On December 25, 2016 Vincent L. Landis, 89, of East Greenville, received the answer to his prayer to meet Jesus. He passed away early Christmas morning at Souderton Mennonite Home.

Born in Telford, he was the son of the late Reinhard A. and Ella N. (Landis) Landis. He was also the husband of Elizabeth “Betty” (Blank) Landis with whom he shared 68 years of marriage this past May.

Vincent was the owner and operator of Landis Poultry Farm in East Greenville for 32 years. In 1985 he started Landis Storage. He was a board member of Farm & Home Oil Company in Telford, the Montgomery County Farm Bureau in Souderton and the Producers Pride-Egg Producer Association.

He was a faithful member of Bally Mennonite Church where he was an elder, superintendent and Sunday school teacher.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, James Landis and wife, Nina of East Greenville, Kenneth Landis and wife, Carol of Barto, Dennis Landis and wife, Angel of Romulus, NY, Gerald Landis and wife, Patti of Telford and Brian Landis and wife, Susan of East Greenville; 19 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Abram Landis and wife, Lorraine of Doylestown.

In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his siblings, Curtis Landis and Hannah Freed and a grandson, Chad Landis.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Bally Mennonite Church, 1481 Rt. 100, Barto, PA 19504. Burial follows in Hereford Mennonite Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to a viewing on Thursday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., December 29, 2016 at Souderton Mennonite Home, 207 W. Summit Street, Souderton, PA 18964 and from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Mann-Slonaker Funeral Home, 222 Washington Street, East Greenville, PA 18041. Offer sympathy to the family on our website at www.mannslonakerfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Souderton Mennonite Home Agape Fund, at the address above.

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