Obituaries
E. Richard "Dick" Witman
Feb 15, 2015
E. Richard “Dick” Witman, 82, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Amos and Sadie Reppert Witman. Dick was the loving husband of Joan Connelly Witman and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in December of last...
Kennedy T. "Toan" Vo
Feb 14, 2015
Kennedy T. “Toan” Vo, 56, of Lancaster died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Born in Vietnam, he was the son of the late The Van Vo and Ngan Luu Vo. He was the husband of Trinh Do of Lancaster. Toan worked at Doodad Printing, Leola. Surviving in addition to his wife are seven children, four grandchildren, three...
Charles C. "Pete" Love
Feb 14, 2015
Charles C. “Pete” Love, 87, of East Petersburg, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Lancaster General Hospital. His death resulted from a fall in his home on Friday. Born in Blairs Mills PA, he was the son of the late Mae Gipe. Pete was the loving husband of Janet (Civitts) Love and they...
Elizabeth "Betty" Reitz
Feb 10, 2015
Elizabeth Mecca “Betty” Reitz, 91, formerly of Scranton passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, PA. Born in Dunmore, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Susan Gorshack Mecca. She was the wife of the late Richard E. Reitz who died in July, 2013 and her first husband the late...
Eugene Franklin Hess
Feb 9, 2015
Eugene Franklin Hess, 91, formerly of Orwigsburg and Cressona, PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where he had been a resident. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Benjamin H. Sr. and Grace M. (Shank) Hess. He was the husband of Joyce Hinkel-Hess of Cressona,...
Tyler James Shumate
Feb 4, 2015
Tyler James Shumate, 19, of Elizabethtown, died from injuries as a result of an automobile accident, Wednesday February 4, 2015. Born in Lancaster, Tyler was the only child of James R. Jr. and Paulette (Polly) Sloat Shumate. He was the light of their lives. Tyler was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School class of 2013. From childhood through his teen...
Lee L. Karsnitz
Feb 2, 2015
Lee L. Karsnitz, 87, of Manheim, and formerly of Richland, Lebanon County, died Monday, February, 2, 2015 after a brief illness. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Charles J. and Clara Klopp Karsnitz. For over 35 years Lee worked as a manufacturing engineer in the Military Products division for Hamilton Watch, Lancaster. Lee served in the...
Montie M. Lewis
Jan 27, 2015
Montie M. Lewis, 95, formerly of East Petersburg, died Tuesday January 27, 2015 at Landis Homes, Lititz, where she was a resident for the past 16 years. Born in Clearfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Oscar F. and Jessie F. (Dale) Henderson. She was the widow of the late Samuel G. Lewis who died in 1996. A...
Eleanor G. Nauman
Jan 27, 2015
Eleanor G. Nauman, 92, formerly of Hossler Road, Manheim passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Ella Greiner Dyer. She was raised by her foster parents the late John and Nora Landis. Eleanor was the loving wife of Abner B....
Ruth A. Scott
Jan 26, 2015
Ruth A. Scott, 94, of Manheim and formerly of Woodland, Maine passed away peacefully at home on January 26, 2015. Ruth was born on May 25, 1920 in Bangor, Maine; she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Alda Moody Moore. Ruth and her late husband of thirty years, Elwood (Bill) Seamans, were the owners of the former Airline...
Elona A. MacMath
Jan 25, 2015
Elona A. MacMath, 91, formerly of Mayfair, died Sunday January 25, 2015 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA where she was a resident. She was the widow of the late Dr. Norman Charles MacMath who died in 2011. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Sylvan and Elona (Safka) Farr. She was a graduate of Frankford High School,...
Mary Rohrer Sterling
Jan 24, 2015
Mary Rohrer Sterling, 95, a long-time resident of Landis Homes, went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy on January 20, 1920, she was the second of three children of the late Enos B. and Beulah D. Rohrer. Her brother Benjamin D. Rohrer and sister Gloria Mae Zerphey preceded...
Deborah A. Sloan
Jan 23, 2015
Deborah A. Sloan, 58, formerly of Manheim, passed away at her home in Lancaster on Friday, January 23, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Mae Weachter Sloan. Deb was a graduate of York Technical Institute’s travel program and worked in the travel industry for several years. Most recently, she was employed as...
Ada E. Almadovar
Jan 22, 2015
Ada E. Almodovar, 82, of Wrightsville and Hudson, FL, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Annie (Smoker) Stoltzfus. Ada was the loving wife of Ramon Almodovar and they celebrated 45 years of marriage...
Vickie Lynn Waughtel
Jan 18, 2015
Vickie Lynn Waughtel, 58, of Lancaster went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Conestoga View, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Waughtel and Patricia Waughtel of Lancaster and stepmother, Betty Kenepp Waughtel of Lancaster. Vickie graduated from Hempfield High School and was a member of Lancaster First Assembly...
Erma Louise Sloka
Jan 18, 2015
Erma Louise (Wissler) Sloka, 77, went to be with her Lord, on Sunday January 18, 2015, at the Masonic Village of Elizabethtown, where she was a resident. Born on February 14, 1938 in her parents’ home in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Thelma (Strubel) Wissler. Erma is survived by husband Janis Sloka, Jr. of Elizabethtown;...
Edna E. Buckwalter
Jan 18, 2015
Edna E. Buckwalter, 92, formerly of 635 Water Edge Road, Lititz, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. Born in Lampeter, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Groff Rohrer. Edna was the loving wife of the late David E. Buckwalter who died in April of 2010.Together they worked...
Victor P. "Vic" Varchola
Jan 17, 2015
Victor P. Varchola, a husband, father, friend, outdoorsman and amateur philosopher, began his next adventure on Saturday night. Surrounded by his wife and children, Vic, of Rapho Township, passed away peacefully in his bed at Lancaster General Hospital after one last sunset. He was 65, and the sunset was beautiful. Born in New Jersey, Vic graduated from Saddle Brook High...
James W. Maiden
Jan 17, 2015
James W. “Jim” Maiden, 87, of Naples, FL and Elizabethtown, PA passed away after a brief illness on Saturday January 17, 2015 at his residence in Elizabethtown. He was the husband of Kitty (Rockett) Maiden and they observed their 44th wedding anniversary in September of 2014. Born in Aliquippa, PA he was the son of the late Reese and Blanche...
E. Joan Evans
Jan 13, 2015
E. Joan Evans, 83, formerly of South Hazel Street, Manheim, died peacefully at her home in the Brookshire Community, Manheim on Tuesday January 13, 2015. She is now at peace with her Lord. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank T. and Edith Zug Earhart. Joan was the loving wife of R. Douglas Evans, having...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor