Obituaries

Evelyn L. Sinner

Evelyn L. Sinner

Sep 24, 2022

Evelyn L. Sinner, 92, formerly of Elizabethtown, died peacefully, Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. She was the widow of Carl I. Sinner who died in 2017. Born in Upper Leacock Twp., she was the daughter of the late Phares and Mamie (Ziegler) Lefever. Evelyn was a school secretary for Middletown School District before retiring. Evelyn...

Kenneth L. Reading

Kenneth L. Reading

Sep 22, 2022

Kenneth L. “Ken” Reading, 75, of Manheim, passed away at home on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy Childs Reading. He was the loving husband of Susan E. Heisey Reading. Ken graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1965 and Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology in 1967. He was...

Col. Neal Raymond Hickle

Col. Neal Raymond Hickle

Sep 21, 2022

Colonel (Ret.) Neal R. Hickle, 79, of Manheim, PA died September 21, 2022. Born October 2, 1942, he was the son of the late A. Raymond and Audrey Hickle. He was married for 52 years to Marylou (Heley) Hickle.

Neal was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA graduating from Carrick High School and spent his childhood pursuing the sciences of flora...

David Z.  Smucker

David Z. Smucker

Sep 19, 2022

David Z. Smucker, 88, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, September 19, 2022. Born in Churchtown, he was the son of the late Eli and Nancy Zook Smucker. David was the loving husband of Millie Dennis Smucker and they observed their 19th wedding anniversary in May of this year. David’s first wife was the...

Dorothy E. Gantz

Dorothy E. Gantz

Sep 18, 2022

Dorothy E. Gantz, 94, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ella Greiner Dyer. She was the loving wife of the late Paul E. Gantz who passed away in May 2012. In her earlier years, Dorothy worked for the...

June D. LeFever

June D. LeFever

Sep 17, 2022

    June D. LeFever, 91, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Paul B. and Miriam Bishop Koehler. June was the loving wife of Merle H. LeFever and they observed their 70th wedding anniversary in December of last year. She was a 1948...

Pamela S. "Pam" Barto

Pamela S. "Pam" Barto

Sep 16, 2022

Pamela S. “Pam” Barto, 68, of Mount Joy died on Friday, September 16, 2022 at her home. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Robert Clyde and Joyce Elizabeth Hershey Anderson. Pam was the loving wife of the Thomas L. “Tom” Barto who died in December of 2021. For many years Pam owned and operated Barto’s Natural’s,...

Doris J. Alleman

Doris J. Alleman

Sep 12, 2022

Doris J. Alleman, 68, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, September 12, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Melvin S. and Marian Haldeman Dupler. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Alleman Sr. who died in 2010.

Surviving are five children: Sheila Fetter, Ellen Rittle, Robert Alleman Jr., Shawn husband of...

Robert E. "Bob" Ober

Robert E. "Bob" Ober

Sep 12, 2022

Robert E. “Bob” Ober, 68, of Manheim, died on Monday, September 12, 2022, at UMPC, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ervin Y. and Catherine E. Rohrer Ober. He was the loving partner of Bette Jane Foreman for 10 years. Bob was a proud graduate of Warwick High School and later attended Stevens Trade School...

Verna M. Habecker

Verna M. Habecker

Sep 7, 2022

Verna M. Habecker, 84, of Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in East Donegal Township, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ada Hossler Lehman. Verna was the loving wife of the late Chester E. “Chet” Habecker who died in March of 2020, following 60 years of marriage. For...

Levi Felix Null

Levi Felix Null

Sep 7, 2022

     Levi Felix Null was born without heartbeat on September 7, 2022 at Women and Babies Hospital, Lancaster. Levi is the cherished son of Justin and Kayla Null (Lefever) and beloved brother of Ryland, of Willow Street.

He is greeted in Heaven by grandparents Kristian Philoon and Dee Dee Null and also many great grandparents. Levi is mourned on Earth...

Bonnie L. Lamb

Bonnie L. Lamb

Sep 4, 2022

   Bonnie L. Lamb, 73, of Mount Joy, and formerly of Northern Virginia, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Grace Arlene Neff Adair of Manheim, and the late Ray Donald Adair. Bonnie was the loving wife of the late, David Lamb. She was...

Lindsey A. Nauman

Lindsey A. Nauman

Sep 3, 2022

     Lindsey A. Nauman, 63, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Thomas E. Nauman and they would have celebrated 38 years of marriage later this month. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Barry and Marilyn (Scollon) Aubitz. Lindsey...

Michael  Lee "Mike" Getz

Michael Lee "Mike" Getz

Sep 1, 2022

     Michael Lee “Mike’ Getz, 68, of Duncannon, formerly of Newmanstown, died unexpectedly, Thursday September 1, 2022 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Maribeth (Ludwig) Getz, and they celebrated 46 years of marriage in June 2022. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Charles M. and Beatrice (Schlegel) Getz. Mike worked in industrial...

Randall Scott Devlin Sr.

Randall Scott Devlin Sr.

Aug 29, 2022

Randall Scott Devlin Sr. 56 of Mount Joy, peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by family, on Monday, August 29th, 2022. Randie was born April 3rd, 1966, in Lancaster County. He was the son of the late LaVerne Devlin and Nancy Brubaker. He was a hardworking man operating his own landscaping business. In Randie's spare time he enjoyed reconditioning...

Larry D. Ruth

Larry D. Ruth

Aug 28, 2022

Larry D. Ruth, 79, of Manheim, and formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on August 28, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth Ruth. Larry was the loving husband of Marilyn (Lintner) Ruth for 54 years. He served proudly in the U.S. Navy for six years assigned to the U.S.S. Saratoga. Larry worked...

J. Lloyd Rohrer

J. Lloyd Rohrer

Aug 25, 2022

J. Lloyd Rohrer, 94, of Manheim, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born in West Lampeter Township, he was the son of the late Jacob H. and Anna Groff Rohrer. Lloyd was the loving husband of the late Lorraine Burkhart Rohrer who died in December of 2004 following 53 years...

Gerald E. Kemmerer

Gerald E. Kemmerer

Aug 25, 2022

Gerald E. Kemmerer, 90, of Elizabethtown, PA passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA where he was a resident for the last 14 years. Jerry was born on November 17, 1931 in Tatamy, Pennsylvania to the late Earl Kemmerer and Eva Fegley Lowe. He was married to Patricia A. (Remaly) Kemmerer, his high school...

Violetta E. Groff

Violetta E. Groff

Aug 24, 2022

Violetta E. Groff, 99, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Luke and Elsie Eckert Groff. A caregiver most of her life, Violetta also worked at Lancaster General Hospital in the maternity department. She was a member of White Oak Church, Manheim....

Gregory  B.  Kerdeman

Gregory B. Kerdeman

Aug 24, 2022

Gregory B. “Greg” Kerdeman, 54, of Carlisle, formerly of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jules H. and Barbara (Kupp) Kerdeman. Greg worked for Cumberland Valley Transit. He enjoyed participating in American Civil War reenactments and was a volunteer firefighter. Surviving in addition to his parents is, a maternal grandmother,...