Obituaries
J. Vincent "Vinnie" Rooney
May 1, 2014
J. Vincent “Vinnie” Rooney, 77, of Manheim and formerly of Staten Island, NY, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center Hospice, Lebanon. Born in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late James Rooney and Ellen Reilly Gaffney. Vin was the loving husband of Annette Maiello Rooney and they celebrated 52 years of...
R. Aldine Miller
Apr 29, 2014
R. Aldine Miller, 86, of Mount Joy, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Sunbury, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Samuel and Ruth Shirey Miller. A Registered Nurse, Aldine worked at Pleasant View Retirement Community and later retired from Cornwall Manor, Lebanon. She was a member of Lancaster Evangelical...
Raymond E. "Ray" Hargraves Sr.
Apr 29, 2014
Raymond E. “Ray” Hargraves Sr., 87 of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster and formerly of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Benedict, Virginia, he was the son of the late White W. and Myrtle Oaks Hargraves. He was the husband of the late Fran Lafferty and his first wife the late...
Sara Jane Kreider
Apr 27, 2014
Sara Jane (Janie) Kreider, 86, formerly of Mount Joy, died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Brethren Village, Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Lester S. Kreider who died in 2004. Born in Penn Twp., she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Sarah (Miller) Nye. Janie and her late husband were the owners of Janie’s Restaurant...
Verna M. Noll
Apr 27, 2014
Verna M. Noll, 79, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Paul B. and Elsie Haldeman Good. She was the loving wife of the late Reverend Grant G. Noll, who died in 2002. Verna was a...
Jay L. Faus Jr.
Apr 27, 2014
Jay L. Faus Jr., 67, of Manheim, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, April 27, 2014. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Verna M. Ginder Faus of Manheim, and the late Jay L. Faus Sr. Jay was the loving husband of Marlene C. Smith Faus and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in...
Dale P. Jeffries
Apr 26, 2014
Dale P. Jeffries, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Blairs Mills, Huntingdon County, he was the son of the late David and Blanche Vaughn McGinnis. He was the loving husband of the late Ina May Gimple Jeffries. Dale retired from Alcoa, Lancaster and proudly served in the...
Jan Dougherty
Apr 25, 2014
Jan Dougherty, 58, of Manheim passed away on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late John and Arlene Lorraine Donmoyer Kashack. She was the companion of David Brandt of Manheim. A homemaker, Jan was known for her hospitality and everyone enjoyed her home cooked meals. She loved to spend...
H. Delores Becker
Apr 23, 2014
H. Delores Becker, 85, formerly of Doe Run Road, Lititz, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Luther Acres, Lititz. She was the wife of the late Jay Hershey Becker who died in 2009. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harry P. and Lillian (Henry) Hershey. Delores was a proud homemaker for her family. She was...
Dixie L. Bush
Apr 22, 2014
Dixie L. Bush, 54, of Manheim, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of James Whittemore Sr. of Manheim, and Barbara Schaeffer Whittemore of Manheim. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of Dennis J. Bush and they celebrated a life together for 32 years. Her first husband was the late...
Susan M. Beam
Apr 20, 2014
Susan M. Beam, 79, of East Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Susan Smith George. A homemaker, Susan was the loving wife of Frank J. Beam, and they would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in May of this year. Susan...
Edward C. Trafford
Apr 20, 2014
Edward C. Trafford, 62, of Manheim went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late Richard G. and Lucille E. Cannon Trafford. He was the loving husband of Susan I. Landis Trafford, and they would have celebrated their 29th wedding...
Ruth G. Weidman
Apr 19, 2014
Ruth G. Weidman, 90, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Conewago Township, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Barbara Newcomer Brubaker. She was the wife of the late Ray H. Weidman who died in 1999. Ruth retired after forty-two years as a group leader at the...
Jo-Anne Trostle Illard
Apr 19, 2014
Jo-Anne Trostle Illard, 79, formerly of Mount Joy and West Palm Beach, FL, died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Longwood Manor, Maytown. Born in Lawn, PA, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Margaret (Lehman) Trostle. She was the wife of the late Joseph Illard . Jo-Anne had worked as a secretary in the mental health industry in...
Marguerite L. Ditzler
Apr 15, 2014
Marguerite L. “Margie” Ditzler, 93, of Manheim and formerly of Lebanon passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late George and Matilda Miller Donten. She was the wife of the late James S. “Chet” Ditzler who died in 1993. Margie retired as a...
Verna C. Wenger
Apr 13, 2014
Verna C. Wenger, 93, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services, Elizabethtown. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Susanna Dourte Brownsberger. Verna was the wife of the late John H. Wenger who died in 1985. She was employed as a news correspondent...
William W. "Bill" Diffenderfer
Apr 10, 2014
William W. “Bill” Diffenderfer, 81, of Lititz passed away at home on Thursday, April 10, 2014. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Clayton L. and Elizabeth Wasser Diffenderfer. He was married 30 years to Barbara Bender Diffenderfer. Bill retired as a carpenter and also worked for the Warwick School District and Manheim Auto Auction. Surviving in...
Patricia I. "Pat" Imes
Apr 10, 2014
Patricia I. “Pat” Imes, 84, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Carlisle, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Reba Richardson Imhof. Pat was the loving wife of A. Floyd Imes and they would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on June 20th of this year. She was...
Raymond Dale McDowell
Apr 6, 2014
R. Dale McDowell, 80, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly, Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Vandergrift, PA, he was the son of the late Franklin and Arlena (Stitt) McDowell. Dale was the loving husband of Lavonna (Trent) McDowell and they celebrated 56 years of marriage in June 2013. Dale was a retired Vice President...
Esther W. Lehman
Apr 5, 2014
Esther W. Lehman, 88, of Manheim, went to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Daisy White Hosler. Esther was the loving wife of Wilbur G. Lehman and they would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in June. A...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor