Obituaries
Fred E. Gordon
Apr 9, 2022
Fred E. Gordon, 89 of Manheim passed away on April 9, 2022. He was the son of the late Fred G. Gordon and Doris Harrington Gordon Heistand. He was the husband of the late Ethel M. Gordon. Fred Served his country during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Raybestos, Manheim after 40 years. Surviving is a son, Terry E. husband...
Margaret L. "Peggy" Saulina
Apr 7, 2022
Margaret L. “Peggy” Saulina, 102, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2022 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Jersey City, NJ she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Anita Guy. She was the loving wife of Joseph R. Saulina for 54 years before his death in 2001. Peggy was raised in Ramsey, NJ, and was a graduate of...
Donald Ray Bentzel
Apr 6, 2022
Manheim native Donald "Doni” Ray Bentzel, 75, Marine Veteran, passed away April 6, 2022 at Alamance Regional Med Center in North Carolina.
After graduating from Manheim Central, Don studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) earning his Associates Degree in Photography. Enlisting in the Marine Corps, he served from 1968-1974 as part of the Marine Composite Reconnaissance...
Jeanette L. Charles
Apr 6, 2022
Jeanette L. Charles, 96, of Gettysburg, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Gettysburg, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Norman H. and Velma C. Lichty Bucher. A homemaker, Jeanette was the loving wife of the late Daniel J. Charles who died in May of...
Etta Mae Gibble
Apr 4, 2022
Etta Mae Gibble, 92, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2022 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Edna Bradley Kreiner. She was the loving wife of the late Victor G. Gibble who passed away in 2012. Surviving are two children, a son, Steven husband of Angie...
Dennis Sherwood Brubaker
Apr 3, 2022
Dennis Sherwood Brubaker, 76, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at UPMC, Harrisburg. He will be missed so much by his family. Born at home in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Isaac M. and Ruth J. Royer Brubaker. Dennis graduated with honors from Manheim Central High School and grew up on a dairy...
John Henry Amand Jr.
Apr 3, 2022
John Henry Amand Jr., 95, of Columbia, and formerly of Lititz; died peacefully on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late John Henry Sr. and Adele Smeltzer Amand. Henry was the loving husband of M. Fern Stief Amand who died in March of 2010. In his early...
Catherine R. "Kay" Mummau
Apr 3, 2022
Catherine R. “Kay” Mummau, 88, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Luther Acres Retirement Community. Born in White Horse, she was the daughter of the late John W. Robinson, and Rosetta McCartney Robinson Soellner. She graduated from Saxton Liberty High School in Huntingdon County. Kay was the loving...
Marie Ulmer
Apr 2, 2022
Marie Ulmer, 96, of Masonic Villages, Elizabethtown, formerly of Millersville, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2022. Daughter of the late Milton and Mary Beazley, she married her high school sweetheart, Robert G. Ulmer, immediately after WWII; he passed away in 1992. A 1943 graduate of Manheim Township HS, Marie attended Rider College. She worked briefly and very successfully as...
John H. Bevan
Mar 31, 2022
John H. Bevan, 73, of Landisville, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on March 31, 2022 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Joanne M. (Hollinger) Bevan, and they celebrated 51 years of marriage last June. Born in Danville, IL, he was the son of the late John E. and Eloise (Allee) Bevan. John was an...
Thomas K. "Tom" McGovern
Mar 30, 2022
Thomas K. “Tom” McGovern, 84, of Willow Valley, formerly of Lancaster, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022. He was the widow of the late Patricia “Pat” (Markley) McGovern who died in 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter H. and Virginia (Roach) McGovern. Tom was the General Sales Manager for Bavarian Soft Pretzels for 25 years...
Evelyn M. Ober
Mar 30, 2022
Evelyn M. Ober, 91, of Ephrata, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Rothsville, she was the daughter of the late James S. and Elva Birkenbine Long. Evelyn was the loving wife for 60 years of the late L. Ray Ober who died in October of 2010. Evelyn worked as a...
John Burnell Shenk
Mar 28, 2022
John Burnell Shenk, 91, of Lititz, and formerly of East Petersburg, died March 28, 2022 at Landis Homes where he and his wife, Myrtle resided for over 14 years. Born in Penn Township; he was the son of the late Elam K. and Rhoda Charles Shenk, and the husband of Myrtle Mann Brenneman Shenk for 65 years. Surviving in addition...
Dale E. Shelley
Mar 26, 2022
Church and Community Leader, Public Servant, Pharmacist Dale E. Shelley, 94, of Lititz, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, died peacefully on Saturday, March 26, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Archie and Bertha Doup Shelley. When immigrating to America and arriving on Ellis Island his grandfather changed his last name...
Raymond N. Myer
Mar 25, 2022
Raymond N. Myer, 100, formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 25, 2022 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata. Born in Manheim Township, he was the son of the late Allen and Mazie Nolt Myer. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Forney Myer who died in 1998. Raymond owned and operated his dairy...
Ralph E. "TC" Bollinger
Mar 25, 2022
Ralph E. “TC” Bollinger, 79 of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 25, 2022 at UPMC, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lloyd F. and Bessie Mae Keller Bollinger. Ralph worked for Bedford Shoe company and owned and operated his own auto repair shop in his earlier years before working part-time at Highland Tank...
Bernard W. "Bernie" Wetzel
Mar 24, 2022
Bernard W. “Bernie” Wetzel, died peacefully on March 24, 2022 at his residence with his family by his side. He was the loving husband of Patsy A. (Parker) and they celebrated 49 years of marriage in October 2021. Born in Port Jervis, NY, he was the son of the late Robert and Emma (Storms) Wetzel. Bernie was a heavy equipment...
Anna Mary Peters
Mar 24, 2022
Anna Mary Peters, 96, formerly of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Oscar H. and Naomi Young Ruhl. She was the loving wife of the late Cyrus R. “Pete” Peters who died in 2015. Retired in 1985, Anna Mary was an Administrative...
Luke E. Bruckhart
Mar 20, 2022
Luke E. Bruckhart, 80, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late John and Anna Wenger Bruckhart. He was the loving husband of Eileen L. Balmer Bruckhart and they would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary this September. Luke retired after 37 years with the PA...
Carl S. Ritter
Mar 20, 2022
Carl S. Ritter, 86, of Manheim, and formerly of Brunnerville, died peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Brunnerville, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Bertha Schaeffer Ritter. Carl was the loving husband of Doris E. Warner Ritter and they observed their 57th wedding anniversary in December of last year. His...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor