Obituaries

Lloyd F. Swinehart

Lloyd F. Swinehart

Apr 13, 2010

Lloyd F. Swinehart, 86, of North Main Street Manheim died peacefully on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Chester and Pauline Leaman Swinehart. Lloyd worked for the PA Malleable Company Lancaster and the Fuller Company Manheim. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He...

Elmer K. Wittle

Elmer K. Wittle

Apr 12, 2010

Elmer K. Wittle, 95, of Masonic Village Elizabethtown, died Monday April 12, 2010 of natural causes at his residence. He was the husband of Lillian (Welfley) Wittle. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late John and Mattie (Koser) Wittle. Elmer was one of fourteen children, and was a graduate of the former Maytown High School and...

C Richard "Dick" Meloy

C Richard "Dick" Meloy

Apr 12, 2010

C. Richard Dick Meloy, 82, of Pleasant View Retirement Community Manheim, and formerly of Millersville, died Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Hershey Medical Center following a battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) for nine years. Throughout his illness Dick and his family worked with the medical science community to help find a cure for ALS. Born in Lewistown, he...

Esther S. Rehkugler

Esther S. Rehkugler

Apr 10, 2010

Esther S. Rehkugler, 99, formerly of Ironville, went home to her Lord and Savior, Saturday April 10, 2010 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. She was the widow of the late Josie W. Rehkugler, who died in 1965. Born in Chambersburg, PA she was the daughter of the late John H. and Irene Horst Lehman. Esther was a homemaker. She was a...

Bonnie L. Kellenberger

Bonnie L. Kellenberger

Apr 8, 2010

Bonnie L. Kellenberger, 65, of 4855 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim died peacefully surrounded by her family, on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Hospice Of Lancaster County Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late H. Robert and Dorothy Ridinger Dourte. Bonnie worked for Hamilton Watch Company Lancaster and Swiss Watch Technology Center Lititz. She was the loving...

Henry J. Schilling

Henry J. Schilling

Apr 4, 2010

Henry J. Schilling, 77, of 4145 Jasmine Place Mount Joy, formerly of Springfield, Delaware County passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy following a lengthy illness. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Henry Adam and Gertrude (Shay) Schilling. He was the husband of Margaret E. (Minnich) Schilling; they would...

Mary M. Wenger

Mary M. Wenger

Apr 4, 2010

Mary M. Wenger, 94, formerly of Pine Hill Road Lititz, died Sunday, April 4, 2010 and went home to be with her Lord following a lengthy illness at Fairmount Homes Ephrata. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Clayton E. and Anna Martin Myer. Mary worked at Luther Acres Retirement Community Lititz as a nurses aide for...

Jesse R. Elsen

Jesse R. Elsen

Apr 2, 2010

Jesse R. Elsen, 50, formerly of Prince Street, Lancaster, died peacefully on Friday, April 2, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Sarah Trout Blevins wife of John Blevins of Manheim. Jesse worked in flower sales for many years. He was a1981 graduate of Lampeter Strasburg High School. Jesse served on the Community...

Ruth E. Brubaker

Ruth E. Brubaker

Mar 30, 2010

Ruth E. Brubaker, 93, of Adele Avenue Manheim, died peacefully and went home to be with her Lord, on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Harvey B. and Lizzie Wunderlich Weber. Ruth worked over thirty years in the office for the former Hershey...

Gertrude V. Wright

Gertrude V. Wright

Mar 30, 2010

Gertrude V. Wright, 84, formerly of Medford, NJ, died Tuesday March 30, 2010 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown PA where she was a resident for four years. She was the widow of the late Richard J. Wright. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Flora E. (South) Elliott. Gertrude worked as...

Naomi W. Sickles

Naomi W. Sickles

Mar 28, 2010

Naomi W. Sickles, 89, formerly of Penryn, died peacefully on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Westford, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Grace Espy White. Naomi worked as a Bank Teller for Linesville Bank and later in the office for Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad in Greenville. She was the loving wife of...

Lawrence B. "Larry" Powers

Lawrence B. "Larry" Powers

Mar 27, 2010

Lawrence B. Larry Powers, 62, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Bernie L. and June Shope Powers. Larry was the loving husband of Linda M. Bowman Powers and they observed their 42nd wedding anniversary in September 2009. Larry...

R Ray Zug

R Ray Zug

Mar 27, 2010

R. Ray Zug, 71, of 852 Mount Joy Road, Manheim died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Norman H. and Louise Felker Zug. Ray worked twenty -five years at the former Raymark Industries, Manheim. He was the husband of Betty R. Degler Zug and...

Lloyd E. Bleacher

Lloyd E. Bleacher

Mar 24, 2010

Lloyd E. Bleacher, 88, formerly of Lancaster County, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at his home 410 Magnolia Drive Canton, GA. Born in Millersville, he was the son of the late Roy and Ida Ault Bleacher. In 1985, Lloyd retired from Amtrack where he worked as a Locomotive Engineer for over forty-four years....

Lois I. Fallinger

Lois I. Fallinger

Mar 23, 2010

Lois I. Fallinger, 86, entered peacefully into rest on Tuesday March 23, 2010 at Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Campbelltown. Born in Quentin, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Ella (Poorman) Farner. She was a supply clerk at both the former Olmsted A.F.B. in Middletown and Penn State Harrisburg, and then as a cashier at the Clearview Diner...

Maribel Garber Kraybill

Maribel Garber Kraybill

Mar 22, 2010

Maribel Garber Kraybill, bornSept 23, 1924 in Elizabethtown went to be with her Lord on March 22, 2010 at Landis Homes, Lititz. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Martin R. and Suie G. Kraybill. She is survived by sister, Jean K., wife of Norman G. Shenk, Mt Joy, two brothers, Simon P., husband of Mary Jean Sherer Kraybill,...

Joseph W. "Cookie" Cook

Joseph W. "Cookie" Cook

Mar 17, 2010

Joseph W. Cookie Cook, 70, of Elizabethtown Road Manheim, died peacefully with his wife by his side at his home on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 following a long illness. Born in York Springs, he was the son of the late Oren and Lois Rhoads Cook. He was a 1959 graduate of York High School and played football for the school....

Annie Laurie Phillips

Annie Laurie Phillips

Mar 16, 2010

Annie Laurie Phillips, 93, formerly of Gretna Springs, Manheim, Porter Township, Clarion County, and Butner, North Carolina, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Marion, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Norman F. and Annie L. Fordham Steppe. She moved to PA from NC as the young wife of...

Lloyd Keener

Lloyd Keener

Mar 14, 2010

Lloyd Keener, 90, formerly of Pinch Road Manheim died peacefully on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Mount Wilson, Lebanon County, he was the son of the late Frank and Ida Sonon Keener. In 1984 Lloyd retired from Heil Company Lancaster where he worked as a mechanic for thirty-two years, he then worked part time as...

James E. Brandt Sr.

James E. Brandt Sr.

Mar 12, 2010

James E. Brandt Sr., 80, of Gretna Springs, Manheim, formerly of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Friday, March 12, 2010 at Manor Care of Lebanon following a valiant battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elam K. and Mary Himmelsbach Brandt. He was the husband of the late Shirley A. Sweitzer Brandt who died...

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