Donna M. Shermeyer, 92, of York died Monday, February 6, 2017 at York Hospital. She was the wife of the late Gerald C. “Jerry” Shermeyer.

Born March 11, 1924 in Harrisburg, she is the daughter of the late William Potteiger and Sidney B. Zimmerman Snook.

Donna is a 1942 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and a graduate of Thompson Business School. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church where she participated in many activities, especially Young at Heart and Missionary Studies. She was also a member of the former St. Luke United Methodist Church where she was the treasurer and also involved with numerous religious education activities.

Prior to Donna serving as treasurer for St. Luke United Methodist Church, she was a bookkeeper for both Washington National Insurance Company and Harper Myers.

She was also an assistant librarian and volunteer librarian and archivist for The Historical Society of York County. In 2014, she received the Volunteer of the Year award from the York County Heritage Trust for her long term extraordinary service in genealogical research and library services. Together with her husband, Donna also received the Dr. Henry James Young Award in 2013 from the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society.

Since 2010, Donna lived at Normandie Ridge where she was very active in all facets of the Community. Her activities included serving on the Association where she was a vice-president and assistant secretary and organizing speakers and entertainment for the Catered Dinners.

Donna enjoyed baking and creative cooking. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and nana.

She is survived by daughter, Pamela A. Woodward and her husband, Fred of Ellicott City, MD; a son, Mark D. Shermeyer and his wife, Lavonne of York; a granddaughter, Erika A. Woodward Gomez and her husband, Adolfo of New York City, NY; a sister, Lois Lam of Manchester; a brother, Wayne Snook of York; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Wilson E. “Dutch” Snook.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 10, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2121 Roosevelt Avenue, York, with her pastor, the Rev. Leonard “Skip” Nizinski, officiating. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery. A visitation will be held Friday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2121 Roosevelt Avenue, York, PA 17408 or to the York County History Center’s Library and Archives, 250 East Market Street, York, PA 17403.

Arrangements by the Etzweiler Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, 1111 East Market Street, York, PA 17403.