George N. Dotzel Jr.

YORK George N. Dotzel, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010. He was the husband of Norma Jean (Barnhart) Dotzel with whom he was married for 58 years. Born on October 8, 1923, in Wilkes Barre, he was the son of the late George Nicholas Dotzel and Angela Geffert Dotzel. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June, 1942 where he served as a Boatswain's Mate First Class in WWII operating a thirty-six foot landing craft. He participated in the invasions of North Africa, Italy, Sicily and Normandy. George graduated from Bloomsburg State Teacher's College in 1949 with a B.S. Degree in Business Education and from New York University in 1950 with a Master's Degree in Retail Selling. He was a high school business teacher spending three years at Kennard Dale and 30 years at William Penn. He also provided bookkeeping and tax preparation services, and was a house painter during the summers. He was a member of St. Patrick Church, the West York VFW, the Dallastown American Legion and the Victory Athletic Association. George is survived by his wife, and their six children, George N. Dotzel III and his wife, Cynthia, Linda Sprenkle, John M. Dotzel and his wife, Kathy, Anne M. Behrens and her husband, Bruce, Jane L. Barton and her husband, Douglas, and Mary E. Andrews and her husband, David. He had 16 grandchildren Elizabeth, Jennifer and Sarah Dotzel, Laura Zachariah, Donald, Katie and Jessica Sprenkle, Kelly Ominski, Chad Dotzel, Lucas and Jason Behrens, Douglas, Derek and Drew Barton, Melissa Gillis and Matthew Andrews; six great-grandchildren, Hailey, Ean, Tripp, Madeline, Mykenzee and Donaghan. In addition, he is survived by four brothers, Fred Dotzel and his wife Jean, Joseph Dotzel, Norbert Dotzel and his wife Miriam, all from Wilkes Barre and Karl Dotzel and his wife Terry from New Jersey; and sister-in-law, Margaret Dotzel. He was preceded in death by brother, Philip Dotzel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Patrick Church, 231 S. Beaver St., York, with the Rev. Samuel E. Houser officiating. Burial will be in Holy Saviour Cemetery with Military Honors provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard. A visitation period will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick Church 231 S. Beaver St. York, PA 17401. John W. Keffer Funeral Homes and Crematory, Inc., 902 Mt. Rose Avenue, York, is in charge of arrangements. KefferFH.com