Obituaries
Marion H. Snader
Feb 17, 2013
Marion H. Snader, 104, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Marion was the loving wife of Isaac M. Snader who died in 1984. Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Ella Parmer Hillard. In her early years Marion was a...
James Ramcharitar
Feb 17, 2013
James Ramcharitar, 56, of Middletown, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday February 17, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 2, 1956 in Guyana SA, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the son of Bish (Cheddi) Ramcharitar and the late Neil Ramcharitar. Surviving in addition to his mother is a son Neil Ramcharitar of Kissimmee, FL; brothers...
Thelma P. Witmeyer
Feb 10, 2013
Thelma P. Witmeyer, 87, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy J. and Helen M. Rauch Peiffer. Thelma was the loving wife of the late Eugene B. “Gene” Witmeyer who died in April of 2009. Thelma worked as a medical office assistant...
Theodore D. Kachel
Feb 9, 2013
Theodore D. Kachel, 75, of Lititz, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Shippensburg Health Care Center following a long illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Earl M. and Dorothy E. Dorwart Kachel. Ted was the loving husband of Donna I. Mellinger Kachel and they observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in December 2012. He worked as...
Earl Leo "Bud" Nelson Jr.
Feb 5, 2013
Earl Leo “Bud” Nelson Jr., 48, of Philadelphia passed away on February 5, 2013. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Earl Sr. and Thelma May Kilbride Nelson. Surviving is a daughter, Carol Nelson, two sons, Kirk and Buddy Nelson and five grandchildren, Tyler, Aalyssah, R’ianna, E’than, Skylar. Services at Buch Funeral Home, 21 Market Square, Manheim,...
John K. Hershey
Feb 4, 2013
John K. Hershey, 93, of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Graybill and Orpha Kulp Hershey. John was the loving husband of Reba Hernley Hershey and they observed their 67th wedding anniversary in March of last year. In 1982 John...
Robert H. "Bob" Zima
Feb 3, 2013
Robert H. “Bob” Zima, 90, of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, died Sunday February 3, 2013 at the Masonic Health Care Center. “Bob” as he was affectionately known was the husband of Anna L. (Wolford) Zima and they celebrated 23 years of marriage in March of 1989. He was also the husband of the late Corinna Grogg Zima who died in...
Donald E. Farmer
Feb 1, 2013
Donald E. Farmer, 78, of Manheim, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy, following an 18 month battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster Junction, Penn Township, he was the son of the late George W. and Bernice Ehrhart Farmer. Don was the loving husband of Elizabeth H. “Betsy” Hershey Farmer and they observed their 54th...
Desmond C. "Des" Shenberger
Jan 31, 2013
Desmond C. “Des” Shenberger, 86, of Manheim, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Harry and Esther Frey Shenberger. Des was the loving husband of Vilma Frey Shenberger, with whom he celebrated 59 years of marriage last May. After...
Marian A. Miller
Jan 31, 2013
Marian A. Miller, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Anna G. Herr Miller. Marian was the loving wife of Robert P. Miller and they observed their 59th wedding anniversary in November of last...
Rose M. Malachuk
Jan 31, 2013
Rose M. (Wood) Malachuk, formerly of Manheim PA, Virginia and Florida, passed into the arms of Our Lord on Thursday, January 31, 2013, at Manor Care, Elizabethtown, PA where she had resided the last 4 years. Born at home in Vienna VA, she was the daughter of the Late Wilfred and Edith (Hottle) Wood. While her children were young, she...
B. Sue Theal
Jan 30, 2013
B. Sue Theal, 63, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Altrue and Mazie Buckner Thornton. She was the wife of Paul H. Theal and they celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in April of last year. A homemaker, Sue enjoyed flower gardening, collecting...
John C. “Jack” Ritter
Jan 26, 2013
John C. “Jack” Ritter, 79, formerly of Memorial Drive, Manheim passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Alma Shoemaker Ritter. He was the husband of the late Betty Jean George Ritter who died in 2007. Jack retired from the Manheim Borough Authority where...
Mary E. Miller
Jan 22, 2013
Mary E. Miller, 87, formerly of Graystone Road, Manheim passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Elma Ober Binkley. Mary retired after ten years from Kellogg Company, Lancaster and previously she worked for over twenty years at the former RCA, Lancaster....
Gloria F. Loercher
Jan 19, 2013
Gloria F. Loercher, formerly of East Gramby Street, Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Alvin S. and Grace I. Pickle Shelly. Gloria was the loving wife of Ray E. Loercher for fifty years, until his death in 1999. She worked in the cafeteria...
Harold D. "Wig" Heisey
Jan 18, 2013
Harold D. "Wig" Heisey, 71 of Manheim, died on January 18, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Sadie Wilson Heisey of Mt. Wilson, and the late Jacob Heisey. Harold was the husband of Donna J. Arentz Heisey and they would have observed their 9th wedding anniversary in June of this year. Harold...
Ruth Anna Thompson Melleby
Jan 16, 2013
Ruth Anna Thompson Melleby, 88, of Columbia, PA and formerly of Pennsauken, NJ, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday January 16, 2013 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, PA. Born in Camden, NJ she was the daughter of the late John Sr. and Ruthanna (Powell) Thompson. Ruth worked for the New Jersey Dept. of Corrections...
Gene V. Haatainen Wagner
Jan 15, 2013
Gene V. Haatainen Wagner, 86, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Harold V. Haatainen who died in 1982, and the late Daniel W. Wagner Jr. A 1944 graduate of Manheim Central High School, she was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim. An avid reader,...
Clair C. "Mep" Carl
Jan 12, 2013
Clair C. "Mep" Carl, 72, of Manheim, died peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Muir, he was the son of the late Melvin E. and Edith Finley Carl. Clair was the loving husband of Eleanor Jean Kimmel Carl and they observed their 50th wedding anniversary in October...
Paul G. Reichenbach
Jan 12, 2013
Paul G. Reichenbach, 90, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Paul and Mae Gruber Reichenbach. He was the loving husband of Laura Witman Reichenbach and they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in June of last year. Paul retired as a heavy equipment operator...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor