Obituaries
Dr. Robert V. Iosue
Nov 25, 2024
Dr. Robert V. Iosue
Former President
York College of Pennsylvania
Dr. Robert V. Iosue passed away November 25th, 2024 in Lititz, Pennsylvania at 91 years of age. He grew up in Everett, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, the fourth of Fred and Quintina’s four sons. Bob was married to Christina Jane (Kimball) Iosue for 66 years, and was the father of Rob, married...
Anna Mae Enck
Apr 14, 2025
Anna Mae Enck, 75, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 14, 2025. Born into a farming family from Lebanon, she was crowned Lancaster County Dairy Princess 1967. Anna Mae was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Mae K. Mase Donough. She was the loving wife of her soulmate, the late Jeffrey J. “Jeff”...
David D. Faus
Apr 14, 2025
David D. Faus, 75, of Landisville, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, died peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2025 at his home. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Jay L. Sr. and Verna Ginder Faus. Dave was the loving husband of Kathleen “Kathy” Smith Faus and they would have observed their 53rd wedding anniversary...
Richard I. Pickel
Apr 11, 2025
Richard I. Pickel, 76, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness of several months. Born in Landisville, he was the son of the late J.A. Laverne and Sarah (Carl) Pickel. He was raised by his mother and beloved late stepfather Parke B. Pickel. A graduate of Manheim Central High School (1966),...
Alan R. Brown
Apr 10, 2025
Alan R. Brown, 90, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of Mary E. (Rice, Houck) Brown of Manheim. Born in Fulton Twp., Lancaster County, he was the son of the late William H. Brown, Sr. and the late Myrtle M. (McCrabb) Brown.
Alan...
Doris Amelia Witwer
Apr 9, 2025
Doris Amelia Witwer, 96, formerly of Pine Hill, Warwick Township, and most recently of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Viva Senior Living, Harrisburg. Born on February 20, 1929, in Millway, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Walter and Irene Alverta (Adams) Leeking. She was the middle of three daughters, her older...
Donald S. Groff
Apr 6, 2025
Donald S. Groff, 91, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Pequea, he was the son of the late Ira and Lillian Stauffer Groff. He was the loving husband of the late Marian Sangrey Groff who died in March of 2024 following 70 years of marriage. Donald worked as a...
Virginia P. Brubaker
Apr 4, 2025
Virginia Penn Martin Brubaker, 91, formerly of Manheim went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Menges Mills, York County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Henry Martin Sr and Florence Elizabeth Hershey Martin. For nearly 70 years, she was the loving...
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr.
Mar 31, 2025
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr, 59 of Mount Joy, passed away on March 31, 2025. He was the husband of Michelle (Strausbaugh) Jacobs. He was the son of Kenneth Jacobs Sr. of Middletown and the late Shirley J. (Maher) Jacobs. Ken was a delivery driver for Bergey's Truck Center, Wrightsville. He attended LCBC-Manheim. He enjoyed throwing darts, shooting pool, fishing, and...
Elizabeth M. Pringle
Mar 29, 2025
Elizabeth M. Pringle, 94, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Evergreen Estates, Lancaster. She was the devoted wife of Chester O. Pringle, who preceded her in death in 1987.
Our mother was a kind, caring and giving person who always put the needs of her family before her own. Being born during...
John James Cantwell Sr.
Mar 24, 2025
John James Cantwell, Sr., 78, of Mount Joy, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2025, at home after a long, courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He is the loving husband of Susan Cantwell. John and Susan celebrated 54 years of marriage in August 2024.
John was born on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1946, to Edward T. and Anne...
Susan Robinson
Mar 22, 2025
Susan Robinson, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Born in Philadelphia in 1944, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jessie Haigh Foyle. She was the loving wife of the late Harold Robinson. They were married on April 20, 1968 and remained happily married for 48 years, until his passing. Susan was a member...
Barry J. Bender
Mar 20, 2025
Barry J. Bender, 73, of Manheim passed away at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025 following a 19-year courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John S. Jr. and Mary Belle Wachstetter Bender. He was the husband of Beverly J. “Bev” Thompson Bender for almost 50 years (November). Due to his illness, he...
Elva H. Miller
Mar 18, 2025
Elva H. Miller, 99, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lizzie Lutz Longenecker. She was the loving wife of the late Ernest H. Miller who died in 2014. In her earlier years, Elva was...
Edward L. "Ed" Shoop
Mar 15, 2025
Edward L. “Ed” Shoop, 79, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Bainbridge, he was the son of the late Russell and Ethel (Gingrich) Shoop. Ed was a truckdriver for Earl R. Martin Trucking Inc., New Holland and in his earlier years, he was a dairy farmer in Bainbridge for over 20...
Joanne S. Brandt
Mar 14, 2025
Joanne S. Brandt, 93, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 14, 2025. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Richards Shaub. She was the loving wife of Mervin B. Brandt Sr. and they would have observed their 77th wedding anniversary this May.
Surviving in addition to her husband is a son,...
Margot Ream
Mar 13, 2025
Margot Ream, 86, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully, Thursday March 13, 2025 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was the widow of the late Floyd L. Ream, Jr. who died in 1987, and mother to the late Roberta Ann Ream who died in 2018, and sister to her late brother Bernhard Ebenau. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany she was the daughter of Karl...
Wilbur E. Witman Jr.
Mar 13, 2025
Wilbur E. Witman Jr., 83 of Manheim, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Born in Rheems, he was the son of the late Wilbur E. Sr. and S. Ruth Reichenbach Witman. Wilbur was the loving husband of Debra L. Herr Witman, and they observed their 33rd Wedding Anniversary in February of this year. He was a 1958...
Harold S. Brubaker
Mar 12, 2025
Harold Stauffer Brubaker, 91, formerly of Manheim passed away on Wednesday,
March 12, 2025 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Levi Noll and Anna Stauffer Brubaker. He was the loving husband of Virginia P. Martin Brubaker and they would have observed their 70th wedding anniversary this September.
Harold...
Patsy S. Miller
Mar 12, 2025
Can one easily cook and serve a gourmet meal of love and laughter for a multitude of people? Patsy Miller was a special person who did just this. Several of her favorite recipes were fried practical jokes, baked wonderful picnic gatherings, pickled fun game nights, and much more. She served all of these fine recipes with a smile for her...
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