Obituaries

Alice S. Haldeman

Alice S. Haldeman

May 1, 2012

Alice S. Haldeman, 89, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born and raised in a farming family from Manor Township, she was the daughter of the late J. Stoner and Minnie Frey Seitz. She was the loving wife of Ross K. Haldeman who died in May of 2003. Alice worked...

Paul E. Gantz

Paul E. Gantz

May 1, 2012

Paul E. Gantz, 86, formerly of Laurel Street, Manheim passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Harry Gantz and Esther Eckert Gantz Brown. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Dyer Gantz and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in November of last...

Mabel L. Kreider

Mabel L. Kreider

Apr 30, 2012

Mabel L. Kreider, 84, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Adam N. and Martha W. Lausch Hackman. A homemaker, Mabel was the loving wife of the late Elvin N. Kreider who died in June of 2006. She was...

Paul E. Hollinger

Paul E. Hollinger

Apr 30, 2012

Paul E. Hollinger, formerly of Mount Joy, and a resident of Brethren Village Lancaster, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on his 86th birthday, Monday, April 30, 2012. Born in West Donegal Township, he was the son of the late John Henry and Edna Enterline Hollinger. For more than 26 years Paul worked in banking in Elizabethtown...

Paul Hess Jr.

Paul Hess Jr.

Apr 29, 2012

Paul Hess Jr., formerly of Manheim and Brethren Village passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Paul M. and Parthene Haunstein Hess. He was the loving husband of Betty Brenneman Hess and they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in June of this year....

Robert A. Varnes

Robert A. Varnes

Apr 28, 2012

Robert A. Varnes, 78, formerly of Manheim, died on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Alfred M. and Josephine Dunlap Varnes. For over 30 years Bob was a United States Post Office Mail Carrier for Manheim Borough Post Office; previously he delivered milk locally for Graybill's Dairy....

Anna Naomi Rhoads

Anna Naomi Rhoads

Apr 26, 2012

Anna "Naomi" Rhoads, 87, of Mountville slipped from this life into the presence of Jesus on April 26. Naomi was born in Mount Joy, PA, and was the daughter of the late John Doutrich and Anna Shelly Oberholtzer and was happily married to J. Marlin Rhoads for 64 years, before his passing on August 3, 2011. Since his death, Naomi...

Dorothy M. Bedger

Dorothy M. Bedger

Apr 24, 2012

Dorothy M. Bedger, 85, of 399 West Cherry Street of Palmyra, formerly of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. She and her late husband of 55 years, Robert who died in 2000 were former owners of Bedger's Restaurant in Manheim. Dorothy enjoyed spending time with her family,...

Donald   Scoop Yingst

Donald Scoop Yingst

Apr 19, 2012

Donald E. "Scoop" Yingst, 81, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Previously, Don was a resident for two years at Oak Leaf Manor, Landisville. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Harvey B. and Helen M. Tschudy Yingst....

Gladys R. Spayd

Gladys R. Spayd

Apr 18, 2012

Gladys R. Spayd, 85, formerly of Ridgewood Manor, Manheim, is now resting in God's hands after peacefully passing away at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy with her daughters by her side on Wednesday April 18, 2012. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Schweager Spayd. Gladys worked her whole life at various...

Cassandra M. Nelson-Love

Cassandra M. Nelson-Love

Apr 14, 2012

Cassandra M. Nelson-Love, 30, of Mount Joy, died peacefully on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Stephen V. and Emma (Pearson) Love. She was a former coordinator at ACORN of Lancaster. She was a graduate of Manheim Central High School and a graduate of Hiram G. Andrews...

Paul-Michel P. Di Paolo

Paul-Michel P. Di Paolo

Apr 13, 2012

Paul-Michel Di Paolo, 53, of Ephrata and formerly of Lititz, died on Friday, April 13, 2012 at Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, with his family by his side. Born in Marseille, France he was the son of Eric and Paulette Blondel Di Paolo of Raritan, N.J. Paul-Michel was a Pharmaceutical Executive working in the quality control division for many major Pharmaceutical...

Harold "Haddy" P. Graham

Harold "Haddy" P. Graham

Apr 11, 2012

Harold P. "Haddy" Graham, 81, of Manheim, died peacefully at the Pleasant View Retirement Community Manheim, on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Lloyd W. and Gertrude Bullock Graham. For over 41 years Harold worked as a scheduler of production for Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster. He was the loving husband of Yvonne...

Elwood "Woody" B. Hess

Elwood "Woody" B. Hess

Apr 10, 2012

Elwood B. "Woody" Hess, 81, of Manheim, died at his home on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter and Elsie Bemesderfer Hess. Woody was employed as a truck driver for Yellow Freight Corporation Lancaster for over 28 years; previously he worked on the family farm in East...

Lawrence P Quinn

Lawrence P Quinn

Apr 10, 2012

Lawrence Patrick "Larry" Quinn, 60, of Colorado, formerly of Manheim passed away at his residence on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Born in Lisle, Illinois, he was the son of the late Walter and Dolores Lamberty Quinn. Larry was owner/operator of a construction business. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Surviving are four children, Emily...

Clair G. Lefever

Clair G. Lefever

Apr 9, 2012

Clair G. Lefever, 76, of Manheim, passed away at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy on Monday, April 9, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Manor Township, he was the son of the late Martin and Elizabeth Gerlach Lefever. He spent time working on his brother's farm before enlisting in the service. He was a United States...

Hilda M. Wenger

Hilda M. Wenger

Apr 9, 2012

Hilda M. Wenger, 76, formerly of Manheim, and a resident of Maple Farm Akron; died on Monday, April 9, 2012 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late, Jonas and Edith Ebersole Groff. Hilda worked for Schick Corp., Hamilton Watch and Woodstream Corp. She was the wife of the late, Harold Wenger. Hilda...

Margaret E. Hunter

Margaret E. Hunter

Apr 7, 2012

Margaret E. Hunter, 96, formerly of Philadelphia, died Saturday April 7, 2012 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, PA. Born in Orange, NJ she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Ertle) Fineran. She was the widow of the late Bruce M. Hunter who passed in 1991. Margaret was a retired bookkeeper for the Commonwealth Land...

Richard Eby Mummau

Richard Eby Mummau

Apr 5, 2012

Richard Eby Mummau, 75, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly of natural causes and went home to be with his Lord on Thursday April 5, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Reist R. and Mary Ruth (Eby) Mummau. He was the husband of Darlene (Gerlitzki) Mummau, and they would have celebrated 54...

Arthur F Mummaw Jr.

Arthur F Mummaw Jr.

Mar 31, 2012

Arthur F. Mummaw Jr. Arthur F. "Art" Mummaw Jr., 63, of Landisville, passed away at his residence on Saturday, March 31, 2012. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur F. Sr. and Mary Wiley Mummaw. He was the companion of the late Finlee Faye Bear who passed away in 2007. Art worked as a warehouse/ truck...

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