Obituaries

Margaret A. "Peg" Ibach

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Donna Lou Martin

Donna Lou Martin

Aug 10, 2016

Donna Lou Martin, 56, of Newmanstown died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Ruth (Wenger) Kreider. She was the wife of Clinton Martin. A homemaker, Donna graduated from Ephrata High School in 1977. She was a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church...

Paul  Alton "Tony" Ober

Paul Alton "Tony" Ober

Aug 10, 2016

Paul Alton “Tony” Ober, 88, of Akron, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Clay Township, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Edna (Zartman) Ober. Tony was the loving husband of the late Erla Mae (Weit) Ober who died in December of 1994. An expert rifleman with the U.S. Marine Corps;...

Lucy Parks Scott

Lucy Parks Scott

Aug 6, 2016

Lucy Parks Scott, 85, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Linden Village, Lebanon. Born in Blairs Mills, she was the daughter of the late Dolph and Clarice Diven Parks. Lucy was the loving wife of the late Harold C. Scott who died in April of 2011. For 15 years Lucy was employed at the former Raymark...

Johanna L.  Marentic

Johanna L. Marentic

Aug 5, 2016

Johanna L. Marentic, 96, of StoneRidge Poplar Run, Myerstown, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2016. Born in Steelton, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Anna Starsinic Marentic. Formerly of Harrisburg, she was a sewing machine operator at the Harrisburg Childrens Dress Company. Johanna was a former member of St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Harrisburg, and...

Dorothy V. Miller

Dorothy V. Miller

Jul 31, 2016

Dorothy V. Miller, 83, formerly of East Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Conestoga View, Lancaster. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon H. and Mary Geist Miller. Her interests included puzzles, embroidering and playing bingo. Surviving are two sisters, Nancy J. wife of Robert L. Knoll of East Petersburg, Mary K....

Gilbert W. "Gil" Eshelman

Gilbert W. "Gil" Eshelman

Jul 29, 2016

Gilbert “Gil” Eshelman, 86, of Manheim, and formerly of York, died peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Luther Acres Manor, Lititz. Born in Emigsville, he was the son of the late Warren and Mary Mumper Eshelman. He and his first wife, the late Rhoda Nelson Eshelman were married for 60 years. Gil was also the loving husband of Shirley...

Sandra B. Ruhl

Sandra B. Ruhl

Jul 29, 2016

Sandra B. Ruhl, 77, of Lititz, died Friday July 29, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz, with her loving daughter by her side. She was the wife of the late L. Kent Ruhl who died in 1984. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Arleen (Connelly) Barnes. Sandra was a school teacher at the Stiegel...

Willie Lee Johnson Jr.

Willie Lee Johnson Jr.

Jul 28, 2016

Willie Lee Johnson Jr., 82, formerly of Lancaster died on July 28, 2016 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Willie Sr. and Trudie Cross Johnson. Willie was a farmer in Georgia and accepted Christ at a young age. He enjoyed singing, fishing and crossword puzzles. Surviving are two sisters,...

Michael L. Hollinger

Michael L. Hollinger

Jul 27, 2016

Michael L. Hollinger, 68, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Anna Mae Miller Hollinger. Mike was the loving husband of Beverly L. Graybill Hollinger and they observed their 46th wedding...

Douglas L. Nauman

Douglas L. Nauman

Jul 26, 2016

Douglas L. Nauman, 56, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eugene B. “Gene” and Lois Steffy Nauman. Doug was the loving husband of Deborah Kurtz Nauman and they observed their 38th wedding anniversary in March of this year. A life-long truck...