John J. Schuck, Jr., 95 of Hanover, passed peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover, PA.  He was the loving husband, for 72 years, of P. Esther (Freed) Schuck who passed away on October 2, 2020.

Born July 3, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late John J., Sr. and Aura (Dewees) Schuck.

John was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church (Broadway) Hanover. He was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps and received the Good Conduct and WWII Victory Medals.  He was employed with the government, in both the Navy and Air Force, as an Aeronautical Test Technician, for 37 years retiring in 1989.  Mr. Schuck was very active in the Boy Scouts of America for many years.  He also enjoyed woodworking, camping, canoeing and was an avid reader.  John was also a past president of the local NARF.

Mr. Schuck is survived by two children; Richard J. Schuck and his wife Faye of Hanover and Debra C. Shadle and her husband David of East Berlin, PA; two grandchildren, Julie A. Bula and her husband Andrej of Thornton, PA and Brian P. Schuck and his wife Julie of Hanover, PA; and five great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Schuck.

A graveside service will be held privately at Marburg Memorial Gardens, Hanover.

Contributions in memory of John Schuck may be made to the Benevolent Fund of Homewood at Plum Creek, 425 Westminster Ave., Hanover, PA 17331.

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