7/7/2024
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11 am from the Landis Homes West Bethany Chapel, 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, PA.
After decades of caring for others, Daniel D. Wert, 85, of Landis Homes, Lititz, PA, passed away on July 7, 2024, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was the son of the late Daniel and Esther (Umberger) Wert.
After graduating from Lancaster Mennonite High School, he spent two years in Honduras as administrator in a TB hospital. Upon returning to the U.S., he enrolled in the Philadelphia School of Nursing for Men, followed by a year at Eastern Mennonite College to obtain his B.S. in nursing. He studied to become a nurse anesthetist and worked in that capacity for two years. Dan graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and did a three-year anesthesia residency at Hershey Medical Center. He served as chairman of Community Anesthesia Associates of Lancaster for 16 years.
After retiring, he made many medical trips around the world with several organizations. He also made solo trips to the mountainous areas of Honduras to provide relief to women suffering from painful varicose veins. He helped train many anesthesia residents in the capitol city of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Dan was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, where he sang in the choir. He was also very involved in the establishment of the Planned Parenthood Keystone Health Center in Lancaster.
Daniel was the husband of Miriam Shank Wert for 56 years. Also surviving are a son, Doug Wert of Milford, PA; a daughter, Cindy Williams of Lancaster; two sisters, Nancy Augsburger of Lititz, Lois, married to Thomas Chamness of Lititz; brother, James married to Kathy Martin Wert of Toronto, Canada; sister-in-law, Esther Glick Wert of Goshen, IN. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Wert.
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Dan’s name may be made to Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 or Planned Parenthood, 902 Manor St., Lancaster, PA 17603.