Jacob F. Dell

Jacob F. “Jake” Dell, 82, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 4, 2026. He was born on May 19, 1943 to the late Jacob Shaffer and Marion Isabel (Stein) Dell.

Jake enjoyed hunting and gun collecting. In his spare time, he was with friends and family or enjoying he latest gadgets and playing with technology. More than anything he was a loving father, brother, and uncle.

He is survived by his children, Stephen Dell, MD and Stephani, MD; siblings, Donald Dell and wife Karen (Sisson), Ohio, Christine (Dell) Frenchek and husband Michael, Elizabethtown; nieces and nephews, Dawn Michelle Fein, Mark Dell, Scott Frenchek and wife Layla Olnick and Andrew Frenchek and wife Carrie Frenchek; great nephew, Levi Fein, son of Dawn.

A funeral service will be held on Friday May 8, 2026 at 1 pm at Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 25 W. Pine St., Palmyra, PA 17078. A time of viewing will be held from noon until the start of the service. Additional services will be published upon completion. 

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in his memory to Ducks Unlimited, www.give.ducks.org or to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center online at www.engage.pennstatehealth.org to support ICU care, research, and patient assistance programs.