Kenneth F. Manahan

Kenneth Franklin Manahan passed away on July 25, 2025 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA, at the age of 73. He was born on July 21, 1952 in Lancaster, PA, to the late Roy Manahan & Carrie Manahan Fratangeli.

He is survived by three younger brothers, Terry Manahan, Craig Manahan, and William Fratangeli; and multiple nieces and nephews and their children. He was preceded in death by three older sisters, Donna Culbertson, Shirley Gulick Yoder, and Victoria Grunden; a younger brother, Anthony Fratangeli; and his parents.

Kenny graduated from Elizabethtown Area High School in 1970. He was a player on the varsity football team as their center. He was a hard worker before and after graduation and held many jobs from working in the landscape department at the Masonic Village as a teenager, to construction work in Oklahoma, to a certified welder for Fruehauf and Burnam Boilers. Even after retiring, he worked at Nordstrom for a few years until he was no longer physically able to work. He was a faithful member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown for decades, and a loyal member of the Masonic Lodge for 15 years.

The thing that Kenny was most thankful for was when he became “clean and sober” “by the grace of the Living God and the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.” This is what he wanted people to focus on, as he lived his life “to carry the message of hope to others.”

A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 11AM at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 398 N Locust St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022. Interment will follow in Mount Tunnel Cemetery, Elizabethtown, PA. Family and friends are invited to view from 10AM until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, Kenny has requested that people donate to their favorite charity.