Jean E. Phillips

YORK – Jean Elizabeth (Gentzler) Chronister Phillips, 94, of York, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at Yorkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in York. She was the wife of the late Norman Chronister, Jr., and the late John Phillips.

Mrs. Phillips was born October 19, 1927, in York and was the daughter of the late Warren and Elizabeth Gentzler.

She graduated in1945 from William Penn High School in York. She was a receptionist for various Insurance Companies in York. She was a member of Messiah United Methodist Church in North York.

Mrs. Phillips is survived by her daughter, Sandra Ellis and her husband Robert of Biglerville, PA; her daughter-in-law, Joyce Chronister; two grandchildren, Andrea Eisenhour and her husband, Tony and Chad Ellis and his wife Tiffany; her great granddaughter, Sydney and her sisters, Joyce Stevens, and Joann Gentzler. She was preceded in death by her son, Todd Chronister; her granddaughter, Lindsay Chronister and her brother, Richard Gentzler.

Her funeral service will begin at 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Diehl Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 87 South Main Street, Mount Wolf. Viewing will be from 9:00 to 10:00 AM Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. Officiating at the service will be her pastor Reverend Randy Zeiler from Messiah United Methodist Church

Those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE, 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131.

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