Obituaries
Arthur Nelson Keller
Sep 4, 2016
Arthur Nelson Keller, 96, of Lancaster and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late William G. and Margie Nelson Keller. In 1965 Arthur retired from Moore Dairy of Lancaster; previously he was employed at the former Walter W. Moyer Company,...
Janice B. Auker
Sep 4, 2016
Janice B. Auker, 69, of Lititz, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Clair W. and Dorothy “Dottie” Gochnauer Buch. Janice was the loving wife of Irvin “Lee” Auker and they observed their 50th wedding anniversary in April of...
Rev. Robert Louis "Bob" Unverzagt
Sep 3, 2016
Rev. Robert Louis “Bob” Unverzagt, 78, of Mount Joy, went to be with his Lord & Savior, Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the loving husband of Joanne (Fairbank) Unverzagt, and they celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this past June. Born in Baltimore MD, he was the son of the late Albert J....
Joan Lucille Hassinger
Sep 3, 2016
Joan Lucille Knittle Hassinger, 85 of Mount Joy passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 3, 2016 surrounded by her family. Born January 26, 1931 in Pottsville she was the daughter of the late John Edward and Helen Schaeffer Knittle. She was the loving wife of the late Frank Hassinger, who died in 2015 and they celebrated their 63rd...
Lucille M. Rothermel
Sep 2, 2016
Lucille M. Rothermel, 85, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Kutztown, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Carrie (Kistler) Dietrich. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of the late Richard C. Rothermel who died in June of 2010. Lucille was a 1949 graduate of Kutztown High School....
Mildred E. "Millie" Amand
Aug 30, 2016
Mildred “Millie” Elko Amand, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, with her husband Clair by her side. Born in Windber, she was a coal miner’s daughter to the late Mike and Susan Chappie Elko. She was the middle child and helped to care for her sister, Carol, until...
Miriam B. Nolt
Aug 30, 2016
Miriam B. Nolt, 100, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in West Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Christian B. and Mabel Brubaker Nolt. Retired in 1977, Miriam was an elementary school teacher in the Hempfield School District for 30 years. She...
Gladys Matora "Torie" Hostetter
Aug 25, 2016
Gladys Matora “Torie” H. Hostetter, 98, formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully in The Courtyards at Brethren Village under hospice care on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She lived at Brethren Village in various campus locations since 1993. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Elam W. and Esther Martin Hollinger. She was the wife of the...
Milton E. "Uncle Miltie" Hess
Aug 24, 2016
Milton E. Hess, “Uncle Miltie” as he was affectionately known, 84, of Elizabethtown, passed away August 24, 2016 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster Twp., he was the son of the late Milton M. and Esther Eckman Hess, and grew up on the family farm in Manor Twp. He was the husband of Luetta (Zellers) Hess...
Melvin R. "Mel" Erb
Aug 19, 2016
Melvin R. “Mel” Erb, 92, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Moravian Manor. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Jennie Reinhold Erb. He was the husband of the late Loretta Kulp Erb, who died in September of 2013. Mel graduated in 1941 from Rothsville High School and joined the U.S....
Margaret A. "Peg" Ibach
Aug 19, 2016
Margaret A. “Peg” Ibach, 83, of Akron, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Katie Weaver Stormfeltz. She was the wife of the late P. Richard Ibach, who passed away in 2010. She attended Lititz High School and was a...
Robert O. Cain Jr.
Aug 18, 2016
Robert O. Cain, Jr., 79, of Lancaster, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Thursday August 18, 2016 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Brockton, MA he was the son of the late Robert O. Sr. and Helen (Berry) Cain. He was the husband of Bonnie E. (Strickler) Cain, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage this past...
Arlene Edna Willen
Aug 16, 2016
Arlene Edna Willen, 70, of Manheim, died peacefully Tuesday August 16, 2016 at her residence with her family by her side. Arlene was the wife of Delmer D. Willen and they celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Betty (Hubert) Fisher. Arlene was employed at John Cope Food Products, Inc...
Marie A. Wagner
Aug 16, 2016
Marie A. Wagner, 63, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in New York City, N.Y. she was the daughter of Josephine Muccio Cassarino Rizzo of New York City, N.Y. and the late Frank Cassarino. Marie was the loving wife of Rod L. Wagner and they observed their...
Pauline F. Devonshire
Aug 16, 2016
Pauline F. Devonshire, 67, of Lancaster and formerly of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in New Providence, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Edna Fink Swinehart. Pauline was the wife of the late Ronald R. Devonshire who died in 2001. Surviving are two daughters, Lorie wife...
Mary K. Ruhl Kreider
Aug 14, 2016
Mary K. Ruhl Kreider, 93, of East Petersburg died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Keystone Villa, Ephrata. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late, Ephraim and Bertha Christ Kiehl. Mary was the wife of J. Lester Kreider and they observed their 13th wedding anniversary in June of this year; her first husband was...
Gladys R. Brubaker
Aug 14, 2016
Gladys R. Brubaker, 96, formerly of Lititz passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Mansfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Arbutus Laing Jaquish. She was the wife of the late Olin W. Brubaker who died in 2014 and he owned Brubaker Roofing in Lititz...
Carol Ann Neideigh
Aug 13, 2016
Carol Ann Neideigh, 75, of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord & Savior, Saturday August 13, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz with her family by her side. She was the wife of Clair D. Neideigh and they celebrated 59 years of marriage this past May. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and...
Sylvia B. Bard
Aug 12, 2016
Sylvia B. Bard, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Minnie Barto Balmer. She was the wife of Clair E. Bard and they would have observed their 46th wedding anniversary on August 22nd. Sylvia worked many years for Donegal Industries....
Shelli L. Knarr Kohler
Aug 11, 2016
Shelli L. Knarr Kohler, 50, of Mount Gretna passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, she was the loving daughter of Karen Cecilia (Stiehl) Neiss wife of Thomas W. Neiss Sr. of Elgin, South Carolina and the late Timothy R. Knarr. Shelli was the wife of Ronald “Ron” Kohler. Prior to...
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Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
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Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
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Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor