


Mary Jane was preceded in death by six brothers. Sample husband of Cindy, of Chagrin Falls, OH, five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Surviving in addition to her husband, Fred, are two sons, Jeffrey L. Mary Jane had a love of plants, gardening, flowers and was known for her green thumb. She enjoyed reading, painting, decorating, watching the Philadelphia Eagles, bird feeding, watching and was particularly fond of owls. Mary Jane had a servant’s heart and was always ready to lend a hand when needed and continuously put others first. In the 1970’s she served as President for the Ladies Auxiliary of Lebanon Valley College. A devoted Christian, Mary Jane faithfully attended church at Sell Chapel, Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She graduated from East Donegal High School in 1947. A Homemaker, Mary Jane was known to be a “domestic dynamo”, always keeping the house nothing less than immaculate. “Fred” Sample, and they shared over 71 years of marriage together.

Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. Mary Jane Sample, 93, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital.
