Obituaries

Nov 15, 2011

Harold Eby Witwer, 83, died Tuesday, November 15, at Arden Courts in Harrisburg, after a lengthy illness. He was born June 10, 1928, the second child and first son of Charles K. and Martha G. (McQuate) Witwer. Harold lived virtually all of his life in Warwick Township. He was raised on a farm in Rothsville until 1944 when his family...

Nov 15, 2011

Raymond L. Moyer, 87, of Manheim passed away at home on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Oliver L. and Fannie S. Wenger Moyer. He was the loving husband of Arlene Kissinger Moyer and they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in April of this year. Raymond retired after thirty four years...

Nov 14, 2011

Sherrie A. Miller, 47, of Wrightsville, formerly of Lancaster passed away at home on Monday, November 14, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Ralph Sr. husband of Angela McCauley of York and the late Clara Lewis Parmer. She was the wife of Mark D. Miller and they celebrated their 15th wedding...

Nov 14, 2011

Lester H. "Gummy" Sweigart, 82, died on Monday, November 14, 2011 in Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Frank B. and Edna Hoover Sweigart. For 29 years Gummy worked as a road supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He also was the owner and operator of the family farm in Rapho Township, where...

Nov 14, 2011

Edith H. Oren, 78, of Lancaster, died Monday, November 14, 2011, at her residence, after a brief illness. She was the widow of Donald B. Oren, who died this past October. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Isaac and Dorothy (Davis) Hershey. She was a graduate of the former Manheim High School, class of 1951....

Nov 9, 2011

Bernice "Bernie" Joan Brown, 75, Mount Joy, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Gerald "Jerry" Brown and recently celebrated their 18th wedding anniversary. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Lillian Getz. Bernie was a graduate of the former Lititz High...

Nov 8, 2011

Drusilla Wadsworth Ervien Buck, formerly from Pleasant Valley, died peacefully following a stroke on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 after a week long stay at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, PA. She had lived independently at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA for the passed 10 years. Dru was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church, Manheim, PA. She...

Nov 5, 2011

Gladys M. White, 83 of Manheim, died on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim following a brief illness. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Mabel McFalls Galebach; and step daughter to the late Lydia Galebach. For over thirty years Gladys worked for the Manheim Auto Auction; previously she...

Nov 5, 2011

Martha E. Redman, 92, of Masonic Villages at Elizabethtown PA, and formerly of Dundalk MD, died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster PA. She was the widow of the late Edgar "Mac" Redman who died in 1975. Born in Coatesville, PA she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Adeline (Matthews) Boyd. Martha was a fashion...

Nov 4, 2011

Robert S. "Bobby" Hummer, 47, of Farmview Lane, Mount Joy, formerly of Manheim died unexpectedly on Friday, November 4, 2011. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of William C. husband of Donna L. Burd Hummer of Manheim and the late Darlene J. Seidel Hummer. Bobby was a graduate of Manheim Central High School in 1983 and the World Wide...

Oct 31, 2011

Eric N. Stauffer, 56, of Lebanon, formerly of Manheim and Mt. Gretna passed away on Monday, October 31, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Everett B. "Tim" Stauffer of Manheim and the late Dorothy E. Miller Stauffer. Eric worked for over 25 years as a mechanic at Hersheypark. He was...

Oct 27, 2011

Eriean R. "Sally" Smith Eriean R. "Sally" Smith, 87, of Manheim, passed on, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. She was the widow of the late Willard A. Smith, who died in 1993. Born in Birdsall, NY she was the daughter of the late Henry and Edith (Tuhkil) Anderson. Sally was a secretary in the...

Oct 25, 2011

Donald B. Oren, of Lancaster, died October 25, 2011. He was the son of the late Fred Y. and Ann Bewley Oren. Surviving is his wife Edith H. Oren, a son Michael Oren, a daughter Joy Trueblood (Larry), step-sons Ted Fry and Ken Fry (Missy), a sister Harriette Stoudt (Earl), and a sister in-law Joan Oren. He was preceded in...

Oct 25, 2011

Mary F. "Toot" Evans, 84, of Manheim, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Mount Joy after a six year courageous battle of multiple myeloma. Born in Elysburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and M. Irene Persing Yocum. In her early years Mary worked for the former Manheim Garment Factory. She was the loving...

Oct 24, 2011

Rose M. Epler, 73, of Manheim, died peacefully at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy on Monday, October 24, 2011. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Charles M. and Christine Lynam Williams. Rose worked at Weis Markets, Manheim until the time of her illness. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Manheim. She loved...

Oct 24, 2011

Jenny M. Rohrbaugh, 86, formerly of Manheim passed away on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Liege, Belgium, she was the daughter of the late Francois and Alice Hester Gysen. Jenny retired in 1990 after 25 years at Fenner Drives, Manheim. She volunteered at the Manheim Community Library, Manheim Meals on Wheels and Manheim Historical Society....

Oct 23, 2011

Mary Jane Sauble, 83, of Manheim passed away peacefully at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy on Sunday, October 23, 2011. Born in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of the late Harvey R. and Minnie B. Sweigart Greiner. Mary Jane was a full time farmer's wife and homemaker. She was the wife of late Martin G. "Bud" Sauble...

Oct 22, 2011

Oct 22, 2011

Delbert Ray Flowers Sr., 85, formerly of Mount Joy, passed away on Saturday October 22, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. Born in Bainbridge, he was the son of the late Jacob and Evelyn Morgan Flowers. He was the husband of Jestine Lehman Flowers and they would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in November. Delbert retired as a brick...

Oct 15, 2011

Richard Earl "Dick" Jarrett, Jr., 66, of York, a gentle man with big hands and a big heart, went to be with his Savior, October 15, 2011. Dick was employed for many years as a lathe operator at David Edward Limited in Red Lion, where he enjoyed the comradeship with other employees. Dick enjoyed sports, and baseball was his favorite,...