Obituaries
Paul Saylor Groff
Apr 7, 2017
Paul Saylor Groff,81, of Manheim passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 7, 2017. Born in Manheim he was the son of the late Elmer and Alverta Saylor Groff. Paul worked as a custodian for the Lititz Church of the Brethren for 23 years before retiring at the age of 65. He also worked at Bond Foundry and...
Frances "Nanny" Heisey
Apr 6, 2017
Frances “Nanny” Heisey, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Pound, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Lola Mullins Kennedy. She was the wife of the late LeRoy W. Heisey who died in 2005. In her earlier years, Nanny worked in the cafeteria for the Manheim...
Stephen J. Gurba Jr.
Apr 6, 2017
Stephen J. Gurba Jr., 82, of Manheim, passed away at home on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Born in Shamokin, he was the son of the late Stephen J. and Theresa Cwalina Gurba. He was the loving husband of Marlene Herb Gurba for 62 years. Stephen worked over thirty years as a military fuze engineer for the Department of Defense and...
Allan Jay Cassatt
Apr 3, 2017
Allan Jay Cassatt, 80, of Mount Joy, formerly of Enola, died peacefully Monday, April 3, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services, Elizabethtown. He was the loving husband of Betty (Hoffman) Cassatt with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage this past February. Born in Enola, he was the son of the late Linus and Edith (Trout) Cassatt. Allan worked as an...
Marian B. Miller
Apr 1, 2017
Marian B. Miller, 92, resident of United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz and formerly of Newport Road, Elm, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Elizabeth Township, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Mary Burkholder Brubaker and stepmother, Lizzie Metzler Brubaker. She was the loving wife of J. Arlington Miller and...
Jan P. Webb
Mar 29, 2017
Jan P. Webb, 59, of Ephrata and formerly of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Helen Gifford Webb of Manheim and the late Nelson R. Webb. Jan graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1976 and he was a former member of Jerusalem Church, Penryn. He...
Larry V. Stoner
Mar 26, 2017
Larry V. Stoner, 70, of Manheim, died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Manor Care, Lancaster, following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Wilbur K. and Anna Mae Miller Stoner. Larry was the husband of the late Elaine Dale Stoner who died in 2011. For many years, he worked for Scantron...
Geraldine J. "Gerry" Buckwalter
Mar 25, 2017
Geraldine J. “Gerry” Buckwalter, 88, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Lulu Boyd Weaver. She was the wife of Jay Quentin “Quinny” Buckwalter and they would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in September. Gerry was a member of East Fairview...
Joseph (Joe) S. Gelgot
Mar 25, 2017
Joe Gelgot, 53, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim and Hazleton, PA died peacefully on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Joe and Joanne (Kushmeder) Gelgot of Mountaintop. Joe was the beloved husband of Cynthia (Cindy) Socha-Gelgot, formerly of Hazleton. A graduate of The Pennsylvania...
Evelyn Violet Bires
Mar 25, 2017
Evelyn Violet Bires, formerly of Sporting Hill and the Danner Home, Manheim, died Saturday March 25, 2017 at Cedar Haven Healthcare Center, Lebanon where she was a resident for the past two years. She was the widow of the late George Bires. Born in Lebanon she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Bessie (Wenrich) Hess, Sr. Evelyn worked...
Mary M. Strauss
Mar 24, 2017
Mary M. Strauss, 97, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, March 24, 2017 at Hamilton Arms, Lancaster. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Althouse Meck. Mary was the loving wife of the late Warren Strauss who died in 1964. For over 20 years Mary worked as a nurse’s aide for the former Audubon...
Meda Mae Hunt
Mar 23, 2017
Meda Mae Hunt, 93, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Brethren Village. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Matilda Buffenmyer Helt. Meda was the loving wife of the late Harold L. Hunt who died in 1996. Retiring in 1991, Meda worked in the cafeteria for the Manheim Auto Auction...
I. Wayne Brubaker
Mar 23, 2017
Wayne Brubaker departed his earthly life on March 23, 2017, in his Lancaster home in the presence of his loving family. He was born November 10, 1918, in East Hempfield Township to the late Wayne G. and Lillie Bard Brubaker. He married Evelyn M. Pickel on September 28, 1940. After working on the family farm, he worked during World War...
Shirley V. Breneman
Mar 21, 2017
Shirley V. Breneman, 81 of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Lloyd and Mary Alice Linton Fromm. She was the wife of the late John R. Breneman. Shirley worked for Weis Markets, previously she was employed at Brandywine Hospital. Her interests included: reading, walking, shopping, and traveling....
Wilbur E. Sweigart
Mar 19, 2017
Wilbur E. Sweigart, 81, of Akron, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was the son of the late Oscar and Mary Blantz Sweigart. Wilbur was the husband of Joanne Reynolds Sweigart. He worked for Pensupreme Dairy, and previously was employed for Morgan Paper Company. Wilbur served in the U.S. Army. He attended Coleman Memorial Chapel, was a member of...
Shirley L. Smith
Mar 17, 2017
Shirley L. Smith, 83, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home after a short illness on Friday, March 17, 2017. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Herman G. Kreiner and Maria Hollinger Kreiner. She was the wife of the late Joseph Smith Jr. who died in 2000. Retired in 1999, Shirley worked as a secretary at...
Steven K. Marion
Mar 16, 2017
Steven K. Marion, 61, of Manheim, PA. and formerly of Ithaca, N.Y., died peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ithaca, he was the son of Doris Poyer Marion of Ocala, FL., and the late Calvin C. Marion. Steve was the beloved husband of Lisa M. Seymour Marion, and devoted father of Chris and...
Miriam E. LeFever
Mar 15, 2017
Miriam Elizabeth Blank LeFever of East Petersburg, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday March 15. Miriam’s faith was apparent through her many years volunteering in service for others. She was a member of East Petersburg Mennonite Church where she taught in Sunday School and in summer Bible School and the Sewing Circle where she also served as president....
Eleanor M. "Ella" Prince
Mar 13, 2017
Eleanor M. “Ella” Prince, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Jamaica, New York, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Helena Flannery Cook. She was the loving wife of Leon E. Prince Sr. and would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this June. Ella and...
Richard E. "Ernie" Rhoads
Mar 13, 2017
Richard E. “Ernie” Rhoads, 84, of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday March 13, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Marilyn T. Rhoads who died this past January. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late George and Mildred (Ginder) Rhoads. Ernie was an employee of the former Warner-Lambert, Inc. of Lititz for...
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