Obituaries
Susan Arlene "Suzie" Keener Shoemaker
Jan 25, 2025
Susan Arlene “Suzie” Keener Shoemaker, 78, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Lebanon Nursing Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruth (Blecher) Keener.
A 1964 graduate of Manheim Central High School. Suzie was an active and faithful member of Hope Episcopal Church, Manheim, where she served...
Beatrice B. Hess
Jan 23, 2025
Beatrice B. Hess, 99, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie Oechsle Bricker. She was the wife of the late Ray M. Hess who died in 2010. They celebrated 64 years of marriage.
Beatrice retired from the former RCA Corporation...
Patricia Ann Herr
Jan 19, 2025
Patricia Ann Herr, 82, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Helen Himmelsbach Smith. She was the loving wife of the late Raymon A. Herr who died in 2013. Patricia was a retired crossing guard for Manheim Central School District.
Surviving are...
Leon L. Deck
Jan 19, 2025
Leon L. Deck, 83, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Born in Tulpehocken, Berks County, he was the son of the late Lester and Margarete Dubble Deck. He was the loving husband of Reba B. Pierce Deck and they would have observed their 57th wedding anniversary this May. Leon retired from the former Wilbur...
Bethany L. Seacat
Jan 18, 2025
Bethany L. Seacat, 41, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Born in Manheim on August 3, 1983, she was the daughter of Terry L. and Lynne (Foreman) Tshudy of Lititz. In 2007, Bethany married the love of her life, Jordan A. Seacat.
She was the warehouse supervisor for EZ Bearing Company. Bethany was an...
Brandy L. Rhodes
Jan 17, 2025
Brandy L. Rhodes, 53, of Manheim passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Richard R. “Butch” and Donna L. Reppert Rhodes. Brandy worked as an HVAC Tech for J&J Heating and Cooling, Inc., Lancaster, Manheim Central School District, and most recently, Pennsylvania College...
Joseph G. Kontra
Jan 17, 2025
Joseph G. Kontra of Mount Joy died peacefully on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities in Manheim, PA. He was the loving husband of A. Theresa (Cabot) Kontra. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Kopen) Kontra. He proudly served his country in the USMC as a fighter plane mechanic during the...
Denise Ratliff
Jan 14, 2025
Denise Ratliff, 60, of Akron, passed away at home on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 of natural causes. Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late David C. and Joyce M. Shaub Derstler. Denise loved spending time at the family cabin, Stony Brooke Lodge and going to the beach. She also enjoyed arts and crafts and puzzles.
Surviving is a...
Robert T. "Bob" Whitcraft
Jan 12, 2025
Robert T. “Bob” Whitcraft, 95, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Brickerville, he was the son of the late John and Ida Todd Whitcraft. Bob was the loving husband of Betty I. Strauss Whitcraft and they would have observed their 77th wedding anniversary in February of this year....
Mehabub N. "Boo" Jiwa
Jan 10, 2025
Mehabub N. “Boo” Jiwa, of Manheim passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Uganda, he was the son of the late Modotali N. and Khatoon Virji Jiwa. He was the loving husband of Karen Hartranft Jiwa. Boo retired as a senior software engineer for RR Donnelley – DFS. He was a...
Kathleen S. "Kathi" Durborow
Jan 10, 2025
Kathleen S. “Kathi” Durborow, 69, of Harrisburg, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, January 10, 2025 at UPMC Harrisburg Hospital. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late James A. “Jim” and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Macumber Durborow. For many years Kathi worked as an Administrative Assistant in the Building Industry. She enjoyed crafts of all...
Russell W. Schmidt
Jan 9, 2025
Russell W. Schmidt, 62, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly on January 9, 2025 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He was the loving husband of late Elizabeth M. Schmidt who died in 2021. Born in Rockville Centre, NY he is the son of Virginia (Wiedman) Schmidt of Elizabethtown and the Late George W. Schmidt.
Russell was a baggage handler for United Airlines....
Madeline R. Tshudy
Jan 8, 2025
Madeline R. Tshudy, 93, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on January 8, 2025 at Providence Place Senior Living, Lancaster. She was the loving wife of Herbert R. Tshudy, and they would have been married 69 years in February. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Mildred (Reinert) Royer. Madeline was a homemaker most of her...
Elwood H. Gardner
Jan 7, 2025
Elwood H. “Woody” Gardner, 81, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Reading Hospital. Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late William and Hilda Pleasonton Gardner. He was the loving husband of Brenda Shenk Gardner of Lititz and his fist wife the late, Nancy Krauss Gardner. Woody was a master carpenter. He enjoyed being...
Rufus C. Good
Jan 7, 2025
Rufus C. Good, age 92, passed away Tuesday January 7th, 2025, at Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg. He was born March 5th, 1932, to the late Monroe and Mary (Crouse) Good.
Rufus married Janet Kreider on October 13, 1951, at Mechanic Grove Church of Brethren. Janet preceded Rufus in death.
For the first 10 years of their marriage, Rufus and Janet were farmers....
Sandra T. Rutter
Jan 7, 2025
Sandra T. Rutter, age 88, of Mount Joy, PA, passed away on January 7, 2025. She was born in Aliquippa, PA to the late Frank and Diana Thorpe (Diana...
Valerie Gale Clawson-MacLaren
Jan 6, 2025
Valerie Gale Clawson-MacLaren was called home to God and reunited with her beloved mother, JoAnne "Nannie" Clawson, on Monday, January 6, 2025. Born May 25, 1962 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of JoAnne Marylin Ober Clawson and Robert W. Clawson, Sr. Valerie’s fun personality brought many friends. Her love for music and dancing remained with her though her wonderful...
Earl Frable
Jan 6, 2025
Earl Frable, 92, of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2025 at the WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Alvin H. and Roma Weidman Frable. Earl was the loving husband of the late Jeanette S. Young Frable who died in March of 2020, following 70 years of marriage. For many years...
Mary I. Zimmerman
Jan 4, 2025
Mary I. Zimmerman, 91, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in North Annville Township, she was the daughter of the late Marlin M. and Carrie Sattazahn Fager. She was the wife of Lester R. Zimmerman and they would have observed their 73rd wedding anniversary this March. Mary volunteered for Meals on Wheels...
Robert E. "Bob" Tucci
Jan 3, 2025
Robert “Bob” Tucci, 76, of Newmanstown, and formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, January 3, 2025, while Bob’s favorite artist, John Prine played in the background. Founding Partner of Olde Hickory Refinishing and Founding Partner of Penn Cinema, Bob was born in Port Chester, NY on May 2, 1948 to Maxie and Albert...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor