Brenda Keener

Brenda E. Keener, 84, passed away on December 18, 2025 after a one week stay at Maple Farm, following a sudden and brief illness. Brenda was born in Lancaster, PA to her late parents, David M. and Florence E. (Shomo) Keener.

Brenda graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in mathematics. She spent her entire 30-year career as a middle school math teacher at Eastern York School District. During Brenda’s teaching years, she traveled extensively during summer breaks, visiting and hiking in Iceland, Norway, New Zealand, various European countries, and parts of the United States. She continued traveling in retirement, often taking advantage of the Road Scholar program.

Brenda was a lifelong learner and voracious reader, favoring historical fiction and magazines about nature, natural history, and discovery. When she wasn’t reading, she was often assembling jigsaw puzzles. Brenda also spent many hours outdoors, walking and hiking rail trails with her friends.

Brenda was a lifelong and faithful member of Wisdom and Grace UCC (formerly St. Peter’s UCC), where she was very active in the Women’s Fellowship.

In addition to her parents, Brenda was predeceased by her sister Sandra Townsend. She is survived by her sister Diane Keener of East Petersburg and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity that supports the natural environment or animals.

Relatives and friends are invited to a service to honor Brenda’s life on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA. 17543 at 11am with a viewing one hour prior to service from 10am to 11am.