Obituaries

Emma A. Myers

Emma A. Myers

Jun 27, 2011

Emma A. Myers, 90, of Long Farm Lane, Lancaster went home to be with her Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011 peacefully surrounded by her family at the Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster. She was born December 16, 1920 in Lititz, the daughter of the late Jason R. and Emma Landis Groff, and was a 1939 graduate of Manheim High...

Dorothy K. Brown

Dorothy K. Brown

Jun 26, 2011

Dorothy K. "Dot" Brown, 86, of Mount Joy passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born in Maytown, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Bertha Winters Kaley. She was the wife of the late William H. Brown who died in 2005. Retired in 1982, Dorothy worked at...

Dolores J. Byers

Dolores J. Byers

Jun 24, 2011

Dolores J. Byers, 87, of Elizabethtown went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 24, 2011 at Manor Care, Elizabethtown. Born in West Donegal Township, she was the daughter of the late John and Etta Rineer Stehman. She was the wife of the late Paul W. Byers who died in 2004. Dolores was a member of...

Harold B. Kreider

Harold B. Kreider

Jun 19, 2011

Harold B. Kreider, 85, of Lititz went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 19, 2011 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Willow Street, he was the son of the late Eli and Laura Weaver Kreider. Harold was the loving husband of Esther Garman Kreider and they observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 2010....

Earl R. Shenk

Earl R. Shenk

Jun 14, 2011

Earl R. Shenk, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Jacob H. and Faye E. Rhoads Shenk. Earl was a life-long farmer and truck driver. He was the husband of Anna Mae Ober Shenk who...

S. Ruth Witman

S. Ruth Witman

Jun 14, 2011

S. Ruth Witman, 91, formerly of Manheim and Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Sarah Mae Gruber Reichenbach. She was the wife of the late Wilbur E. Witman Sr. who died in 2002. A homemaker, Ruth worked in her...

Vern R. Baugher

Vern R. Baugher

Jun 13, 2011

Vern R. Baugher, 92, of Washington, NC, formerly of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Monday June 13, 2011 in the Beaufort County Hospital, Washington, NC. She was the widow of William H. Baugher who died in 1980. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Ella (Smeltzer) Rinehart. She was retired in 1972 as a parachute...

Lewis W. Boger Jr.

Lewis W. Boger Jr.

Jun 13, 2011

Lewis W. "Lew" Boger Jr., of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, and formerly of Dunn Loring, VA., died Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Lewis W. Sr., and Ethel Heckman Boger. Lew worked as a computer specialist for the United States Government. He was a member of...

Samuel L. Zurin

Samuel L. Zurin

Jun 12, 2011

Samuel L. "Sam" Zurin, 90, of 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster went home to be with the Lord Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Brethren Village. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Londa and Laura Long Zurin. Sam was the beloved husband of D. Jean Hollinger Zurin and they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in February of...

Jeanne L. Damon

Jeanne L. Damon

Jun 12, 2011

Jeanne L. Damon, 91, formerly of Glenolden, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, PA. She was married for 64 years to the late George L. Damon who died in 2006. Born in Noxen, PA (Wyoming Co.), she was the daughter of the late Ira E. and Lillie (Kibbler) Brown. She was...

Helen Rumsey Rummel

Helen Rumsey Rummel

Jun 11, 2011

Helen Rumsey Rummel, 86, of Manheim, and formerly of Palmyra and Ambler died unexpectedly yet peacefully on Saturday, June 11, 2011, in Loganville. Born in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Effie Spitzer Rumsey. In her early years Helen worked as an Accountant for Westinghouse Corporation. She was the loving wife of Reverend Donald W....

Clifford L. White

Clifford L. White

Jun 9, 2011

Clifford L. White, 81,of Aurora, Colorado, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the Denver Hospice Center in Denver, Colorado. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lester L. and Mabel Shank White. He was the owner and operator of Cliff's Barber Shop located on the square in...

Marian E. Griesemer

Marian E. Griesemer

Jun 6, 2011

Marian E. "Pete" Griesemer, 86, of Middletown, died Monday June 6, 2011 at Harrisburg Hospital. She was the widow of the late Richard A. Griesemer who died in 2001. Born in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Ella (Geesey) Billet. She was a devoted homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Middletown...

Melvin S. Dupler

Melvin S. Dupler

Jun 3, 2011

Melvin S. "Jack" Dupler, 80, of Manheim passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Jacob M. and Elsie Shenk Dupler. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. Brown Dupler who died in 2008 and his...

Deaconess Sever D. Martin

Deaconess Sever D. Martin

Jun 3, 2011

Deaconess Sever D. Martin, formerly of Harrisburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on Friday, June 3, 2011, at the blessed age of 96 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, PA. She was the wife of the late Deacon Willie G Martin who died in 1994. Born in Hogansville, GA she was the daughter of...

Gary B. Glouner

Gary B. Glouner

May 30, 2011

Gary B. Glouner, 76, Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday May 30, 2011 at his residence. He was the husband of Jane (Lutz) Glouner, and they would have celebrated 56 years of marriage in July. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John R. Sr. and Pauline (Reinfried) Glouner. Gary was an electrician for...

Debbie Jo Bingeman

Debbie Jo Bingeman

May 26, 2011

Debbie Jo "Deb" Bingeman, 49, of Manheim, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Jay M. and Yvonne A. Eby Bingeman, of Manheim. Deb worked for over 25 years for Donnelley Printing Company, Lancaster. She will be lovingly missed by her long time companion,...

Eva L. Schreiber

Eva L. Schreiber

May 21, 2011

Eva L. Schreiber, 94, of Mount Joy went home to be with her Lord after a brief illness on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Moravian Manor in Lititz. She formerly lived at Hearthstone Manor in Mount Joy where she was called the "Flag Lady" because of her love for her country and the American flag. Her phrase at Hearthstone was...

James M. Tuma

James M. Tuma

May 21, 2011

James M. Tuma, 81, formerly of Cranston, RI, died peacefully on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at his home in Athol, MA. Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, he was the son of the late Simon and Rose Basha Tuma. James was a self-employed jewelry model maker; he held a masters degree in watch making from Bowman Technical School in Lancaster. He...

Gene Thompson

Gene Thompson

May 19, 2011

Gene Thompson, 89, formerly of River Hills, Lake Wylie, S.C., and Richmond, Indiana, died peacefully on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster. Born in Cynthiana, IN., he was the son of Carlos and Carrie Simpson Thompson. Gene was the owner and operator of Gene Thompson Motors in Richmond, IN. He graduated from Evansville University in Indiana, and served...