Obituaries
Charlotte M. Bires
Mar 28, 2016
Charlotte M. Bires, 85, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 28, 2016. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Francis Wesley and Olive Smith Hoffer. She was married 56 years to Richard R. “Dick” Bires who died in May of 2006. She worked as a sales clerk, retiring from the former Rettew’s Department...
Enos A. Hoffer
Mar 26, 2016
Enos A. Hoffer, 87, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Ephrata Manor. Born in White Oak, he was the son of the late Melvin and Erma Smith Hoffer. Enos was the loving husband of Peggy Anne Buch Hoffer and they observed their 59th wedding anniversary in December of last year. Throughout the Lancaster area Enos was...
Helen S. Mayer
Mar 25, 2016
Helen S. Mayer, 93, of Lititz and formerly of Manheim, passed away on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Caroline Saylor Fink. She was the wife of the late Oscar C. Mayer Jr. who died in 1987. A homemaker, Helen was a Gold Star Mother and...
J. Clyde Root
Mar 24, 2016
J. Clyde Root, 87, of Landis Homes, formerly of Manheim, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, March 24, 2016 at his residence. He was the husband of LaVerne (Shenk) Root and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this past February. Born in Hempfield Twp., he was the son of the late Clyde K. and Mary (Harnish) Root....
Larry D. Billips
Mar 23, 2016
Larry D. Billips, 63, of Lancaster, passed away after a longtime illness on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late, J.D. and Louise Farmer Billips. Larry worked at Elstonville Sportsman Association as a bartender. He enjoyed motorcycles, classic cars, U.S. History and liked to discuss politics. Surviving...
M. Elizabeth Hevener
Mar 23, 2016
Mae Elizabeth “Liz” Hevener, 86, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at DarWay Elder Care and Rehabilitation Center in Forksville. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mae Ober Eshleman, and wife of the late Jack R. Hevener, who passed away in 2013. A graduate of Hempfield High School, Liz was athletic...
Alvin H. Brubaker
Mar 23, 2016
Alvin H. Brubaker, 89 of Lancaster peacefully went home to be with his Savior and Lord on March 23, 2016 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late J. Earl Brubaker and Anna (Kneisley) Brubaker. After working on the family farm, he was employed by Classic Photo in the dark room in Allentown, PA...
Betty M. Greiner
Mar 18, 2016
Betty M. Greiner, 87, of Manheim, passed away at home on Friday, March 18, 2016. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Edna Koser Heisey. A member of the Hempfield United Methodist Church, Betty was a warm and caring person who welcomed everyone she met with a hug. Betty’s passion in life was her flower...
Jack Reed
Mar 17, 2016
Jack Reed, 18, of East Petersburg, died unexpectedly, Thursday March 17, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Jack is the son of Keith L. and Tessa (Messenger) Reed. Jack was a student at New Story School in Mountville. Jack attended Hempfield United Methodist Church, Lancaster. Jack enjoyed building with Lego’s, investigating the Harley Davidson Ultra- Low Limited, and writing short stories....
Marlene J. Martin
Mar 16, 2016
Marlene J. Martin, 60, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Ruth Engle Ressler. She was the loving wife of Earl L. Martin and they would have celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary in June. Marlene worked as an...
Mark A. Spangler
Mar 16, 2016
Mark A. Spangler, 84 of Manheim passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Corinne (Suter) Spangler, and they observed their 58 wedding anniversary last August. Born in Marion Township, Berks County he was the son of the late, Albert and Edith (Donkel) Spangler. Mark served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army...
Robert B. Risser
Mar 14, 2016
Robert B. Risser, 90, of Lititz, passed away at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center on Monday, March 14, 2016, a few days shy of his 91st birthday. Born on the family farm in Lititz, he was the son of the late Jacob W. and Edna Buchen Risser and was the husband of the late Lois I. Hollinger Risser, who...
John D. Nissley
Mar 14, 2016
John D. Nissley, 65, of Manheim passed peacefully into the arms of His Savior and Lord, on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Clayton R. husband of A. Martha Nissley of Lititz and the late Vera Becker Nissley. He was the loving husband of G. Elaine (Martin) Nissley and they...
Isaac D. "Ike" Bomberger
Mar 12, 2016
Isaac D. “Ike” Bomberger, 85, formerly of Penryn passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Penryn, he was the son of the late Claude and Mary Dohner Bomberger. He was the loving husband of Lois Irvin Bomberger and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in May. Retired in 1992, Ike...
Nancy W. Geary
Mar 12, 2016
Nancy W. Geary, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Jeanette Wilson. She graduated from Lancaster Catholic High School and was a Quality Control Engineer for R.R. Donnelley Printing until her retirement in 2001. Nancy was...
Elizabeth H. Groff
Mar 11, 2016
Elizabeth H. Groff, 98, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, March 11, 2016. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late, Charles and Emma Heisey Cassel. Elizabeth was the wife of the late Ervin R. Groff who died in 1976. Elizabeth worked along-side her husband on the family farm, and was...
Janet L. Connelly
Mar 10, 2016
Janet L. Connelly, 79, of Manheim passed away at home on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Arlene Zerbe Schnader. She was the wife of the late Arthur L. Connelly who died in 2005. She will be lovingly missed by her children, Shirley wife of James Cummings, Terry husband...
Douglas R. Pietsch
Mar 10, 2016
Douglas R. Pietsch, 71, of Mount Joy, died peacefully surrounded by his family, on March 10, 2016, at his residence. He was the husband of Carole (Caldwell) Pietsch, and would have celebrated 48 years of marriage on June 14th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert and Mary (Hagen) Pietsch. Doug had worked for Alcoa Products...
Ramona L. Penrod
Mar 9, 2016
Ramona L. “Becky” Penrod, 79, of Lititz, died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Formerly of 145 South Broad Street, Lititz, she was born in Manheim and was the daughter of the late Harvey and Sadie Engle Beck. She is the wife of Carl H. Penrod and in July they would have celebrated their...
Betty J. Keener
Mar 8, 2016
Betty J. Keener, 86, of Ephrata, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Ephrata Township, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mary Zell Enck. Betty was the loving wife of the late Robert G. Keener who died in November of 2004. For five years Betty was employed in the Maintenance Department for...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
