Obituaries

May 2, 2011

Arleen A. Barnes, 89, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, and formerly of 123 East Ferdinand Street, Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center Lancaster. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ellen Held Connelly. Arleen worked for the former Noggles Garment Factory and previously worked for the...

May 1, 2011

Ralph J. Heinrich, 82, formerly of Phila., died Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Chicago, IL. He was the son of the late Arthur L. and Augusta Hoffmann Heinrich and husband of the late Wilma Brehm Heinrich. Ralph worked 34 years for the U.S. Govt Dept. of Human Services. A member of St. Richard...

Apr 28, 2011

Harold C. Scott, 82, of Manheim died peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster after a brief illness. Born in Todd, PA he was the son of the late Fuhrman P. and Kathryn Alexander Scott. Harold worked at the Manheim Auto Auction for eighteen years and previously he was a truck driver for twenty...

Apr 26, 2011

Clarence E. Swope, 83, of Manheim died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Jacob and Mabel Sipling Swope. A life-long farmer, Clarence was owner and operator of his own farm. He was the loving husband of Geraldine Hoffer Swope and they would have celebrated...

Apr 25, 2011

John Henry Hess Sr., 91, of Manheim died peacefully from natural causes on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Terrace Gardens, Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, where he resided. He was grateful for the excellent, caring staff who attended to all his needs at Pleasant View. Born in Manheim Township on November 8, 1919, he was the son of the late...

Apr 25, 2011

Margaret L. "Peggy" Hart, 72, formerly of West End Avenue, Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2011 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz; where she was a resident for over 19 years and was involved in many activities. Born in West Reading, she was the daughter of the late Herman E. and Beulah Rhoads Hart. Peggy was a...

Apr 19, 2011

Dorothy M. "Margo" Buller, 89, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on April 19, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, after a short period of illness. Dorothy was the loving wife of Merle J. Buller, who entered into Heaven May 20, 2005. They were married August 18, 1946 in the Florin United Brethren Church and had 58 wonderful...

Apr 18, 2011

Esther Mae Martin Farrel, 82, Manheim, passed into the loving arms of her Savior surrounded by her loving family, at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday April 18, 2011. Born in Kinzers, she was the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Mary (Benner) Martin. She was the wife of Paul Kreider Farrel, and they celebrated 59 years of marriage this...

Apr 16, 2011

Marian Irene Landis Kreider 76, of Manheim, passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Marian was born on January 25, 1935 the daughter of A. Roy and Irene Brubaker Landis in Witmer, PA. She had three siblings: brother Richard (deceased) and his wife Betty Hess Landis of Liberty, sister Velma and her husband Elvin Hess of...

Apr 13, 2011

Edna C. Fitzkee, 89, of East Petersburg, and formerly of Mount Joy, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 after a brief illness, at Hospice of Lancaster County, Lancaster. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Susan Cunningham. She was the widow of the late Woodrow Fitzkee who died in 1971. She worked as a supply technician for...

Apr 13, 2011

Glenn H. "Dutch" Witman, 88, of Manheim, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Frank Witman and Stella Hilton Witman Helt and stepson to the late Henry Helt. Glenn retired from Howmet Corporation, Lancaster, previous he was employed by White Oak Mills and the former Jacob Nauman...

Apr 13, 2011

Apr 11, 2011

Marian G. Wenger, 79, of Garber Road, Elizabethtown passed away at home on Monday, April 11, 2011. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Fannie Nolt Grove. She was the loving wife of the late J. Melvin Wenger who died in 2010. A homemaker, Marian was an active and faithful member of Bossler Mennonite Church,...

Apr 10, 2011

Kenneth Lee Faus, 59, of Lititz, passed away from this earth on Sunday, April 10, 2011 surrounded by those who loved him most. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Lester and Ruth Hess Faus. Ken was a partner with Window Schemes and Dreams of Penryn for 27years. He was the loving husband of Sue Faus;...

Apr 6, 2011

Ray K. Henne, 90, of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Mountville, he was the son of the late Walter and Alice L. Waser Henne. Ray was the husband of the late Edna M. Shaffer Henne who died in 1997. Retired in 1983, Ray installed burners for 10 years...

Apr 5, 2011

Sharon Lee Eckman Seibold, 64, of Ephrata, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Born in Federalsburg, Maryland she was the daughter of George Stidham of Newark, Delaware, and the late Dorothy Speorl Stidham. Sharon retired as a nursing assistant at Lancashire Hall Lancaster; she also worked in private duty nursing in the Lancaster...

Apr 3, 2011

James F. "Jim" Cox, 79, of Lititz, died peacefully following a brief illness on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Luther Acres Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Kirkwood, he was the son of the late Frank and Marie Dubbs Cox. Jim retired as a supervisor for the Keystone Pretzel Bakery Lititz; following retirement he stayed active working at public auctions...

Apr 1, 2011

Alvin DeLong Jr., 90, of Manheim, died unexpectedly at home of natural causes on Friday, April 1, 2011. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Alvin Sr. and Lizzie Litzenberger DeLong. Al served in the United States Air Force; he worked for over 47 years for the Fuller Company in Manheim. He was the husband of the...

Mar 30, 2011

Betty M. Wagner, 81, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Born in York, she was the wife of the late William O. Wagner who died in 1976. Betty retired as an in-home Certified Nursing Assistant for Special Care of Lancaster. She also worked at Willow Valley Family Restaurant as...

Mar 27, 2011

Barbara McCarty, 74, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Lebanon. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Marion Sours Blank. Barb retired from K-D Tools in Lancaster where she worked as an administrative assistant. She was a life member of the Elstonville Sportsmen Association. Her interests included: bird watching, traveling...