three children, Joanne Mayne and husband Eddie of Westminster, MD, John B. Sterner and wife Michelle of Biglerville, PA, and Tina Nichols and husband Jesse of Gettysburg, PA; 14 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, J. Philip Sterner of FL and Jim Sterner of CO; and one sister, Barbara Roth of Hanover, PA.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor "Dolly" Sterner; daughter-in-law, Kristy Sterner; and 2 sisters, Rosalie Reed of WI and Joan Forman of Hanover, PA.

Family and friends are invited to the memorial service which will be held at 11:30 am Friday, April 12 ^th at St. Mark's United Church of Christ, 1616 Cape Horn Road, Hampstead, MD 21074.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in Jack's memory.