Obituaries
Wilson Morris "Red" Adams
Dec 28, 2016
Wilson Morris “Red” Adams, 85, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Luther Acres Retirement Community. Born in Blandon, he was the son of the late Morris E. and Stella Keim Adams. Red was the loving husband of Doris A. Gibble Adams and they would have observed their 66th...
Lewis D. "Lew" Potts
Dec 26, 2016
Lewis D. “Lew” Potts, 77, of Manheim passed away at home on Monday, December 26, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Umble Potts. He was the husband of the late Rose Marie Lechner Potts who died in 2002. Lew retired from Curtis Welding & Fabrication, Lititz and previously worked for many years...
Doris W. Deck
Dec 25, 2016
Doris W. Deck, 68, of Silver Spring, died peacefully on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Charlotte Kraft White. A homemaker, Doris was the loving wife of Harold H. Deck for 45 years. She was a member of the White Oak Church of the Brethren,...
Irvin M. Forry
Dec 22, 2016
Irvin M. Forry, 97, formerly of Rapho Twp. and Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, died peacefully Thursday December 22, 2016 with his family by his side at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. He was the husband of the late Mary E. (Greenawalt) Forry who died in 2001. Born in Rapho Twp. he was the son of the late Benjamin E. and Mary (Musser)...
Aleij Busch
Dec 21, 2016
Aleij Busch, 64, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ronnie Inlay Adam. Aleij worked for the Office of Aging, Lancaster and proudly served in the United States Navy. She graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1993. Aleij enjoyed writing and karaoke....
J. Harlan Groff
Dec 21, 2016
J. Harlan Groff, 93, a godly husband and father, formerly of Rapho Twp., went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Wednesday December 21, 2016 at Pleasant View Retirement Community where he was a resident. He was the husband of the late Ruth E. (Poff) Groff who died in 2001. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the...
Elizabeth L. "Betty" Sheaffer
Dec 20, 2016
Elizabeth L. “Betty” Sheaffer, 98, of Lititz went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at Moravian Manor, Lititz. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, John Lloyd Sheaffer II and her parents, William Earl Long and Nan Wetzel Long whom she loved very much. She is survived...
Ray Eugene "Gene" Kulp
Dec 20, 2016
Ray Eugene “Gene” Kulp, 80, formerly of Cider Press Road, Manheim passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Columbia. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Ray G. and Sadie Shreiner Kulp. He was the husband of the late Nancy J. Wachstetter Kulp who died in 1988. Retired in...
Franklin A. "Frank" Kipp
Dec 20, 2016
Franklin A. “Frank” Kipp, 92, of Landisville, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Calvary Homes, Lancaster. Frank was reunited with the love of his life; his wife, the late Audrey Weaver Kipp who died in February of 2003. Born in Millerstown, he was the son of the late Clarence B. and Emma Rumberger Kipp. Frank was a diligent...
Rosalie "Rose" Brenner
Dec 18, 2016
Rosalie “Rose” Brenner, 78, of Lancaster, formerly of York passed away at home on Sunday, December 18, 2016. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Alverta Redcay Dissinger. She owned and operated “Rosalie's Helping Hands Healthcare” in North York which she retired from in 2005. She was a gifted and successful massage therapist with the...
Terry E. Burkhart
Dec 17, 2016
Terry E. Burkhart, 69, of Akron, died at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital on Saturday, December 17, 2016. Born in Reamstown, he was the son of the late Martin and Louella Leisey Burkhart. Terry was the loving husband of Gloria Goshert Burkhart and they observed their 42nd wedding anniversary in November of this year. In 2004 Terry retired from Armstrong World...
Bertha M. "Bert" Himmelberger
Dec 16, 2016
Bertha M. "Bert" Himmelberger, 89, of Lititz, and formerly of 23 South Cedar Street, died peacefully on Friday, December 16, 2016 at Luther Acres. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Edna Stauffer Binkley. Bertha was the wife of the late John H. Himmelberger who died in April of 2007. In her early years Bertha...
Carl D. Bomberger
Dec 15, 2016
Carl D. Bomberger, 89, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Penryn, he was the son of the late Claude and Mary Dohner Bomberger. Carl was the husband of Greta Reimer Bomberger and they observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in August of this year. For many years Carl worked...
Elva Mae Hein
Dec 13, 2016
Elva Mae Hein, 93, formerly of Elstonville, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Menno and Verna Shank Hoffer. She was the loving wife of the late Clarence A. Hein who died in 2009. Elva retired as a seamstress at the former Donegal Industries. Following...
J. Robert "Bob" Spahr
Dec 12, 2016
J. Robert “Bob” Spahr, husband of the late Naomi Spahr and the father of James Spahr, Strasburg, and Joanne Spahr Welsh of Kennett Square, died December 12, 2016. He was a month shy of his 90th birthday-a fact he could never quite accept. Bob was a life-long farmer, working his ancestral property two miles southwest of Lititz. The 72 acres...
Lloyd I. Haldeman
Dec 12, 2016
Lloyd I. Haldeman, 89, of Manheim went home to be with Jesus on Monday December 12, 2016 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Frank L. & Beatrice W. Haldeman. He was the loving husband of Susan J. Hollinger Haldeman and they would have celebrated their 67th Wedding Anniversary on January 1,...
Darlene Sipel-Hart
Dec 10, 2016
Darlene Sipel-Hart, 56, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home on Saturday December 10, 2016, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was the widow of the late Dennis Sipel. Born in Astoria, NY, she is the daughter of Thomas Sottosanti and the late Florence (Zimmerman) Sottosanti. Darlene was a graduate of Farmingdale High School, New York. She was a...
Mary Ebba Emmons
Dec 10, 2016
Mary “Bunny” Ebba Emmons, 80, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Brethren Village, Lititz, PA. She was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, the daughter of the late Sven and Ebba M. Lindgren Bird. Mary met Larrimore B. “Larry” Emmons when he was in Canada as an exchange student. At Larry’s passing in 2014, they had been...
Anna M. Shaver
Dec 9, 2016
Anna M. Shaver, 74, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016. Born in Daisytown, PA., she was the daughter of the late Douglas Sr. and Genieve Collins Shaver. Anna was a life-time member of the Manheim VFW Auxillary Post 5956 and a member of the Manheim Brethren In Christ Church. She enjoyed watching game shows, playing bingo, and...
Edward O. " Rosie" Rosenquist
Dec 9, 2016
Edward O. “Rosie” Rosenquist, 95, of Lititz, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, December 9, 2016 at Moravian Manor. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. he was the son of the late Thorvald and Engeline Jensen Rosenquist. Ed was the loving husband of Dorothy M. “Dot” Pierson Rosenquist and they observed their 66th wedding anniversary in September of this year....
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
