Andrew T. Scheid - "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.  The Scheid Family has been in the Lancaster County Business community since 1845, when 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.  In 1992, Andy 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. 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 Conestoga Country Club Wildwood Golf and Country Club - The Salt Marsh Club Millersville Lions Club Columbia Moose Columbia Elks Knights of Columbus 867 Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus-Santa Maria Assembly 0915 Sons of the American Legion Lancaster Liederkranz Teutonia Maennerchor, Pittsburgh German-American Heritage Foundation German-American National Congress (DANK) German-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. - Philadelphia Red Rose Antique Car Club of Lancaster County Mercedes-Benz Club of America Lancaster County Historical Society He 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, and the German National Funeral Directors Association. 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.  He is active in the German Funeral Industry and is affiliated with Bestattungshaus Heidelberg / Kurz-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.   His hobbies include golf, hunting, fishing, traveling, gardening, working on family history and spending time at his vacation home in Cape May County, New Jersey and Baden, Germany.  Andy serves on the Board of the Woodward Hill Cemetery, Lancaster where his maternal family is buried. He 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 as well as private schools, religious and civic clubs/groups. Andy resides in Lancaster.   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.

Testimonial note sent to Andy: Our father/husband was born in Germany. Andy added all the special touches that created an authentic and heartwarming ceremony and atmosphere. Andy’s knowledge of all the traditions, his fluency in German and his gentle nature, made everything some much easier at such a difficult time. Our father/husband was proud of his heritage and he would have been pleased and happy with all that Andy did. Starting with the German flowers and ribbons, the German music and ending with his generous offer to take our father/husband’s cremains home to Germany, made his “final journey” complete and unforgettable. There is no one better than Andy!                                                                                             The Family of Henry Heuther  Andy Scheid hat sich um all Details fuer die Bestattung meines lieben Manns/unseres Vaters gekuemmert. Es war eine traditionreiche, elegante deutsche Trauerfeier. Wir sind ihm ewig dankbar fuer seine Muehe, Hilfe und Unterstuetzung waehrend dieser Schweren, traurigen Zeit.                                                                                                   Familie von Henry Heuther The following Testimonial note was Published in Lancaster Sunday News (Editorial page) on February 1, 2009: We publicly thank the Andrew Scheid Funeral Home for the magnificent services provided us during the loss of our husband and father. Thank you for your comforting and caring way, your attention to detail, your extreme kindness, and cut-above service. We will sing your praises for many years.                                                                              Tom Jordan Family

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ANDREW T. SCHEID FUNERAL HOME
320 Blue Rock Road
Millersville, PA 17551
717-872-2266


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