Andrew T. Scheid, CFSP / Supervisor

121 South Prince Street
Lancaster, PA  17603

  "Andy" as many know him by, was born in Lancaster, and was raised most of his life in the Millersville area.  He is the son of Paul H. Scheid, Jr. of Millersville and the late Doris J. (Myers) Scheid who were both very instrumental in the establishment of the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home.  The Scheid Family has been in the Lancaster County Business community since 1845. Andy's paternal great-great grandfather Franz Mathias Scheid, a fruit peddler (now known as Scheid Produce, Inc.), immigrated to Lancaster city's Cabbage Hill neighborhood from Sandhausen bei Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.  His maternal great grandfather was Edward G. Myers, the founder of Myers Well Drilling, Salunga in 1884.

  At the young age of 6, Andy had a dream of becoming a Funeral Director.  In 1983, he began working at the former Richard M. Bair Funeral Home in Millersville.  Mr. Bair was also a first generation funeral director and had also worked for the late William S. Sullivan, Jr. at the former Sullivan Funeral Home, Lancaster. In 1992, Andy had lived and worked in Neumarkt / Opf., Bavaria, Germany, where he apprenticed as a German undertaker.  Andy attended Northampton Community College and continued his studies at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Inc. (PIMS) graduating with Honors in May of 1994.  Andy received the Memorial Award as he was chosen by his classmates as the graduate, who through qualities of leadership, professional conduct and good citizenship, which best typifies their ideals as a Funeral Director.  Following graduation he did a dual internship with the James J. Barry, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. and the Maurice L. Knee Funeral Home, Ltd., both in Pittsburgh.

Following the required internships, he moved back to the Lancaster area and opened the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home in August of 1995.  Andy is currently a member of the 

• Millersville Lions Club
• Moose Lodge No. 307, Columbia
• Elks Lodge No. 1074, Columbia
• Knights of Columbus Council 867
• Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus-Santa Maria Assembly 0915
• Sons of the American Legion-Post 34
• Lancaster Liederkranz
• Teutonia Maennerchor, Pittsburgh
• German-American National Congress (DANK)
• Lancaster County Historical Society
• Eighth Ward Club, Active Club and Riverside Camping Association
• Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce
• James Street Improvement District

  Andy is also a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, the Lancaster County Funeral Directors Association, the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association, the German National Funeral Directors Association and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice. He became a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner in August 2011.

  Andy also holds a Fraternal Benefit Societies Insurance License.

  He is involved with the religious and civic community locally.  Andy is also fluent in German and Spanish.  He is active in the German Funeral Industry and is affiliated with Bestattungshaus Heidelberg / Kurz-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.

  Andy has instructed elementary and secondary students about funeral service and is a strong advocate of Death Education.  Andy has done lectures in the Penn Manor School District,  Hempfield School District, Warwick School District, Lancaster-Lebanon IU 13 as well as private schools, religious and civic clubs/groups.

Andy also specializes in transporting urns containing cremains of German natives back to Germany. This service is available to families and funeral homes across the United States. Costs vary on final destination in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. This is a personal service offered and performed only by Andy.

Click here for an interesting Newspaper Article on Andy's service to his German clients.  It's an Acrobat pdf file, and may take several seconds to load, but worth the wait.

Thomas W. Ford, Supervisor

320 Blue Rock Road
Millersville, PA 17551

  "Tom” as he’s known, was born in Huntingdon, PA and was raised in the Three Springs/Orbisonia area (Huntingdon County), close to Raystown Lake.  His parents are Joel and Linda (Thomas) Ford, both of Three Springs. 
When Tom was about 8 years old, he knew he wanted to be a funeral director even though he didn’t have family in the business.   After graduating from Southern Huntingdon County High School in 1998, Tom attended Penn State University (Altoona, PA Campus).  While in Altoona, Tom worked at Mauk and Yates Funeral Home as a funeral assistant.  His employment at Mauk and Yates increased his passion and desire to become a funeral director.  After receiving the required credits from Penn State, he transferred to the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, Inc. (PIMS) where he graduated with Honors in 2001.  After graduation, he served his internship with the Martin R. Brown Funeral Home, Inc. in Orbisonia. In 2002, he became the Supervisor of the Robert I. McClain Funeral Home (a branch office of the Martin R. Brown Funeral Home, Inc.) in Cassville. 

In 2003, Tom married his college sweetheart, Amy E. (Lukens) Ford in Philipsburg, PA.  Following the birth of their daughter, Lillie Kathryn; Tom, Amy and Lillie moved to the York area where Tom worked at a funeral home.  In October of 2005, Tom became a licensed funeral director with the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home.  Andy and Tom’s personalities mirror one another and the two instantly formed a strong friendship. 

In 2007, Tom and his family bought a home in Millersville and in 2008, Tom and Amy were blessed with the birth of their second child, Alexander Vincent.  Tom and his family attend the Living Hope Community Church in Lancaster.  He is a member of the Charles M. Howell Lodge #496, F. & A. M., Millersville and the Lancaster Liederkranz. His hobbies include spending time with his family, fishing, listening to music, watching movies and playing with the family dog, a Neapolitan Mastiff, named Luciano.  Tom is involved in all aspects of funeral service with families at Scheid’s.  He has a strong passion for the funeral service and takes great pride in his work. 

Samantha M. Trymbiski, Funeral Director / Advance Pre-Need Planning Specialist

Samantha is married to her husband, Michael C. Trymbiski and they have three children Carly, Tabitha and Noah. Samantha was born and raised in Bristol, PA and is a 1989 graduate of Bishop Conwell High School in Levittown, PA. From there she went on to attended Bucks County Community College and then Temple University where she received a degree in Pre-Allied Health. Samantha was then accepted by the American Academy McAllister’s Institute of Mortuary Science in New York City where she graduated in 1995 with high honors and received a Diploma in Funeral Directing.  Samantha then went on to receive her funeral directing licenses in 1996. Over the years Samantha has worked in all aspects of funeral directing.  However, for the last twelve years, Samantha has been dedicated to the pre- planning side of Funeral Directing. She realized early on that by pre- planning funerals she could alleviate some of the family’s emotional and financial burdens that go along with making funeral arrangements at the time of a family’s loss.

Mario A. Billow, CFSP - licensed funeral director that assists the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home families with their Pre-need Funeral Planning and Financing as licensed Pennsylvania Insurance Agents.