Obituaries
Ruth E. Hostetter
Dec 27, 2015
Ruth E. Hostetter, 69, formerly of Lebanon, died Sunday December 27, 2015, at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she was a resident. Born in Long Branch, NJ she was the daughter of the late Russell and Ellen (Raber) Hostetter. Ruth was a secretary at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, and worked for the I. Auman Machine Co. of Lebanon before retiring....
Benjamin W. Rose Sr.
Dec 26, 2015
Benjamin W. Rose Sr., 77, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Princess Anne County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Tilton Lee and Catherine Waterfield Rose. For over 20 years Ben worked for Manheim Borough as the manager of the water treatment plant. He was a...
Norma J. Wagner
Dec 26, 2015
Norma J. Wagner, 90, formerly of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord & Savior Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. She was the wife of the late Rev. William H. Wagner who died in 1999. Born in Findlay, OH, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Hazel (Miller) Weaver. Norma...
Donald H. "Don" Becker
Dec 24, 2015
Donald H. “Don” Becker, 89, formerly of Elizabethtown Road, Manheim passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community, Lancaster. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Michael S. and Estella Shreiner Becker. He was the loving husband of the late Jean Givler Becker who died in 2010. Retired in 1988, Don worked...
J. Clifford "Cliff" Gehman Jr.
Dec 24, 2015
J. Clifford “Cliff” Gehman Jr., 72, formerly of Lancaster and Lititz, is at peace with his Lord as he passed away at his home in Elizabethtown, on Thursday, December 24, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Betty Howell Gehman of Lancaster, and the late John Clifford Gehman Sr. Cliff was the loving husband of Linda Dagen Gehman...
John T. Piaskowski
Dec 23, 2015
John T. Piaskowski, 80, of Manheim passed away at home on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Born in Shenandoah, he was the son of the late Ignatius and Nellie Borcufsky Piaskowski. He was the loving husband of Harriet I. Kase Piaskowski and they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary in September. John worked 34 years as a tool & die maker, class...
Dorothy M. Hollinger
Dec 23, 2015
Dorothy M. Hollinger, 97, formerly of Lititz, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2015 at Brethren Village. Born in Paradise Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary (Leaman) Metzler. She was the wife of the late E. Earl Walton (1961) for 14 years and the late J. Graybill Hollinger (2014) for 50 years. She graduated from...
Jack C. Dull
Dec 22, 2015
Jack C. Dull, 69, of Lititz, passed away at his home on December 22, 2015, following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William and Jean (Tome) Dull. He attended Ephrata High School and was a truck driver for the US Postal Service. Jack was a collector of model John Deere tractors and he...
Paul D. Derstler
Dec 19, 2015
Paul D. Derstler, 80, formerly of East Hernley Road, Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Howard and Florence Hershey Derstler. Paul was the husband of the late Lois June Greiner Derstler who died in 2003. For over 10 years Paul worked...
William E. "Bill" Arndt
Dec 18, 2015
William E. “Bill” Arndt, 82, of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Florin, he was the son of the late William S. and Ruth Stauffer Arndt. Bill was the loving husband of Martha Ratcliffe Arndt and they observed their 55th wedding anniversary in March of this...
Eva F. Stauffer
Dec 17, 2015
Eva Frey Stauffer, 98, formerly of Lititz, passed away peacefully at Brethren Village on December 17, 2015. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Y. and Margie Frey Stauffer and loving wife of the late Harry E. Stauffer for 64 years. Eva and Harry lived on a dairy farm in their early years of marriage....
Virginia B. Barto
Dec 17, 2015
Virginia B. Barto, 66, of Columbia, died unexpectedly, Thursday December 17, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of Kenneth Barto and they celebrated 15 years of marriage on November 25, 2015. Born in Coatesville, she was she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Covington) Clifton. She was a graduate of Lock Haven University and...
Georgell C. Kirby Sr.
Dec 16, 2015
Georgell C. Kirby, Sr., 74, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Wednesday December 16, 2015 at Phoebe Richland Heath Care Center, Richlandtown, PA. He was the husband of Judy (Collins) Kirby of Mount Joy and husband of the late Betty Jane (Graham) Kirby. Born in Grayson County, VA, he was the son of the late Thomas L. and Willie (Porter) Kirby....
Robert L. "Bob" Gaugler
Dec 15, 2015
Robert L. “Bob” Gaugler, 82, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late John and Zelma Pence Gaugler. He was the loving husband of Josephine E. Brown Gaugler and they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary in August. Bob retired as a jet...
Linda G. Keener
Dec 14, 2015
Linda G. Keener, 63, formerly of Manheim, died on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Hilda Groff Wenger. Linda was the wife of the late Richard L. Keener Sr. who died in 2007. Surviving are three sons: Richard L. Keener Jr. (Nikki) of...
I. Stanley Hartman
Dec 12, 2015
I. Stanley Hartman, 92, of Brethren Village, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on December 12, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in South Annville Township and was the son of the late Walter W. and Elsie (Wampler) Hartman, who passed away when he was born. He was the husband of the late Irene (Kurtz)...
Ruth A. Ginder
Dec 12, 2015
Ruth A. Ginder, 95, formerly of Elizabethtown and a resident of Brethren Village went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Harrison R. and Minnie Schweager Gibble. She was the wife of the late Elam Z....
H. Elwyn Estabrook
Dec 10, 2015
H. Elwyn Estabrook, 83, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in Waverly, he was the son of the late Clarence and Florence Davis Estabrook. Retired in 1982, Elwyn was a supervisor at the former Agway Feed Mill, Manheim. He also worked part time at G&G Feed Supply, Manheim. Elwyn...
Reverend Richard C. Wenger
Dec 10, 2015
The Reverend Richard C. “Dick” Wenger, 89, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2015 at Brethren Village. Born in Mount Zion, Lebanon County, he was the son of the late Levi and Emma (Brown) Wenger. Formerly of Lorida, FL, he was the husband of Marjorie (Brower) Wenger and they celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on June 29th. Following...
Rose Marie Awkerman
Dec 3, 2015
Rose Marie (Root) Awkerman left this earth to be with her Savior on Thursday, December 3 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, PA at the age of 88. She was born in Ephrata, PA on October 4, 1927 and was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Haller Root. Rose Marie was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Loy C....
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor