Obituaries
Jere J. Lefever
Mar 19, 2023
Jere J. Lefever, 74, of Manheim, died on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George and Helen Rawhauser Lefever. Jere was the loving husband of the late Mar-ya-ene “Nenia” Lefever who died in 2005. A veteran, Jere proudly served...
Phillip G. Hartenstine
Mar 18, 2023
Phillip G. Hartenstine, 70, of Lancaster, and formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clyde M. Sr. and Madeline Rogers Hartenstine. Phil graduated from Millersville University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. For over 20 years...
Shirley Mae Hanley
Mar 18, 2023
Shirley Mae Hanley, 88, formerly of Perkasie, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown where she had been residing with her loving husband Gerald. Born in Rifton, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Emily (Lowe) Schermerhorn. She enjoyed playing the piano, organ, and accordion, and was a former vocalist at her church. ...
Anna Martha Wingert
Mar 16, 2023
Anna Martha Wingert, 96, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Anna Hostetter Wolgemuth. She was the loving wife of the late Blaine A. Wingert who died in 2018. A homemaker, Anna Martha was a member of...
Elaine K. Eichfeld
Mar 16, 2023
Elaine K. Eichfeld, 74, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy Erdley Ditzler. Elaine was the wife of Wayne P. Eichfeld, and they observed their 47th wedding anniversary in December of last year. Elaine graduated from Juniata College...
Richard H. Graybill
Mar 12, 2023
Richard H. “Dick” Graybill, 93, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late H. Roy and Stella Hollinger Graybill. Dick was the loving husband of Jacqulyn “Jackie” Buch Graybill and they observed their 64th wedding anniversary in October of last year....
Mary Jane Sample
Mar 11, 2023
Mary Jane Sample, 93, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Marietta, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and Mary G. Bard Drager. She was the loving wife of Frederick P. “Fred” Sample, and they shared over 71 years of marriage together....
Doris S. Stroud
Mar 10, 2023
Doris S. Stroud, 95, of Manheim, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Elmer K. and Rosa Garman Summy. She was the loving wife of the late Donald H. Stroud who passed away in 2004. Owner and operator of the former Doris Stroud’s...
Christopher A. "Chris" Smedley
Mar 10, 2023
Christopher A. “Chris” Smedley, 50, of Elizabethtown passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Camp Hill, he was the son of Harold and Joanne Makuta Smedley of Harrisburg. He was the loving husband of Amy R. Waldron Smedley and they celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in September...
T. Grace Rohrer
Mar 10, 2023
T. Grace Rohrer, 94, of Lititz and formerly of East Hempfield Township, died peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2023, at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in East Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Groff Sollenberger. She was the loving wife of the late Daniel H. Rohrer Jr. who died in...
J. Richard "Dick" Garman
Mar 9, 2023
J. Richard “Dick” Garman, 83, of Lititz, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Halfville, he was the son of Anna Mae Hershey Garman of Manheim, and the late Martin B. Garman. Dick was the loving husband of Betty M. Kaylor Garman, and they observed their 62nd wedding anniversary in...
Charles Edward Brubaker
Mar 8, 2023
Charles Edward Brubaker, affectionately known as “Charlie” or “Ed”, 73, of Manheim, died Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. He was the loving husband of Mary Sue Hess Brubaker, they were married January 10, 1970, and were married for 53 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Rufus M. and...
Ronald L. "Smitty" Smith
Mar 7, 2023
Ronald L. “Smitty” Smith, 62, of Manheim passed away at home of natural causes on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of E. Jane Flory Smith of Mount Joy and the late Benjamin Smith.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Smitty’s Memorial service at Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 North...
Eva Pearl Ketner
Mar 4, 2023
Eva Pearl Strouse Ketner, 88, of Port Charlotte, Florida, and formerly of Lancaster; went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Eva was born at home on February 15, 1935. She was the daughter of the late Doyle Frederick and Eleanor Lucas Strouse. Eva was the loving wife of the late Reverend James R. “Jim” Ketner...
Judith Ann Long
Mar 4, 2023
Judith Ann Long, 82, of Manheim, passed away at home on Saturday, March 4, 2023. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Pearl I. Klemmer Weidenhammer. She was the loving wife of the late Charles W. “Chuck” Long who passed away in 2014. Judith worked as a manager for the Warwick Community...
Donald E. Greiner III
Mar 3, 2023
Donald E. Greiner III, 37, of Lititz passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Friday, March 3, 2023 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. He was the loving husband of Kayleigh (Dunagan) Greiner and they celebrated their 3rd wedding anniversary last October. Born in Coudersport, he was the son of Cheri (Potiseck) Yoder, wife of Alex of Conestoga and...
Ethel Mae Shelly
Feb 28, 2023
Ethel Mae Longenecker Shelly of Pleasant View Communities, Manheim went home to be with her LORD and Savior on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at the age of 100. Ethel was born on June 23, 1922 to the late William S. and Barbara Wolgemuth Longenecker of Mount Joy Township. She and Heber Becker Shelly were married on June 4,...
Michael L. Fryberger
Feb 27, 2023
Michael L. “Cowboy Mike” Fryberger, 59, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, February 27, 2023, at Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, Harrisburg. He was the widower of Mary Yordy, who died in 2022. Born In Lancaster he is the son of Caroll (Snavely) Kling of Lancaster. Mike was employed at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital in the...
R. Douglas Evans
Feb 26, 2023
Robert Douglas “Doug” Evans, 91, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Legends of Lititz. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Vera H. Hunchberger Evans. Doug was the loving husband of the late E. Joan Earhart Evans who died in 2015. He was...
Robert M. Murray
Feb 25, 2023
Robert M. Murray, 84, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Born in Cornwall, he was the son of the late John and Emma Long Murray. Bob was the loving husband of the late Barbara Anne Lesher Murray who died in December of 2020, following 58 years of marriage. In 1998 Bob retired...
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