Verna J. (Seibel) Lutz, 85, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away Sunday morning, August 17, 2025, at Mercy House in Chambersburg, PA.
Born August 17, 1940, in Braddock, PA, Verna was the daughter of the late Elbert K. and Verna E. (Seese) Seibel. She spent much of childhood in North Braddock. At age 13, she moved with her family to Harrison City, PA, where she graduated from Penn-Trafford High School with the Class of 1958.
Verna met her future husband, the late Roy N. Lutz, Jr., while in school. They were married on July 15, 1960, in Harrison City. They lived in Garland, TX, and Franklin, PA, before moving to Waynesboro in 1973 and spending the remainder of their lives there. Roy died on October 22, 2012.
Verna worked for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waynesboro as a financial secretary and as a teller at Citizen’s National Bank, also in Waynesboro. She also worked at the town Dairy Queen and was last employed at Travelport in Greencastle, PA, as a fuel desk clerk. She was a longtime member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waynesboro where, in addition to being financial secretary, she attended Bible studies, helped with summer Bible school and volunteered as a communion assistant.
Verna enjoyed aerobics, traveling to Arizona, and watching game shows. She loved all animals, especially dogs, birds, and elephants, and she kept the neighborhood squirrels well fed with pre- shelled peanuts. Most of all, she loved her family. She loved visiting and talking with her sisters, and she cherished her grandchildren (and her grand-dogs). A great-grandson joined the family last fall and was a constant source of joy.
She is survived by daughter Lara L. Lutz and her husband John Scott of Waynesboro; son Brian K. Lutz and his wife Holly Lutz of Mont Alto, PA; grandchildren Stelle Lutz Scott, Gretchen Lutz, Allyson Lutz-Witmer and Annabelle Lutz; great-grandson Theo Witmer; sisters Beverly (Seibel) Gobble and Louise (Seibel) Henry, both of Greensburg, PA; and nine nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister, Karen (Seibel) McGuiggan.
The family will host visitation for friends from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., in Waynesboro. A private service for immediate family members will follow, with Pastor Drahus Oslik of the Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. She will be buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, near Quincy, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mercy House of Chambersburg, 730 Norland Ave., Chambersburg, PA 17201.
