Obituaries

Jay Albert Hostetter

Jay Albert Hostetter

Sep 15, 2010

Jay Albert Hostetter, 72, of 833 Lititz Road Manheim passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late J. Albert and L. Beatrice Lesher Hostetter. He was the husband of Martha H. Hostetter and they would have celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary in December. A...

Velma M. Gehman

Velma M. Gehman

Sep 14, 2010

Velma M. Gehman, 74, of 2283 Fruitville Pike Lancaster left us for her heavenly home on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at her home. Born in Manor Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Mildred B. Dombach Sensenig. She was the wife of the late Paul W. Gehman who died on June 22, 2009. Velma was a...

Jean e

Jean e

Sep 14, 2010

Jeane S. Kaylor Hummer, 72, of Manheim, and formerly of Salunga, died unexpectedly of natural causes, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Mary Hauenstein Stillinger. She was a 1956 graduate of Hempfield High School. For over forty-three years Jeane worked for Armstrong...

Donald E. Huber

Donald E. Huber

Sep 11, 2010

Donald E. Huber, 66, of Mount Joy, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at his residence. He was the husband of Patti M. (Weaver) Huber, and they celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary this past December. Born in Salunga, he was the son of the late Cyrus L. and Louise (Bleecher) Huber. He was currently employed at Fed-Ex as...

Naomi M. Foesig

Naomi M. Foesig

Sep 6, 2010

Naomi M. Foesig, 94, of Manheim, passed away at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Rapho Twp., on Monday, September 6, 2010. Born in Derry Twp., Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mattie Eckart Hoffer. Naomi was a member of Rissers Mennonite Church, Elizabethtown. She enjoyed sewing, flower gardening, canning, and baking. Surviving are two daughters,...

Theodore H. "Teedy" Hollinger

Theodore H. "Teedy" Hollinger

Sep 4, 2010

Theodore H. Teedy Hollinger, 90, of Manheim; died peacefully following a brief illness on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Raymond W. and Emma A. Hess Hollinger. For over thirty-five years Ted was a partner with his brother of the former R. W. Hollinger and Sons Building...

Carol A. "Cookee" Olesen

Carol A. "Cookee" Olesen

Sep 2, 2010

Carol A. Cookee Olesen, 61, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Lucy Glovan Burke. Carol was employed as a secretary for J. J. Material Handling Systems Inc. in Manheim. Cookie was a member...

Virginia S. Knight

Virginia S. Knight

Sep 2, 2010

Virginia S. Knight, 74, formerly of Colonial Park, Harrisburg, died peacefully on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late J. Mack and Dorothy Seigler Smith. Virginia worked for Boscovs Department Store at Colonial Park; she also was employed in the office for the PA State Employees Credit...

Melvin J. Gyle

Melvin J. Gyle

Aug 29, 2010

Melvin J. Gyle, 80 of Landisville, died peacefully on Sunday, August 29, 2010. Mel served in the United States Air Force for over twenty years. He was the husband of the late Thora Thordardottir Gyle who died in 2004. He graduated from Millersville State University with both a Master's and Bachelor's degree in education, and taught in the York Suburban...

V Lorraine Meashey

V Lorraine Meashey

Aug 28, 2010

V. Lorraine Meashey, 81 of Mount Joy, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. She was the daughter of the late Vera Dissinger. Lorraine was preceded in death by two daughters, Deborah Kipp & Danira Weatherholtz, two husbands Charles Kipp & Ervin Meashey, her loving companion Ray Sweigart,...

Jean M. Doyle

Jean M. Doyle

Aug 27, 2010

Jean M. Doyle, 77 of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family and friends on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Mary Heisey Kilefner. Jean retired after working at the Pleasant View Retirement Community Manheim. She was the loving wife of Clarence CR Doyle,...

Mary I. Armstrong

Mary I. Armstrong

Aug 23, 2010

Mary I. Armstrong, 95, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Monday, August 23, 2010 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Unicorn, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edna Welchans Kinsey. Mary worked at the former Garvins Department Store, Lancaster, in her early years. She was the wife of the late Albert Armstrong. Mary was...

James E. "Jim" Huber

James E. "Jim" Huber

Aug 23, 2010

James E. Jim Huber, 75, of 113 Shannon Drive Lancaster died unexpectedly on Monday, August 23, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Ira B. and Elizabeth B. Kreider Huber. He was the husband of Nancy L. Witman Huber and they would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in December of...

Joan W. Keener

Joan W. Keener

Aug 20, 2010

Joan W. Keener, 73 of 811 Creek Road Leola, formerly of East Petersburg passed away at home on Friday, August 20, 2010. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Grace Dussinger Weller. She was the wife of the late John H. Keener. She was a 1955 graduate of Warwick High School and a member of...

Pauline L. March

Pauline L. March

Aug 20, 2010

Pauline L. March, 99, of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, died Friday August 20, 2010 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center. She was the wife of the late Kenneth C. March for seventy-three years, who died in May 2004. Born in Millersburg, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Shott) Feidt. She was a member of Incarnation...

Lloyd Dennis Doyle

Lloyd Dennis Doyle

Aug 17, 2010

Lloyd Dennis Denny Doyle, 55, of Manheim; died peacefully on Tuesday, August 17, 2010. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Erma Lehman Doyle of Manheim, and the late Lloyd W. Doyle. For over thirty-five years Denny worked as a heavy equipment operator for Binkley and Ober of East Petersburg. An outdoorsman his whole life, he had a passion...

Stewart F. Titus

Stewart F. Titus

Aug 17, 2010

Stewart F. Titus, 79, of Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, died Tuesday August 17, 2010 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center. Formerly of Philadelphia, and born in Avoca, PA, he was the son of the late David and Rachel (Gallaway) Titus. He was a 22 year resident of the Village and contributed his talents as being an organist for church...

Leah A. Markley

Leah A. Markley

Aug 16, 2010

Leah A. Markley, 55, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2010. Born in Manheim she was the daughter of the late Harold and Verdella (Ruhl) Markley. Leah was a former member of Ruhls United Methodist Church. She enjoyed computer games, collecting owls, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson memorabilia. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and...

Donald G. "Shenny" Shenenberge

Donald G. "Shenny" Shenenberge

Aug 15, 2010

Donald G. Shenny Shenenberger, 68, of 429 West Orange Street, Lititz formerly of Manheim passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur and Esther White Shenenberger. Shenny worked as a forklift operator for over forty years at Binkley & Ober Inc., East Petersburg. He was a...

J Harlan Miller

J Harlan Miller

Aug 14, 2010

J. Harlan Miller, 87, of Manheim, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, on Saturday, August 14, 2010. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late R. Graybill and Florence Myer Miller. He was the husband of Ruth E. Baker Miller of Brethren Village, Lancaster, whom he wed on March 5, 1944. As a young man, Harlan bought and...