Good, Nolan K. (1933-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 Jul 6 p. 9

Birth date: 1933 Jun 2

text of obituary:

NOLAN K. GOOD

Nolan K. Good, 76, of Westover, Md., died June 2, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. He was born June 2, 1933, to Kenneth and Kathryn Brunk in Harrisonburg, Va.

A lover of life, music and people, he was a longtime member of Holly Grove Mennonite Church in Westover. Actively involved, he was an elder, congregational leader, song leader and music committee member. In the broader Mennonite church, he was a conference delegate, a member of the mission board and evangelism commission. He was also a member of Rotary International, Kiwanis, Gideons, Somerset County Department of Planning and Zoning, Salisbury Choral Society and various coffee clubs. He was also founder and charter member of Encore, a music department support group for Eastern Mennonite University.

He graduated from Eastern Mennonite School in Harrisonburg, Va., in 1952. His social nature led him early into his lifelong career in sales. He was involved in the electronics and appliance industry for 56 years, recently retiring from White Consolidated Industries, where he trained sales personnel at new stores.

He was known as an encourager and mediator, and one who had the gift of hospitality. The warmth of his personality and his acceptance of others will be a larger loss than all the official roles he played.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mildred Detwiler Good; two sons, Kenneth V. Good and his wife, Donna, and Nolan “Keith” Good and his wife, Karen, all of Westover; a daughter, Kendra G. Rittenhouse and her husband, Jim, of Green Lane, Pa.; a brother, Edwin Good of West Point, Va.; a sister, Betty Shenk of Sarasota, Fla.; his mother-in-law, Sara Detwiler; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.