Rev. Morgan R. W. Andreas

Rev. Morgan R.W. Andreas SPRING GROVE Rev. Morgan R. W. Andreas, Pastor Emeritus of Mt. Zion United Church of Christ in Spring Grove, 86, died at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at Rest Haven-York. He was the husband of Gladys A. (Murray) Andreas, who died August 1, 1997. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 1, 2004 at Mount Zion United Church of Christ, 12 N. Main St., Spring Grove with, the Rev. Lester D. Helmeczi and, the Rev. Richard W. Barley officiating. Burial will be in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County. Viewings will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Irwin Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 175 N. Main St., Spring Grove and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Rev. Andreas was born August 13, 1917 in Lehighton, Carbon County, Pa. He was the son of the late Walter Henry and Luella Matilda (Rehrig) Andreas. He graduated from Lehighton High School in 1935, from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster in 1939, and from Lancaster Theological Seminary in 1942. From 1942-1982 he served as pastor of congregations at Adamstown, Frederick County, Md., Allentown, Pa., Taneytown, Md., Martinsburg, WV and Spring Grove, Pa. During his 40 years of ministry he delivered 4,320 sermons in 106 different churches. He taught a primary course in Pennsylvania-German at both Spring Grove High School and York College in the Adult Education Curriculums. He also delivered occasional sermons in this regional dialect. Rev. Andreas leaves three children, Paul R. Andreas and his wife Joyce of North Wales, Pa., Cynthia E. Shearer and her husband Rodney of Spring Grove, and Jennifer F. Andreas of Newark, Del.; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Marian Diehl and her husband, Marvin of Lehighton; and nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, 12 N. Main St., Spring Grove, PA 17362. Memories may be shared at www.irwinfuneralhome.com.