Obituaries

Angela J. Sherman

Angela J. Sherman

Nov 14, 2013

Angela J. Sherman, 47, formerly of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 14, 2013 in Zephyr Cove, Nevada. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Rodger P. and Judith Pierce Dourte of Manheim. Angela attended Manheim Central High School. Surviving in addition to her parents is a daughter, Jami wife of Jason Balmet, three sons, Nicholas, Richard and...

Ervin Y. "Pete" Ober, Jr.

Ervin Y. "Pete" Ober, Jr.

Nov 14, 2013

Ervin Y. “Pete” Ober Jr., 82, of Lititz, died peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Ervin G. and Elizabeth Young Ober. For over 30 years Pete worked as a machinist for the Fuller Company, Manheim. He was employed as...

Edward Nixon Allen

Edward Nixon Allen

Nov 12, 2013

Edward Nixon Allen, 87, of Elizabethtown passed away at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Born in Beverly, NJ, he was the son of the late Stanley and Elizabeth Nixon Allen. He was the loving husband of June Hall Allen with whom he celebrated forty years of marriage on November 3rd. In his earlier years, he was...

Charles E. Rohrbaugh

Charles E. Rohrbaugh

Nov 12, 2013

Charles E. Rohrbaugh, 77, of Manheim, died following a long illness on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Hanover, he was the son of the late, Paul C. and Mary M. Chronister Rohrbaugh. Charles was the husband of Dorothy Simmers Rohrbaugh and they would have observed their 57th wedding anniversary in December of this...

Ruth F. Keller

Ruth F. Keller

Nov 11, 2013

Ruth F. Keller, 87, of Manheim went home to be with her Lord on Monday, November 11, 2013 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Emma Fahnestock Ginder. She was the loving wife of the late John B. Keller who died in 2007. A homemaker, Ruth was a member...

Emily Myers Young

Emily Myers Young

Nov 10, 2013

Emily Myers Young, 84, formerly of Bird-In-Hand, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. Myers, Sr. and Alice A. Giberson Myers. Emily was the loving wife of 57 years of Robert G. “Bob” Young who preceded her in death on...

Barbara Ann Demarest

Barbara Ann Demarest

Nov 6, 2013

Barbara Ann Demarest, 86, of Akron and Ephrata and formerly of Yonkers, N.Y., died peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Yonkers, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Isabelle Reichert Russell. Barbara worked many years as a Travel Agent in New York City. Her interests included gardening of all...

Lucille Y. Myers Willwerth

Lucille Y. Myers Willwerth

Nov 4, 2013

Lucille Y. Myers Willwerth, 92, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, and formerly of Terre Hill, died peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late Elwood B. and Gwendolen Clime Redcay. Lucille was the loving wife of the late John H. Willwerth, who died...

Dorothy S. Farkas

Dorothy S. Farkas

Nov 2, 2013

Dorothy S. Farkas, 87, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Saturday, November 2, 2013. Born in East Drumore Twp., she was the daughter of the late Mahlon G. and Anna (Bucher) Shoemaker. She was the wife of Frank P. Farkas of Manheim. Dorothy was a graduate of Colerain & Quarryville High School, attended the...

Rev.Dr. Alfred C. Bartholomew

Rev.Dr. Alfred C. Bartholomew

Oct 31, 2013

Reverend Dr. Alfred C. Bartholomew, 94, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at StoneRidge Retirement Living, Myerstown. Born in Catasauqua, he was the son of the late Edwin J. and Meda Wenner Bartholomew. He was the loving husband of the late Joyce Studenmund Bartholomew who died June 1995. Dr. Bartholomew received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from...

Pamela J. Reynolds

Pamela J. Reynolds

Oct 30, 2013

Pamela J. Reynolds, 53, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy following a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of William L. III and Cora Rankin Cauler of Millersville. She was the loving wife of Scott A. Reynolds and they celebrated twenty seven...

James P. "Jim" Colombo

James P. "Jim" Colombo

Oct 30, 2013

James P. “Jim” Colombo, 70, formerly of Manheim, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013 in Lake Butler, FL. He was the husband of Sherrie Colombo of Florida, and the late Judith L. Stahler Colombo who died in November 2000. Jim was retired from the Fuller Company of Manheim. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed boating. Surviving in addition to his...

Donald E. "Donnie" Dull, Jr.

Donald E. "Donnie" Dull, Jr.

Oct 27, 2013

Donald E. “Donnie” Dull Jr., 45, of Manheim, died on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Donald E. Dull of Clay, and Beatrice Krimes Weaver, wife of David Weaver of Stevens. Surviving is a daughter, Marylee Dull and a son, Robert “Bubba” Dull, a companion, Bobbie Dull, all of Manheim, a grandson, Aaron Rodriguez...

Kathryn R. Sliker

Kathryn R. Sliker

Oct 27, 2013

Kathryn R. Sliker, 43, of Mount Joy died on October 27, 2013. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Stanley and Dolores Wilt Ledwich of Manheim. Kathy was married 16 years to Thomas D. Sliker. She graduated from Manheim Central in 1988 and worked for Darrenkamp’s Market, Mount Joy. Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are 3...

Ira L. Groff

Ira L. Groff

Oct 26, 2013

Ira L. Groff, 94, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, and formerly of 424 West High Street, Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Jason and Emma Landis Groff. Ira was the loving husband of Fern A. Longenecker Groff and they observed their 67th wedding...

Patricia A. Hartman

Patricia A. Hartman

Oct 21, 2013

Patricia A. Hartman, 68, of Leola, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 21, 2013. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Anna Mary Bender Ellmaker. A homemaker, she was the wife of the late Frederick Hartman who died in September of 1996. Pat’s interests included flower gardening and embroidery. She...

Naomi M. Spurrier-Lawrence

Naomi M. Spurrier-Lawrence

Oct 20, 2013

Naomi M. Yarnall, 82, of Columbia PA, formerly of Bucks County, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at the residence of her son. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Maurice and Mary (Lomas) Verschelde. She was the wife of the late Larry Spurrier, Kenneth E. Lawrence, and John Yarnall. Naomi was an accomplished pianist and accordion player,...

Emmanuel R. Treadway

Emmanuel R. Treadway

Oct 18, 2013

Emmanuel R. “Manny” Treadway, 79, of Ashton and formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Friday, October 18, 2013 at Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Thomas Jay and Loretta Kissinger Treadway. Manny worked at Longwood Gardens Restaurant, Ale House, Hilltop Inn and other restaurants in the Kennett Square area. He attended...

George H. "Hen" Sweigart

George H. "Hen" Sweigart

Oct 14, 2013

George H. “Hen” Sweigart, 87, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Monday, October 14, 2013 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Frank B. and Edna Hoover Sweigart. He was the husband of the late Elaine Alleman Sweigart who died in 2007. Hen owned and operated the former Sweigart Tire Service,...

Gertrude D. Hollinger

Gertrude D. Hollinger

Oct 10, 2013

Gertrude D. Hollinger died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Gertrude was born June 17, 1918 in East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Mabel Diffenbaugh Martin and the late Elmer G. Martin (of Ezra W. Martin Meat Company) and grew up in Mellinger Mennonite...