Lucille M. "Nan" Behney

Lucille M. "Nan" Behney, age 99, passed away on January 30, 2026, in Lebanon, PA. Lucille was born on November 26, 1926 in Lebanon, PA, to Robert and Nettie Lineaweaver. Lucille enjoyed a long career in the garment industry as a seamstress. Lucille married Chester A. Behney, Sr. in 1946, and they remained a loving couple until Chester's death on January 30, 1987. Her surviving family is blessed to know that Lucille has joined Chester in Heaven 39 years later to the day. Lucille was a faithful member of the former Avon United Methodist Church. She had a passion for traveling. Along with her husband, she visited most of the United States including Hawaii. She also traveled to Canada and throughout Europe, with Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy being favorite places. Lucille also had a great fondness for the beach. In her later years, as her vision failed, family members would call her when they traveled to the beach. Lucille was delighted just to hear the ocean. She enjoyed crocheting and making doll clothes for her granddaughters. Her children fondly remember Lucille and Chester playing pinochle most Saturday nights with other couples. Lucille is survived by children Chester A. (Tina) Behney, Jr. and Priscilla Rutter; grandchildren Rebecca (Darren) Fields, Megan (Scott) Marshall, Danielle (John) Fritz, Matthew (Elizabeth) Behney, and Stephanie (Jason) Weaver; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Lucille was preceded in death by a daughter, Constance Henry; a grandson, Thomas Staff; and her siblings: sister Dorothy Starner, and brothers Nathan, Harold, David, Mahlon, Wilson, and James Lineaweaver. Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions can be made in Lucille's name to the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind.