John Charles Wylie, 88

March 01, 2025

John Charles Wylie, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the age of 88.

He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of the late Charles Bremner and Josephine V. Healy Wylie and grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business and was president of his senior class and was also a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

John served six months in the United States Army which included five and a half years in the Army Reserve.

After college, John joined the Armstong Cork Company in 1959 as a sales trainee in the building products division. For the next 37 years he held a broad range of sales and management assignments, culminating with executive positions as group Vice President of Operations and Quality Management.

Following retirement from Armstrong in 1995, he spent a year teaching in the Business School of Elizabethtown College and two years with the Jay Group.
John was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church for over 63 years where he served as president of the trustees and served as an elder on the session.

He served as President of the Lancaster Country Club and a member of their Board for ten years. John was a strong supporter of the Water Street Ministries, both as a tutor and a mentor.

For most of John’s life he was an active participant in sports, particularly golf and tennis. He was also an avid fan of the University of Michigan Wolverines athletic teams.

What he was most proud of was his family-his wife of sixty-four years, Mary Louise, his daughter, Linda W. McCarty wife of Don, his son, John Scott Wylie husband of Kerrin, his five grandchildren, Joshua, Christopher, Elizabeth, Andrea and Caroline, as well as his great grandchildren, Caden, Julia, Brooke, Avi and CJ. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Joan Smith.

A memorial service will be held at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 West Roseville Road, Lancaster, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 11:00 AM with Senior Allison Beaulieu officiating. Friends may visit with family from 10:00 AM until the time of service. Those desiring may send memorial contributions in John’s memory to Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 West Roseville Road, Lancaster, PA 17601-6412 or to Hospice & Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604-4125.

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