Obituaries
John J. "Jack" Burke
Apr 20, 2013
John J. “Jack” Burke, 79, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family, on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was the son of the late John J. and Mary E. O’Connor Burke. Jack was the loving husband of Sarah K. “Sally” Keenan Burke and they observed their 53rd wedding anniversary in August...
Robert G. Snavely
Apr 18, 2013
Robert G. “Bob” Snavely, 78, of Manheim passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Irvin and Mary Stump Snavely. Bob was the husband of Jean Aument Snavely of Manheim and his first wife, Lois Shelly Snavely died in 1991. He owned and operated the former...
Raymond E. "Butch" Strother
Apr 15, 2013
Raymond E. “Butch” Strother, Jr., 57, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 15, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of Diane (Wolf) Strother. Born in Lycoming Co., he was the son of the late, Raymond E. Sr. and June (Graham) Strother. Butch was part owner of Next Generation Composites Inc. of...
Miriam D. Hoober
Apr 13, 2013
Miriam D. Hoober, 93, formerly of New Holland, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Paradise Township, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Effie Dennison Denlinger. Miriam was the loving wife of Louis H. Hoober and they would have observed their 71st wedding anniversary...
Robert A. "BK" Kauffman
Apr 10, 2013
Robert A. “BK” Kauffman, 65, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Charles W and Leona Smith Kauffman. BK was the loving husband of Beverly A. Stine Kauffman and they observed their 46th wedding anniversary in March of this year. He worked...
Florence G. Oberholtzer
Apr 9, 2013
Florence G. Oberholtzer, 99, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Francis B. and Eleanora S. (Good) Earhart. She attended Midway School, and married Nathan B. Oberholtzer in 1931 . In addition to her busy...
Janice L. Stoner
Apr 7, 2013
Janice L. Stoner, 77, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Helen Bressler Schreiner. Janice was the loving wife of Clair E. Stoner and they observed their 55th wedding anniversary in October of last...
James E. Watts Sr.
Apr 7, 2013
James E. “Jim” Watts Sr., 83, of Luther Acres, Lititz and formerly of Manheim passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care, Lancaster. Born in East Donegal Township, he was the son of the late Charles and Grace Eshelman Watts. He was the loving husband of the late Betty L. Adams Watts who died in 2007....
Paul R. White
Apr 6, 2013
Paul R. White, formerly of East Petersburg passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ira M. Sr. and Mary Martin White. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth Ebersole White who died in 2007. Paul worked at the former Hoffman Seed...
Evelyn D. Miller
Apr 4, 2013
Evelyn D. Miller, 85, of Manheim and formerly of Lynbrook, New York passed away on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lancaster, PA. Born in Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late William and Eva Marie (Paul) Hafner. She was the wife of the late William E. Miller who died in 2006. A homemaker,...
Harold William Wert
Apr 4, 2013
Harold William Wert, 87, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA. He was the loving husband of Mary F. Hepner Wert of Lititz, for over 66 years. Born and raised in McAlisterville, PA, he was the son of the late Michael W. and Alma G. Lauver Wert. He...
JoAnne G. Parks
Mar 30, 2013
JoAnne G. Parks, 78, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, following a brief illness. Born in Blain, Perry County, she was the daughter of the late Clair and Helen Smith Gutshall. JoAnne was the loving wife of Glenn K. Parks and they would...
Michael Devin Frederick
Mar 30, 2013
Michael Devin Frederick, 58, of Lancaster, and formerly of Manheim, was received into God’s Kingdom on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Shirley L. Greenawalt Frederick and the late Horace G. Frederick. Mike graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1973; and worked for over 30 years as a crew leader weatherizing...
Brandon Wanzer
Mar 30, 2013
Brandon Wanzer, 26, of Manheim died peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Larry G. and Sandra Martin Wanzer of Manheim. Brandon worked for Steve Martin LLC in Marietta; previously he was employed in the warehouse for Clark Associates of Lancaster, and as an auto mechanic for the Manheim Auto...
Herbert L. Marti
Mar 28, 2013
Herbert L. Marti, 95, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday March 28, 2013 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. He was the husband of the late Marion (Cain) Marti and Dorothy (Cumashot) Marti. Born July 9, 1917 in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of the late William P. and Lois (Lynch) Marti. Herb was a graduate of the former Carnegie...
Betty Lou Baker
Mar 27, 2013
Betty Lou Baker, 65, of Manheim died unexpectedly at her residence on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Born in Bethlehem, she is the daughter of Elizabeth Youngkin Becklin of Manheim and the late Louis Bayak. Betty Lou worked as a caregiver at Luther Acres, Lititz. She was the wife of the late, John F. Baker who died August 1995. Betty Lou...
Ruth G. Shelly
Mar 24, 2013
Ruth G. Shelly, 93, formerly of Manheim and Lititz, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster after a brief illness. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Lizzie Souder Geib. A homemaker, Ruth was the loving wife of the late, Mahlon N. Shelly who...
Raymond McGallicher
Mar 24, 2013
Raymond McGallicher, 95, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata. Born in Leacock Township, he was the son of the late Harvey and Bessie Wiker McGallicher. Raymond was the husband of the late, Amelia Shearer McGallicher who died in August 1997. He was a cabinet maker for Jacob Nauman...
Marie Tome
Mar 20, 2013
Marie Tome, 80, of Elizabethtown, died unexpectedly at her residence on Wednesday March 20, 2013. She was the wife of the late Harold Tome and Lloyd Tome. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late John and Susan (Dyer) Rider. Marie was a homemaker and greatly enjoyed babysitting for her family and friends. She also enjoyed cross-stitching,...
Elverta S. Dotterer
Mar 19, 2013
Elverta S. Dotterer, 102, formerly of RD 3 Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Manheim Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Cora Demmy Springer. A homemaker, she was the wife of the late Philip E. Dotterer who died in July of 1990. Elverta was a member...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor