Regina Ann Lancaster
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Regina Ann Lancaster, of Warsaw, Ind.,
was ushered into the presence of her loving
Lord and Savior Jesus at 1:40 a.m. on
Sunday, June 30, 2019. She passed away at
Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake,
Ind., at the age of 83.
She was born on February 4, 1936, in
Piedmont, W.V., to Gerald Boynton
Derham and Mildred Augustine DeShong
Derham of Mill Run, near Westernport,
Md. On November 29, 1963, she was married
to John William Lancaster.
Regina grew up in Maryland and was a 1954 graduate of
Valley High School in Lonaconing, Md. In 1954, she attended
Catherman’s Business School in Cumberland, Md. She attained
a secretarial position in 1955 at Frostburg State Teachers
College (now Frostburg State University) in Frostburg, Md.
She worked at the school at different intervals during her
career and retired from Frostburg State University on January
1, 2003, as an executive administrative assistant. Regina was
actively involved in Christian ministry at a very young age. She
began playing the piano in church with one hand while taking
piano lessons.
Since 1970, she had lovingly and faithfully played a vital
role serving alongside her husband as a pastor’s wife at the following
Grace Brethren Churches: Mill Run, Md.; Accident,
Maryland; Ozark, Mich.; Jenners, Pa.; and Parkersburg, W.Va.
Regina served the churches by typing bulletins, playing the
piano and organ, organizing vocal and instrumental groups for
district competitions, coaching quiz teams, leading various
youth groups and teaching Sunday school. She and her husband
moved to Warsaw in 2008 and most recently attended
Grace Chapel at Grace Village Retirement Community in
Winona Lake. Regina was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother
and a friend to many. She would most want to be remembered
for her steadfast faith and love for her Lord, Jesus Christ.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 55
years, John William Lancaster of Warsaw; daughter, Cheryl
(Larry) Lawlor of Fishers, Ind.; and three sons, Kevin (Dena)
Lancaster of Warsaw, Keith (Amy) Lancaster of Peru, Ind., and
Jeffrey (Nicole) Lancaster of Warsaw. Also surviving are eight
grandchildren, Amanda and Lindsay Lawlor, and Kendra, Mya,
Liam, Dallas, Tommy, and Max Lancaster; two sisters, Faye
Long of Wellersburg, Pa., and Donna (John) Juday of Osceola,
Ind.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, G.
Kenneth Derham; and her sister, Retha Duckworth.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 5 from 3 to 7 p.m. at
Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Regina’s life will be celebrated with a funeral service that
will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 6 at the funeral
home and officiated by Pastor David Jodry.
Burial will follow with a graveside service at Oakwood
Cemetery of Warsaw.
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Memorials to Riley Hospital for Children at I.U. Health, 705
Riley Hospital Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202 and would be
appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s
website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
