October 21, 2024

Helen and Bill you probably so not remrmber me from school a few years behind you but my daughter had Miss Fehl as her 4 th grade teacher . I posted this on FB in tribute to the best teacher ever for a kid to have. 
Last week a great Lancaster County teacher passed away Joan Fehl . She was at Hambright Elementary for years until her retirement. She was my daughters 4 th grade teacher , my daughter loved her and think all the kids that ever had her ,  did also.  I never heard a negative word about her. She was a teacher who not only had respect from her students , but she respected every student. I’ll never forget some boys were acting (up as 4 th graders are apt to do , pushing shoving ect ) she told them to stop it , as one could get hurt . Well one boy apparently did not get the message , she went over took his arm and said Mr ….( name not  needed ) maybe you had trouble hearing me , and repeated her words. She had disciplined him but never talked down to him. She always called them Mr when they were disciplined , and Miss for  the gals and never berated them. My dtr was into theater from a very young age , and Miss Fehl if able would attend it , and always a very nice note . I’m sure she did this with others in their endeavors. also. She was a perfect teacher for all the kids . I’d see her varied places over the years and she never failed to ask about my dtr and what she was doing , and also would tell me about others in the class , and what they were doing ect. She was just a wonderful teacher  for those  kids to have. Thanks Miss Fehl for being a most positive influence on my dtr. So glad she had her for a teacher .. she was an ideal one. May you RIP  Condolences Gail Shiffler Smith and Jennifer Smith 
 

October 17, 2024

Miss Fehl was my 4th grade teacher at the (old) Hambright Elementary School on Temple Ave.   What fond memories.   She was a wonderful teacher.    Her classroom when I had her, was in the new addition later named Fehl Hall.   Patty (Miller) Glasser   Penn Manor Class of ’77