Obituaries

Gloria B. Clymer

Gloria B. Clymer

Dec 8, 2010

Gloria B. Clymer, 77, of Dillsburg, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at her residence after a brief illness. She was the wife of William M. Clymer of Dillsburg, and they would have been married 59 years in January 2011. Born in Phillipsburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Gordon E. and Ellen Mae (Kennedy) Trump. Surviving in addition...

Larry Hicks, Sr.

Larry Hicks, Sr.

Dec 5, 2010

Larry Hicks, Sr., 74, of Middletown, died Sunday December 5, 2010 at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. He was the husband of Esther (Hinkle) Hicks of Middletown, Born in Dickson TN, he was the son of the late Gerald and Bessie (Bateman) Hicks. Larry was a truck driver for New Penn Motor Express for 30 years before retiring in 1998,...

Jean W. Herr

Jean W. Herr

Dec 5, 2010

Jean W. Herr, 83, formerly of Speedwell Forge Road, Lititz died of natural causes on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Landis Homes, Lititz. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Benton and Jessie Coulter Woodward. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Herr Sr. who died on October 3, 2005. Jean worked for Lukens Steel...

Donald E. Greiner

Donald E. Greiner

Dec 3, 2010

Donald E. Greiner, 77, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lebanon. Born in Colebrook, he was the son of the late Harvey B. and Mabel Alleman Greiner. Don retired from Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster; previously he worked for over thirty years for the Fuller Company Manheim. He served in the United...

Thelma K. Myers

Thelma K. Myers

Dec 3, 2010

Thelma K. Myers, age 91, of Pine Street, East Petersburg, died on Friday, December 3, 2010. Born in East Hempfield Township on June 11, 1919, Thelma was the daughter of the late John Kready and Bertha Harmen. Thelma was the wife of the late Charles I. Myers who died in March of 2009. She worked as a secretary for the...

Mildred L. "Millie" Myers

Mildred L. "Millie" Myers

Dec 1, 2010

Mildred L. Millie Myers, 80, of Ephrata, and formerly of Lancaster, went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at the York Hospital. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Gurtha Powell. A homemaker, she was the wife of the late Jay Robert Bob Myers for 37 years who died in...

Anna Witmer Martin

Anna Witmer Martin

Nov 30, 2010

Anna Witmer Martin, 87, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Born in Manheim Township, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Ella (Erb) Shenk. Her first husband and the father of her children, J. Abram Witmer, passed away in 1960. Her second husband, Earl L. Martin, preceded her in...

David R. Grimm

David R. Grimm

Nov 30, 2010

David R. Grimm, 55, of Bedington Circle, Manheim died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard J. Grimm and Anna Kupres Grimm of Manheim. David was an electrician for thirty-five years; and was employed for over thirty years for...

Ruth G. Hamaker

Ruth G. Hamaker

Nov 30, 2010

Ruth G. Hamaker, 84, of South Charlotte Street, Manheim, passed away at home on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 following a lengthy illness. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Maude Spangler Garman. Ruth retired from the Wilbur Chocolate Company, Lititz. She was the loving wife of sixty-one years to the late, Jay K. Hamaker who...

Carl Frederick Kreider

Carl Frederick Kreider

Nov 26, 2010

Carl F. Kreider, 66, of Manheim, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, November 26, 2010 at Hospice Of Lancaster County, Mount Joy following a battle with brain cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Carl Eby Kreider and Alma Kreider Denlinger. Carl was the loving husband of Rachel Charles Kreider and they observed their...

Arlene Sauder

Arlene Sauder

Nov 25, 2010

Arlene Sauder, 67, of Stevens Street, Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy surrounded by her husband and children. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Phares H. and Mabel Wenger Moyer. Arlene worked for S. Clyde Weaver in East Petersburg for thirty-one years and supervised the bakery department....

Jane L. Pennell

Jane L. Pennell

Nov 23, 2010

Jane L. Pennell, 76, of South Delta Street, Mount Joy, died following a brief illness on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late, Arthur and Dorothy Darrenkamp Walton. Jane worked for the former Lancaster Leaf and Tobacco Company and was a monitor for the former Johnsons Bus Service...

Glenn A. Joerger

Glenn A. Joerger

Nov 23, 2010

Glenn Arthur Joerger, 84, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. He was the husband of A. Virginia Joerger. Born in Pekin, IL, Glenn was the son of the late George A. and Florence P. (Seggerman) Joerger. Glenn maintained a long career as a cost estimator for NCR Corp., System Media Division. He retired after 25...

George R. Krentz, Sr.

George R. Krentz, Sr.

Nov 22, 2010

George R. Krentz, Sr., 94, formerly of Lancaster and Aston, PA passed away on Monday, November 22, 2010 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George W. and Natalie Alice Groff Krentz. He was the husband of the late Frances Porembo Krentz and his first wife, the late Sophie...

Samuel E. Parks

Samuel E. Parks

Nov 19, 2010

Samuel E. Parks, 80, of North Main Street Manheim, died peacefully Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia. Born in Blairs Mills, he was the son of the late Dolph and Clarice Diven Parks. Sam was employed for over forty years at the former Raymark Industries Manheim. He was the husband of the late...

Jay Richard Moyer

Jay Richard Moyer

Nov 18, 2010

Jay Richard Moyer, 73, formerly of Lebanon Road, Manheim, died peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Raymond H. and Mabel K. Moyer. Richard helped on the family farm and later was a volunteer at the Pleasant View Retirement Community....

Shirley L. Wealand

Shirley L. Wealand

Nov 17, 2010

Shirley L. Wealand, 69, of Marietta, PA was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy surrounded by the loving presence of her family. She was born in East Donegal Twp. on September 9, 1941 to the late H. Blaine and A. Jeannette (Wolfe) Gutshall. Shirley was retired from...

Lois J. Merkey

Lois J. Merkey

Nov 16, 2010

Lois J. Merkey, 85, formerly of West High Street, Manheim, and a resident of Brethren Village, Lancaster, died peacefully on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Heart Of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Kreider. Lois was a 1943 graduate of McCaskey High School; and received laboratory and...

Barry D. Enos

Barry D. Enos

Nov 14, 2010

Barry D. Enos, 61, of 254 Blossom Trail, Mount Joy, formerly of Rockwood, PApassed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Somerset, he was the son of the late L. DaleEnosand Marlys KimmellBlanset. He was the husband of Patricia Kimmel Enos and they celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in August of this...

Bernard M. "Barney" Hook

Bernard M. "Barney" Hook

Nov 11, 2010

Bernard M. Barney Hook, 95, formerly of East Meadow Road, Manheim, died peacefully on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Bernard M. and Florence E. Flora Hook. Barney worked as a district manager for the Lipton Tea Company Lancaster; following retirement he was...