A time of prayer and remembrance will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. (618 E. Main St., Annville) in honor of Myron A. McCurdy.
Myron, 60, was the husband of Janice N. (Shope) McCurdy, with whom he celebrated 31 years of marriage.
Myron was born in Schenectady, NY, on Dec. 6, 1963, to the late Wayne Wallace McCurdy Jr. and Ethel Louise (Brigham) McCurdy.
He was a U.S. Army National Guardsman, having served from 1983-1989. He was a relief houseparent at Milton Hershey School from 1986-2003. He graduated from Messiah College in December 1987 with a BA in behavioral sciences. He obtained his PA Department of Public Welfare certification in 1997 as a child welfare DPW/Direct Service Worker. In 2001, he obtained his PA Department of Public Welfare certification as a child welfare/DPW supervisor. In 2009, Myron obtained his MSLBE (Master’s Degree in Leadership and Business Ethics) from Duquesne University. He worked with York County Children and Youth Services from 1988-2003. During the years 2008-2016, he was the senior program advisor and long-standing consultant for The World’s Children Center and Academy in Atlanta, GA. Myron had been with Milton Hershey School from 2003-2023 as a home life administrator. More recently, he had worked as a unit supervisor for Dauphin County Children and Youth Services.
Myron was a member of New Life Church of Hershey and recently attended Encounter Church of Palmyra. He enjoyed baseball, listening to music, playing guitar, welding, volunteering, tinkering around the house, going to auctions and thrift stores, and always looking for a good deal.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are his children, Emily Sattora (Jeff), of Downingtown, David McCurdy (Maddie), of Rochester, NY, Elizabeth McCurdy (EmmaLeah Hardin), of Washington, D.C., Matthew McCurdy, of Cleona, Moises Payamps, of Hershey, and Terry Donaher (Sarah), of Hershey; four grandsons; siblings, Jan Mills (Barry), of Etters, PA, James McCurdy, Wayne McCurdy, Donald McCurdy, and Pamela Saylor; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ann McCurdy.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hershey Little League. To make a contribution, please visit https://www.hersheylittleleague.net/contact-us to contact Patrick Meister, HLL Treasurer and Fundraising Coordinator.
