Christopher E. McGee, 80, of Mountville, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital, under the care of Hospice and Community Care. He was the husband of the late Nancy E. Hogan McGee who passed away on February 12, 2008. Chris was born in Shamokin and raised in Mount Carmel, son of the late Christopher C. and Katherine Kakiel McGee.
Chris studied Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland on an academic scholarship. He worked in Loss Prevention and Engineering departments in the insurance industry for Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters, Continental Insurance Company, Alexander and Alexander, Inc., and he was the former president of Mutual Inspection Bureau in Harrisburg. He was an Emeritus member of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Chris was a certified building code inspector and worked as a project manager for two Lancaster-based development companies prior to retirement.
He was a fan of Philadelphia sports teams. He loved the Eagles, Phillies, and Union. He also enjoyed sailboat racing, wood carving, riddles, solving puzzles and intricate physics problems.
Chris was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church and their choir, where he sang for many years; the Knights of Columbus, Council #2290; and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
He is survived by three daughters: Mary Munster (Jeff); Jennifer Miller (Mark) and Liz McGee-Fredericks (Drew). Six grandchildren: Erin, Ann, and Nathan Patterson; Bryana Miller; Kelsey Munster; and Aidan Fredericks. Two great-grandsons: Kayden Kramer and Sidney Brooks. Siblings: Eugene C. McGee (Eileen) and Kay Ann Wanzi (Bruce). Cousin: Tony Kakiel (Cheryl).
Chris also wished to acknowledge his very special friend Nancy (Snyder) Sadowski and her daughter and son-in-law: Christy and Eric Laub.
A Private Burial will be held for the family in Mountville Cemetery. Memorial contributions to honor Chris may be made to: Lancaster Public Library, 151 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA 17603 or through their website. Please specify that the donation is for the Mountville Branch. Arrangements by the Workman Funeral Homes, Inc., Mountville/Columbia. To send an online condolence, visit the condolence page.