Obituaries

Lester R.  "Les"  Alleman

Lester R. "Les" Alleman

May 30, 2014

Lester R. “Les” Alleman, 84, of Manheim, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014 at ManorCare, Lebanon following a four month illness. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Mabel Ruhl Alleman. He was the loving husband of Mildred A. Hoffman Alleman and they observed their 64th wedding anniversary in May of this...

Charles V. Adams

Charles V. Adams

May 30, 2014

Charles V. Adams, 79, of Manheim, died peacefully in his home surrounded by the love of his family on Friday, May 30, 2014. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles V. and Olyva Pugh Adams. Charles was the loving husband of Mary Weidman Adams; they observed their 56th wedding anniversary in March of this year. With...

Grace L.  "Maggie" Eshelman

Grace L. "Maggie" Eshelman

May 29, 2014

Grace L. “Maggie” Eshelman, 94, of Manheim and Lancaster, died peacefully on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Catherine Hubley Lipp. Maggie was the loving wife of the late Robert S. “Bob” Eshelman, who died in September of 2011. They had been married for...

Roy S. Ulrich

Roy S. Ulrich

May 28, 2014

Roy S. Ulrich, 88, of Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz and formerly of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Clayton N. and Katie Snavely Ulrich. He was the loving husband of Minerva N. Diffenderfer Ulrich and they would have celebrated...

Grace L. Buckwalter

Grace L. Buckwalter

May 27, 2014

Grace L. Buckwalter, formerly of Neffsville, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Sarah Hacker Cooper. Grace was the loving wife of the late Daniel K. Buckwalter who died in December of 2007. Grace was employed in the billing department for...

Garry L. Becker

Garry L. Becker

May 26, 2014

Garry L. Becker, 57, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Fern Shreiner Becker Alcala wife of Raymond Alcala Sr. of Manheim. His father was the late, Arthur Becker. Garry worked as a truck driver for many years and served in the US Army National...

Pauline T. "Polly" Bigler

Pauline T. "Polly" Bigler

May 26, 2014

Pauline T. “Polly” Bigler, 95, formerly of Landisville passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Cora Tyson Earhart. She was the wife of the late John M. “Jack” Bigler who died in 1983. Polly was a member of Church of God of...

J. Franklin  "Frank" Becker

J. Franklin "Frank" Becker

May 23, 2014

J. Franklin “Frank” Becker, 86, formerly of East High Street, Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 23, 2014 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Manheim he was the son of the late Aaron H. and Susan Shenk Becker. Frank was the husband of Thelma J. Kover Ruhl Becker and they observed their...

Irene E. Dennehy

Irene E. Dennehy

May 20, 2014

Irene E. Dennehy, 81, formerly of Lebanon, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Lebanon she was the daughter of the late, George Henry and Mary N. Stauffer Geib. Irene worked as a self-employed hair stylist. She attended John S. Sell Memorial Chapel at Masonic Village. Irene was the wife of the late...

P. Richard "Rick" Hershey

P. Richard "Rick" Hershey

May 19, 2014

P. Richard “Rick” Hershey, 77, of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Paul G. and Helen E. Gaus Hershey. Rick was a real estate agent and broker for Brownstone Realty, in Hershey. He was the former owner of Penn Realty, Manheim. Rick...

Anna B. "Nancy" Gottschalk

Anna B. "Nancy" Gottschalk

May 19, 2014

Anna B. “Nancy” Gottschalk, 86, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly, Monday May 19, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. “Nancy” as she was known by her family and friends, was the wife of William F. “Bill” Gottschalk, Jr., and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on May 6th of this year. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Willis...

Grace C. Brubaker

Grace C. Brubaker

May 17, 2014

Grace C. Brubaker, 103, formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Brethren Village, Lancaster. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Jacob O. and Mary B. Caslow Brubaker. Grace was last employed in the office for the Credit Bureau of Lancaster County; previously, she worked as a sales clerk for Raub Supply...

Grace G. Martin

Grace G. Martin

May 13, 2014

Grace G. Martin, 88, formerly of Lititz Road, Manheim passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Lincoln Christian Home, Ephrata. Born in Warwick Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob B. and Anna Sensenich Garber. She was the wife of the late Daniel Leon Martin Sr. who died in 2004. A homemaker and farmer’s wife, Grace...

Helen D. Yuerhs

Helen D. Yuerhs

May 10, 2014

Helen D. Yuerhs, 93, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Lancashire Hall in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Helen Mueller Ledebuhr. She was the wife of the late Ormand C. Yuerhs who died in 1997. Helen retired as a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital, Syracuse,...

Bernard C.   "Ben" Heim

Bernard C. "Ben" Heim

May 6, 2014

Bernard C. “Ben” Heim, 82, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Reginald and Edna Carver Heim. Ben was the loving husband of Margaret Ann ”Peggy” Light Heim and they would have celebrated...

Lillian F. Kent

Lillian F. Kent

May 6, 2014

Lillian F. Kent, 94, formerly of Berks County, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Wyomissing, she was the daughter of the late Max and Helen Holt Foret. She was the wife of the late Raymer W. Kent. Lillian was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Reading. She lived most of...

Mary Ellen Hummel

Mary Ellen Hummel

May 5, 2014

Mary Ellen Hummel, 74, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Marietta passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Maytown, she was the daughter of the late Frederick L. and Sara Myers Hummel. Retired in 1994, Mary Ellen worked as a contract administrator at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland for thirty six years....

Esther Mae Mellinger Musser

Esther Mae Mellinger Musser

May 3, 2014

Esther Mae (Mellinger) Musser, 84, of Juniper Village (Hearthstone), Mount Joy, passed peacefully surrounded by her family and entered into the Lord’s presence on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. She was married to the late Irvin R. Musser who died in 1994. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Henry and...

Jane M. Siegrist

Jane M. Siegrist

May 2, 2014

Jane M. Siegrist, 90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully following a short illness on Friday, May 2, 2014 at Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg. Born in Salisbury Township, she was the daughter of the late Irvin E. and Mary S. Hostetter Denlinger. Jane was the loving wife of Clarence S. Siegrist and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on June...

Aldus E. "Al" Baum

Aldus E. "Al" Baum

May 2, 2014

Aldus E. “Al” Baum, 53, of Columbia, passed Friday May 2, 2014. Al was the loving husband of Shelley M. Baum and they celebrated their 30th anniversary in May. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Aldus S. and Elaine (Earhart) Baum of Columbia. Al was a graduate of Hempfield High School, class of 1979, and a graduate of...

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