Obituaries

Eugene   "Gene" S. Geib

Eugene "Gene" S. Geib

Sep 17, 2012

Eugene S. "Gene" Geib, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully and went home to be with his Lord on Monday, September 17, 2012, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Elwood M. and Helen Sheaffer Geib. For over 42 years, Gene worked as a mechanical superintendent for the former Raymark Industries, Manheim. Following...

Frances Little Greenawalt

Frances Little Greenawalt

Sep 14, 2012

Frances Little Greenawalt, 97, formerly of Mount Joy, passed away on Friday September 14, 2012 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Elizabeth Bowers Runk Dillinger. She was the wife of the late Harold H. Greenawalt, who died in 1993, and her first husband, the late Paul D....

Catherine N. Witmer

Catherine N. Witmer

Sep 14, 2012

Catherine N. Witmer, 91, of Willow Street, and formerly of Mount Joy, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at Arbor View " Willow Valley Retirement Community. She was the wife of Donald R. Witmer, and they celebrated 50 years of marriage last month. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Chester Resh Ney and Mary Catherine (Smith)...

Ruth   "Dolly" V. Loercher

Ruth "Dolly" V. Loercher

Sep 13, 2012

Ruth V. "Dolly" Loercher, 92, formerly of 416 Orchard Lane, Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Maurice E. and Mary Elizabeth Yeager Seiders. Dolly retired from the former Raymark Industries, Manheim, where she was the manager of the Executive Club food service division for...

Dennis C. Shutt

Dennis C. Shutt

Sep 12, 2012

Dennis C. Shutt, 57, formerly of Manheim, PA., and Kernersville, N.C., died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at the Praxis Nursing Home in Easton following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Clayton Shutt of Manheim, and the late Pauline V. Wolf Shutt. Dennis was a 1973 graduate of Manheim Central High School and a 1977 graduate...

Jay L. Miller

Jay L. Miller

Sep 11, 2012

Jay L. Miller, 85, of Mount Joy, formerly of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Zeno and Fannie Paul Miller. He was the loving husband of the late Betty Kissinger Miller who died in 2009. Although the family will miss...

Roy D. Gibble

Roy D. Gibble

Sep 11, 2012

Roy D. Gibble, 94, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Mount Hope Nazarine Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late David and Sallie Douple Gibble. Retired in 1985, Roy worked 41 years at Fenner Drives, Manheim. He proudly served in the United States Army during WW II where he received...

Daniel Douglas Graber

Daniel Douglas Graber

Sep 10, 2012

Daniel Douglas "Doug" Graber, 51, of Mount Joy, died peacefully Monday September 10, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Robin (Moser) Graber, and they celebrated 11 years of marriage this past June. Born in Norfolk, NE, and raised in Minneapolis Minnesota, he was the son of the late Dorothy Jeanne (Ballard) Graber....

Elda Mae Hermenet

Elda Mae Hermenet

Sep 7, 2012

Elda Mae Hermenet, 87, of Manheim, and formerly of Williamson, N.Y., died Friday, September 7, 2012 at Conestoga View, Lancaster following a lengthy illness. Born in Williamson, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Sarah DeVey Ghyzels. A homemaker, Elda was married 53 years to Donald Hermenet who died in May of 2001. Her second husband was...

Joseph J. Gallagher Jr.

Joseph J. Gallagher Jr.

Sep 4, 2012

Joseph J. "Joe" Gallagher Jr., 65, of Lititz passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland following a lengthy illness. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Joseph J. Sr. and Marie McNelis Gallagher. He was the loving husband of Janet Luiza Gallagher and they celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary in July....

Emma H. Good  Weaver

Emma H. Good Weaver

Sep 3, 2012

Emma H. Good Weaver, 88, of Wood Corner Road, Lititz, entered into rest on Monday, September 3, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Noah and Mattie Horst Burkholder. Emma was the proprietor of Good's Variety Store and The Store At Your Door Truck. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ivan R. Good and her second husband,...

Joyce Nadine Frank

Joyce Nadine Frank

Aug 29, 2012

Joyce Nadine Frank, 79, of Manheim, and formerly of River Grove, Il., died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Joyce had previously been a resident at Oak Leaf Manor. Born in West Frankfort Il., she was the 15th child of the late William and Edith Dwyer. Surviving is a daughter, Donna Quinn of Manheim, two sons: Michael Davis...

John T. Evans

John T. Evans

Aug 25, 2012

John T. Evans, 63, of Lititz, died peacefully following a brief illness on Saturday August 25, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Hillsboro, Ohio, he was the son of the late John H. and Dorothy M. Savage Evans. John worked as a machine operator for Woodstream Corporation in Lititz. He was the loving husband of Susan N. Snavely...

Jean L. Yoder

Jean L. Yoder

Aug 24, 2012

Jean L. Yoder, 64, of Manheim passed away on Friday, August 24, 2012 at Magnolias of Lancaster. Born in Roaring Spring, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Wolgemuth) Honsaker. She was the loving wife of G. Sanford Yoder and they celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this month. Jean graduated from the Lancaster School of Nursing. She...

Gary Robert Strack

Gary Robert Strack

Aug 24, 2012

Gary Robert Strack, 70, of Manheim died on Friday August 24, 2012 at Manor Care, Elizabethtown. Born in Stamford, CT, he was the son of the late Robert and Anne (Mostowy) Strack. He was the loving husband of the late Mary K. (Funk) Strack who died in 2009. Gary proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam...

Robert Paul Morris

Robert Paul Morris

Aug 21, 2012

Robert Paul Morris, 86, of Lancaster, and formerly of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Born in Eden Township, he was the son of the late Charles H. and Pearl Graybill Morris. Robert worked as a bank messenger at the former Bank of Lancaster County. He was the husband of the late Stella M. Kissinger Brumbach Morris who...

Lorraine J. Heisey

Lorraine J. Heisey

Aug 20, 2012

Lorraine, J. Heisey, 82, of Maytown, died peacefully, Monday August 20, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the wife of the late Charles C. Heisey who in died in 2009. Born in Elstonville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin W. and Minnie (Hoffer) Smith. She enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling, and walking, but her greatest...

John J. Scheetz Sr.

John J. Scheetz Sr.

Aug 16, 2012

John J. Scheetz Sr., 76, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday August 16, 2012 at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Lebanon. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John and Mary Hambelton Scheetz. John was employed as a mechanic for John's Mower Shop in East Petersburg; he also worked as a lineman for local cable companies in...

Lloyd G. Flory

Lloyd G. Flory

Aug 10, 2012

Lloyd G. Flory, 86, of Lititz passed away at home on Friday, August 10, 2012. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Abram K. Sr. and Florence C. Garman Flory. He was the husband of Maxine Mellott Flory and they celebrated 64 years of marriage in December of last year. In his early years, Lloyd delivered...

Dale H. Kreiner

Dale H. Kreiner

Aug 9, 2012

Dale H. Kreiner, 87, formerly of Elizabethtown went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Brethren Village. Born in Mount Joy Township, he was the son of the late Herman G. and Maria Hollinger Kreiner. He was the husband of the late Mildred Edris Kreiner who died in 2009. Dale owned and operated his farm...