Obituaries

May 17, 2011

Ruth Sauder Durborow, 72, of East Petersburg passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Amos H. and Ruth S. Landis Sauder. She was the wife of the late Daniel C. Durborow who died on November 1, 2010. Ruth served with Eastern...

May 15, 2011

Lorraine B. "Dee Dee" Caswell, 89, of Lancaster, and formerly of Mount Joy, died peacefully surrounded by her daughter and grandson, on Sunday May 15, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Mount Joy she was the daughter of the late James and Beulah (Loraw) Hilt. She was the widow of the late William G. Caswell who...

May 13, 2011

Mildred "Millie" Marie Funk Pickel, 84, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2011 at Presbyterian Manor of Salina, Kansas. Born in Conestoga, PA, she was the daughter of the late Martin W. and Verdna Keperling Funk. Following the death of her husband, Marvin M. Pickle, after 55 years of marriage, she moved to Salina in September...

May 13, 2011

Jean M. Robinson, 81, of Mount Joy, passed away Friday May 13, 2011 at ManorCare Health Services, Lancaster. Born in Florin, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mary (Shirk) Buller, and Jean was the youngest of fifteen children. She was the widow of the late Maynard G. Robinson who died in 2003. Jean was a homemaker most...

May 5, 2011

Frances R. Schrawder, 95, of Manheim died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Leesport, she was the daughter of the late Otis S. and Kathryn Boyer Rothenberger. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Millersville State Teachers College. Frances was an elementary school teacher for over...

May 3, 2011

Howard S. Miller, 71, of Main Street, East Petersburg, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of Mary Sauble Miller of Mastersonville, and the late Cleo Miller. Howard was the loving husband of the late Nancy L. Hostetter Miller who died...

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;...