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Dr. Carl N. Shull

1927 - 2023

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9:00 am - 10:00 am

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren

777 South Mount Joy Street

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Celebration of Life

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren

777 South Mount Joy Street

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Heidi Limbert posted a condolence

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Dear Mrs. Shull, Susan, Jim, Nancy and families, Our condolences to you all! Although my memories of living on Mt. Joy St. are few, I do remember more than a few enjoyable gatherings together with our families. What a good time we had! I was pleasantly surprised several years ago when after a concert in Lititz Springs Park I heard my name called and there were Dr. & Mrs. Shull. How nice it was to be remembered, and have a little visit ! My mother also sends her sincere condolences, she recognized the picture in the paper right away and cut it out for all of us to read. Heidi Wolfgang Limbert and B.J. Wolfgang

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Susan Schoenberger Posted Jun 11, 2023 at 6:11 AM

Thanks, Heidi. I remember hanging out at your house and our families getting together. We always did had a good time! My parents would mention yours often so I know they had fond memories also.

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Sheldon Bair posted a condolence

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Thank you for sharing the service with us via YouTube. Carl, Dr. Shull, was an important part of my life: First as a a professor of music history, then as a travel/tour leader for our trip to his beloved Vienna in 1975, and finally as my cheerleader as I created and established a professional musical life of my own. I owe much of my musical life to Carl, and to Otis Kitchen, for seeing a talent in me and allowing me to start studying music education at Etown in 1972. My love of music history comes from Carl, and we enjoyed many fine discussions over the years. The last time I saw Carl and Dot was when they invited me for dinner at the Masonic home a few July's ago during Etown Music Camp. It was a great joy to spend time with Carl and Dot, who he was obviously devoted to. Carl will be missed, but his memory will live on in those he touched. Sheldon Bair, Etown Class of 1976

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Susan Schoenberger Posted Jun 10, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Thank you for letting us know you watched the service. I’m glad you were able to spend time with the two of them in the past. He has mentioned your name many times throughout the years.

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John Byerly uploaded photo(s)

Friday, June 9, 2023

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I was sad to learn of Dr. Shull's passing. As one of his former students who graduated in 1974 (see photo), his steady leadership and impeccable standards stuck with me throughout my career and life, as did his good friend, the late Otis Kitchen. (See 2006 photo). It was an honor to be able to stay in periodic contact with Dr. Shull over the years and even play a few trumpet and organ selections at various churches with him. He was a master of his craft. God be with and comfort his family .

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Susan Schoenberger Posted Jun 9, 2023 at 9:24 PM

Thanks, John. Thank you for staying in contact with him. He really did appreciate keeping in contact with his former students.

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Judy Schrack posted a symbolic gesture

Monday, May 29, 2023

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Dr Shull was my organ teacher at Elizabethtown College. I loved him as a teacher and he inspired in me a love of the organ, and I am still playing today. We met Carl and Dot on a cruise years later and had a wonderful time with them. My sympathy to his family. Judy Nesbit Schrack

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 29, 2023 at 9:29 PM

Thank you for your kind comments, Judy. I remember my parents talking about meeting you on that cruise. Glad to hear you are still playing!

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Suzanne Schaude posted a condolence

Sunday, May 28, 2023

My best memories of Carl were when I sang under him as he directed the Lancaster Church of the Brethren Senior Choir. He had a way of getting the members of the choir to do their best. His long life made an impact on many people. Blessings to the whole family as you remember Carl.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 28, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Thanks for sharing your memory, Suzanne. He really enjoyed his time at the Lancaster COB.

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Dr. Donald Robinson posted a condolence

Friday, May 26, 2023

We were very good friends of Carl & Dot. Eleanor & Dot were roommates at Bridgewater College. Since we all liked Chinese food we would frequently get together at Dragon Buffet & Sushi Bar in Lancaster. Some of our best memories were the 10 days we spent together in Morocco. What a great and talented man he was. We will truly miss him. Love to Dot & the family. Dr. Donald & Eleanor Robinson.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 26, 2023 at 2:10 PM

Thanks for sharing your memories, Don. Dad did like the Dragon Buffet. We went there many times with him also.

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Jörg and Regina Machek uploaded photo(s)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

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We have very good memories. We met Carl on a number of occasions over the years. Regina as a schoolgirl in Vienna and as a family we met in Pennsylvania and also once in Germany. He was such a friendly person and it was easy to talk to him on any subject. His interest in everything was amazing. Our love is with his family. In particular Susan and Nancy and Jim, because the loss of a parent leaves always a wound in your heart, irrespective of the age. Our thoughts are with Dot, may she find comfort in her faith. Rest in peace, Carl, after an eventful and fulfilled life.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 24, 2023 at 7:08 PM

Thank you both for sharing your memories. He always looked forward to your yearly Christmas letters and he was pleased that we have kept in touch and visited each others homes multiple times over the last 53 years.

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Joan Norris posted a condolence

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Sending sincere sympathy to all the family. I remember with gratitude the work he did on Early American hymns for the Hymnal Companion to Hymnal, A Worship Book. Joan Fyock Norris

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 24, 2023 at 7:09 PM

Thank you, Joan.

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Marcia Shaffer Myer posted a condolence

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Many good memories of Dr. Shull. His office was inside the front door of Rider Hall. Dr. Shull had a manual typewriter. He was the fastest two finger typist that I ever saw! My sympathy to the family.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 24, 2023 at 11:00 PM

Thanks you, Marcia.

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Karl E. Moyer posted a condolence

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Praise and thanks to God for the life and service of Dr. Shull. He has serve his Lord well.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 21, 2023 at 8:04 PM

Thank you, Karl.

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Stephanie Mackey posted a condolence

Sunday, May 21, 2023

I was sorry to read about the loss of Carl. I always thoroughly enjoyed caring for him-he was always so pleasant and appreciative. It was my privilege. Blessings to Mrs Shull and family as you grieve this profound loss. Stephanie Mackey MD

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 21, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Thank you, Dr. Mackey.

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Alisa Bair uploaded photo(s)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

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Dear Cousins Dot, Susan, Jim, Nancy and all the extended family, What a stunner just now to read this incredible obituary of this incredible man. My connections with him span so many areas—family ties, church music, choir. He was such a beacon of musical excellence, someone I was proud to be related to and to work under. What a beautiful life he led, and what a powerful presence he was throughout my formative years and beyond. When the Lancaster Church of the Brethren commissioned me to honor choir member Ken Dotterer with a choral anthem, I was shaking in my boots a little to make sure the piece passed muster under the choir's director, the venerable Dr. Shull. When he gave it a look-over and nodded saying, "Nice piece," I breathed a huge sigh of relief! Here's a photo of my daughter and me with Ken the day the choir premiered it, just three weeks before Ken died. While your husband/dad is not in the photo, he was very much in "the picture" that day. So much love to your family. I know you will miss him terribly. —Alisa (Huffman) Bair PS: Grove City Choir made the most beautiful recording of that song. In case you'd like to listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=175_LLthPyg

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Thanks, Alisa, for sharing one of your memories. We really appreciate it!

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CHARLIE lit a candle

Sunday, May 21, 2023

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CARL AND I WERE BUDDIES SINCE I MET HIM YEARS AGO AT THE VILLAGE. HE WAS THE NICEST MAN I EVER KNEW ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE YOU AND JUST AN GREAT PERSON. GOD BLESS SUE AND ALL OF YOUR FAMILY. CHARLIE HOBDAY.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 21, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Thanks, Charlie. I’m glad you were able to get to know him. He spoke of you fondly also.

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Eleanor Reeder posted a condolence

Saturday, May 20, 2023

I wish to express my deepest sympathy to the families of Carl. I met him several times and I really enjoyed talking with him and he was a very talented man. May Carl rest in peace and I hope you find solace in God.

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Susan Schoenberger Posted May 21, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Thanks, Eleanor.

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Friday, May 19, 2023

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