GEORGIA MAURER PRENTICE (1948-2016)

Georgia Maurer was born in Philadelphia on April 12, 1948 to George and Eleanor Maurer. The family moved to Horsham when she and her sisters were in elementary school.

 She died on Feb 26, 2016 at the Bob Fryer Family Inpatient Center in Mt Joy, PA after a six-year illness.

In high school, she is remembered as ambitious, hard-working, and VERY organized. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Debate Club, and Student Council. Her committee activity included Spirit, Thanksgiving Dance, Yearbook, and Prom.

For three years she was a member of our girls’ basketball team spending two seasons on Varsity.

After high school, she attended Pierce Junior College in Philadelphia, where she earned an associate’s degree.

On December 14, 1968, Georgia married Michael N. Prentice. At the time of her death, they had been married for 47 years.

She was employed as an administrative assistant by Proctor and Gamble in Hatboro for nearly 15 years and by Weyerhaeuser in Ephrata for over 10 years.

Her hobbies included reading and solving crossword puzzles. She was a big fan of Indy car racing, traveling, and camping.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Paige, wife of Jeffrey Formicone of Reinholds, PA; her son, Eric husband of Andriana Prentice of Perkiomenville; two grandchildren and a sister, Shirley Miller of Perkasie.

She was predeceased by her parents, and her sister Eleanor Tuttle.

A memorial service was to be held at a later date. Arrangements were made by the William P Spence Funeral Services. In lieu of flowers, the family asked that memorial contributions in her memory be sent to Hospice and Community Care, in Lancaster PA 17604.