Obituaries
Olivia Reese Weidle
May 25, 2016
Olivia Reese Weidle, of Lititz, the precious daughter of Joseph and Breanne Connors Weidle was received into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Reading Hospital. Though her time on earth was brief, she touched many lives. There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world. Olivia was deeply...
Mary S. Adamko
May 25, 2016
Mary S. Adamko, 84, formerly of Freehold, New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Terisa Schaeffer. She was the loving wife of Theodore “Ted” Adamko and they would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in September. Mary retired after 28...
Clara M. Myers
May 24, 2016
Clara M. Myers, 97, formerly of Shelly Road, Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. Sr. and Ella Greiner Dyer. She was the loving wife of the late George “Ed” Myers, who passed away in 1992. Clara retired in...
Marion E. Thompson
May 21, 2016
Marion E. Thompson, 84, of Columbia, died peacefully on Saturday May 21, 2016 at Maple Farms Nursing Center, Akron after a brief illness. She was the wife of Dale C. Thompson. Born in Denver, PA she was the daughter of the late Ivan and Mildred (Lehman) Loose. She was a graduate of Denver High School. Marion had worked as a...
Charles Donald "Don" Hoffer
May 21, 2016
Charles D. “Don” Hoffer, 85, of East Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Robert M. and Annie B. Sheaffer Hoffer. He was the loving husband of Geraldine M. “Gerry” Hoffer and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday. Retired...
Barbara "Oma" Schatz
May 21, 2016
Barbara “Oma” Schatz, 91, of Mount Joy, went to be with Lord and Savior, Saturday May 21, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital, while her family was by her side. She was the widow of the late Robert E. “Pap” Schatz who passed away July 2015. Born in Muhlenberg, Germany she was the daughter of the late George and Kunigunda (Götz)...
Elizabeth A. Beckmeyer
May 19, 2016
Elizabeth A. Beckmeyer, 82, of Manheim, passed away at her home on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Edward S. and Anna Witmer Ilgenfritz. She was the wife of the late Roger W. Beckmeyer, who passed away in 1998. Elizabeth was an active member of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in...
Janis Sloka Jr.
May 18, 2016
Janis Sloka Jr., 82, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown, where he was a resident. Born in Latvia, he was the son of the late Janis and Viktorija Sloka and husband of the late Erma L. Wissler Sloka, who passed away in January of 2015. Janis was a member of the Latvian...
John R. Collins
May 18, 2016
John R. Collins, 67, of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Lebanon Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Paul and Jean Royer Collins. He was the loving husband of Jo Anne Nauman Collins and they celebrated their 47th wedding anniversary in March. John served in the U. S....
Wilma J. Hammond
May 14, 2016
Wilma J. Hammond, 87, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late E. Guy and Janet Pfautz Brubaker. Formerly of Glen Rock, NJ, she shared 55 years of marriage with her husband, the late Robert E. Hammond, who passed away in 2003. Wilma was an excellent...
Anna Mae Myers
May 14, 2016
Anna Mae Myers, 89, of Manheim, formerly of Mount Joy, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 14, 2016. She was the widow of John M. Myers who died in 1996. Born in Highville, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Georgianna (Butler) Tillman. Anna Mae was a packer at Consumer Packing of Lancaster for 17...
Carolyn S. Shelly
May 14, 2016
Carolyn S. Shelly, 81, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Luther Acres Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late A. Charles and Elva Stauffer Graybill. A homemaker, Carolyn was the loving wife of the late Samuel S. Shelly who died in June of last year. She was a faithful...
William B. "Bill" Shoals
May 13, 2016
William B. “Bill” Shoals, 77, of Mount Gretna and formerly of Maryland passed away on Friday, May 13, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late William Sr. and Ruth Anderson Shoals. He was the loving husband of Sally A. Berry Shoals and his first wife the late Rita Mae Batz Shoals...
Dorothy S. Worhun
May 11, 2016
Dorothy S. Worhun, 88, loving wife and mother, closed her eyes on her earthly life and opened them in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. “Good morning glory!” A resident of the Denver Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stevens, she was born in Newark, NJ, and was the third daughter of the...
Robin L. Keith
May 10, 2016
Robin L. Keith, 58, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Joanne Mertz Snader and wife of Dennis L. Keith both of Manheim. Services are private and at the convenience of the family.
Claraline S. Baylor
May 8, 2016
Claraline S. Baylor, 95, formerly of Manheim Township, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born in Renovo, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Kathryn Faux Schlee and wife of the late Kenneth Baylor, who died in 1992. A graduate of Danville High School and Bloomsburg State College, Claraline was a librarian...
Robert M. "Bob" Graybill
May 7, 2016
Robert M. “Bob” Graybill, 77, of East Petersburg, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Mary Knittle Graybill. He was the loving husband of Loretta M. Eshleman Graybill and they would have celebrated 52 years of marriage in October. Bob retired after forty...
Lynn W. "Chuck" Hollabaugh
May 6, 2016
Lynn W. “Chuck” Hollabaugh, 76, of Lancaster, died Friday, May 6, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Huntingdon, PA he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mildred (McCartney) Hollabaugh. Chuck was a graduate of the former Captain Jack HS, Mount Union, PA and served in the U.S. Army. He was of the protestant faith. Chuck worked for...
Jean K. Lehman
May 6, 2016
Jean K. Lehman, 79, formerly of Ephrata, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Denver Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stevens. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Mervin Kline and Ruth Hollinger and wife of the late Galen B. Lehman, who passed away in 2006. She was a sewing machine operator at the...
Robert S. McAlpin
May 5, 2016
Robert S. “Bob” McAlpin, 88, of Millersville, formerly of Lititz, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Thursday May 5, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Sewickley Twp. Westmoreland Co. he was the son of the late Robert S. and Lottie (Chew) McAlpin. “Bob” as he was affectionately known was the husband of...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor