Obituaries

Mary Ann Shoop

Mary Ann Shoop

Aug 21, 2022

Mary Ann Shoop, 79, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Fred A. Shoop, and they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past April. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Clarence N. and Blanche (Smith) Shelly. Mary Ann was a former cashier...

Ricardo "Ricky" Reyes

Ricardo "Ricky" Reyes

Aug 20, 2022

Ricardo “Ricky” Reyes, 35, of Mount Joy died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 20, 2022 following a motorcycle accident. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of Iris Gomez Lopez of Lancaster and the late Salvador Reyes. Ricky graduated from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster with a AS in collision repair. He worked as a Condition Report Writer at the...

John H. Shank

John H. Shank

Aug 19, 2022

John H. Shank, 88, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Hershey, he was the son of the late Norman E. and Elizabeth Holsinger Shank. John was the loving husband of Nancy Aument Shank and they observed their 42nd wedding anniversary in June of this year. For over...

Jay L. Bradley

Jay L. Bradley

Aug 17, 2022

Jay L. Bradley, 81, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Florin, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lester J. and Jennie A. Shaffer Bradley. Jay was the loving husband of the late Sandra L. Kaylor Bradley who died in October of 2012. Jay...

John C. Tondora

John C. Tondora

Aug 16, 2022

John C. Tondora, 94, Elizabethtown PA, formerly of Johnstown PA, passed away August 16, 2022 in Elizabethtown. Born June 9, 1928 in Johnstown, son of the late Michael ‘Max’ Tondora and Caroline (Bast) Tondora. Preceded in death by his wife of 56 years Nancy (Brown) Tondora and sister Elizabeth Tondora. Survived by daughter Lisa and son-in-law Sekhar Ramaswamy, daughter Marcia...

Nancy M. Tavella

Nancy M. Tavella

Aug 15, 2022

Nancy M. Tavella, 92, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 15, 2022. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Paul B. and Erla Ritter Myers. Nancy had been employed by the Manheim Central and Warwick School Districts until her retirement in 1992. Nancy was a long time member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,...

Flora B. Kreider

Flora B. Kreider

Aug 12, 2022

Flora B. Kreider, 83, of Lancaster and formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 12, 2022 at Calvary Fellowship Homes, Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late, Jacob Arley and Dorothy Frye Craun. Flora was the loving wife of the late Allen H. Kreider and they were...

Mitchell  R. "Mitch" Ketner

Mitchell R. "Mitch" Ketner

Aug 12, 2022

Mitchell R. “Mitch” Ketner, 67, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of LaRue Morningstar Ketner of Lititz and the late Walter L. Ketner. Mitch worked for several Foundry Industries and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lititz. Surviving in addition to his mother is a son, Roland Ketner...

Kenneth L. Kreider

Kenneth L. Kreider

Aug 12, 2022

Kenneth L. Kreider, 75, of Manheim, passed away unexpectedly from a farming accident in Potter County, on Friday, August 12, 2022. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elvin N. and Mabel L. Hackman Kreider. Ken was the loving husband of Violet “Posie” Weaver Kreider, and they observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in June of this year....

Larry M. Martin

Larry M. Martin

Aug 10, 2022

Larry M. Martin, 79, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Born in Brownstown, he was the son of the late Elmer M. and Lydia Martin Martin. He was the loving husband of Helen M. Zimmerman Martin. A dairy farmer, Larry was a member of Clearview Mennonite Church, Manheim. Surviving in addition to his wife...

Ann L. Graeff

Ann L. Graeff

Aug 9, 2022

Ann L. Graeff, 63, of Lititz passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born on August 3rd, 1959 in Olean, NY. She was the daughter of Sharon Goodman Hemphill of Shinglehouse, PA and the late William Hemphill. She was the loving wife of Donald E. “Don” Graeff, and...

Carl R. Fox

Carl R. Fox

Aug 6, 2022

Carl R. Fox, 90, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Easton, PA, he was the son of the late Howard I. Fox and Mabel Meyers Zeutzius and the step son of the late Edward Zeutzius. Carl was the loving husband of Elizabeth “Betty” Altieri Fox and they would have...

Robert H. "BOB" Kauffman

Robert H. "BOB" Kauffman

Aug 5, 2022

Robert H. “Bob” Kauffman, 92, of Landisville, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Friday, August 05, 2022. He was the husband of Miriam I. (Stehman) Kauffman. They celebrated 69 years of marriage on Valentine’s Day this past February. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late J. Harold and late Minnie (Holbein)...

Geraldine F. (McCall) Shaub

Geraldine F. (McCall) Shaub

Aug 5, 2022

Geraldine F. (McCall) Shaub passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2022 at her home in Willow Street, PA. She was born Feb. 25, 1935 to Eugene and Mary (Losensky) McCall and had one brother, the late Kenneth McCall. She grew up in Lancaster County, PA, graduated in 1952 from McCasky High School, married 1955-1973, and lived in Detroit, MI,...

Martha J. Van Cisco

Martha J. Van Cisco

Jul 31, 2022

Martha J. Van Cisco, 79, of Lititz, died peacefully, Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. She was the loving wife of Donald M. Van Cisco, and they celebrated 63 years of marriage this past April. Born in Port Royal (Juniata Co.) she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jennie (Rice) Grose. Martha was a...

Russell R. Yost

Russell R. Yost

Jul 31, 2022

Russell R. Yost, 88, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Myerstown, he was the son of the late Edwin and Ellen Kercher Sheetz. He was the loving husband of Grace Ulrich Yost and they would have observed their 65th wedding anniversary in November of this year. Russell served in the...

Patrick John Donoghue

Patrick John Donoghue

Jul 31, 2022

Patrick John Donoghue, 85, of Spring City, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Southeastern Veterans Center. Born in New York, NY he was the son of the late Patrick and Katherine Egan Donoghue. Patrick was the loving husband of Patricia Shultz Donoghue and they would have observed their 45th wedding anniversary this September. A veteran, Patrick proudly retired...

Anna L. Ginder

Anna L. Ginder

Jul 29, 2022

Anna L. Ginder, 87, of Manheim, passed away on Friday, July 29, 2022 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Hiawatha, KS, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Ethel Engle Byer. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph G. Ginder who died in 2015. Anna was a member of Manheim Brethren in Christ Church where...

Donald F. Hall Jr.

Donald F. Hall Jr.

Jul 28, 2022

Donald F. Hall Jr., 74, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 28, 2022 with his loving wife by his side. Born in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Donald F. Sr. and Francis Ann Dillon Hall. He was the loving husband of Julie Spencer Hall. Donald retired as a very skilled Mechanical...

Thomas C.B. "Tom" Creighton II

Thomas C.B. "Tom" Creighton II

Jul 24, 2022

Thomas C.B. “Tom” Creighton II, 77 of Manheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Thomas C.B. and Catherine Hankinson Creighton. He was the loving husband of Sandra Wunderlich Creighton and they celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary this past June. Tom graduated from Altoona High School in 1963, Juniata...