Obituaries
Arla M. Arter
Dec 31, 2021
Arla M. Arter, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 31, 2021 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Betty (Brubaker) Armstrong. She was the loving wife of Robert E. Arter. In her earlier years, Arla worked for the former Mattis Candies, Lancaster. She was a member...
Joretta L. Weachter
Dec 30, 2021
Joretta L. Weachter, 90, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Grant A. and Mary Bruckhart Maurer. She was the loving wife of the late W. Richard Weachter who died in 2014. Joretta graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1949 and worked...
Alice L. Bateman
Dec 30, 2021
Alice L. Bateman, 97, of New Holland, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Garden Spot Village. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Caroline Foehl Hibshman. She was the loving wife of the late Louis C. Bateman who went home in October of 2004. For...
Barbara A. Mlambo
Dec 30, 2021
Barbara A. Mlambo, 65, of Lititz, beloved wife, mother, and sister, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 30, 2021. Born in Star Lake, NY, she was the daughter of the late Richard VanGelder and Muriel Stockton VanGelder Gardner; and the step daughter of Goodwin Gardner of Canton, NY. Barbara was the loving wife of Max Mlambo and they...
Miriam B. Kready
Dec 29, 2021
Miriam B. Kready 100, of Myerstown, and formerly of Manheim, and Saint Petersburg, FL, died Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at StoneRidge Poplar Run, Myerstown. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Romanus M. and Fannie Baker Nauman. Miriam was the loving wife of the late F. Stanley Kready who died in July of 2011. For over...
Diane Jean Wilson
Dec 28, 2021
Diane Jean Landis Wilson, 67, of Lititz passed away on December 28, 2021 after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure. She is now at rest and leaves behind a wonderful legacy. Diane was born December 3, 1954 to the late J. Omar Landis and Irene Bear Landis. Diane graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1972. She loved singing...
Sarah E. Witmeyer
Dec 28, 2021
Sarah E. Witmeyer, 96, of Lebanon, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Juniper Village at Lebanon. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Emma Hoke Light. Sarah was the loving wife of Bruce B. Witmeyer who died in 1991. In 1989 Sarah retired as chef at the Mansion House...
Joan K. Shenk
Dec 27, 2021
Joan Killheffer Shenk, 85, of Manheim, died December 27, 2021 at home on her farm, in the company of all her children. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Dr. H. C. Killheffer and Frances Harriet (Wright) Killheffer. She was the wife of the late Harold M. Shenk, who died in 2011. She is survived by two...
Alan L. Doyle
Dec 25, 2021
Alan L. Doyle, 69, of Lititz, died peacefully on Saturday, December 25, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Mary Doyle Clark. He was the loving husband of Katie A. Grube Doyle. Alan spent his life on the road as a truck driver and started his Career at Binkley &...
Gene Hackman
Dec 25, 2021
Gene Hackman, 92, of Lititz passed away at home on Saturday, December 25, 2021. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late John and Mary High Hackman. A farmer most of his life, Gene also had an egg route on the Main Line in his earlier years. He enjoyed grafting trees. Surviving is a son, Richard Hackman of...
John S. High
Dec 24, 2021
John S. High, 66, of Lititz, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully on Friday, December 24, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. John was the loving husband of Rose E. Balliet High and they observed their 34th wedding anniversary in March of this year. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Samuel E. High Jr. of Lititz,...
Elizabeth Claudette James
Dec 23, 2021
Elizabeth Claudette James, 89, of Lititz passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Alberta, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Alfred T. and Carrie Whitlow Abernathy. She was the loving wife of David E. James Sr. for 64 years. Claudette was a Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse and retired from...
Bernice I. Cassel
Dec 22, 2021
Bernice I. Cassel, 83, of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Conewago Township, Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ada Bricker Brandt. A homemaker, Bernice was the loving wife of Charles D. Cassel and they observed their 59th wedding anniversary in May of this year. In her early...
Nina L. Dougherty
Dec 21, 2021
Nina L. Dougherty, 79, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Walnut Ridge, AR, she was the daughter of the late Emmett and Vivian Harmon. She was of the Catholic faith. She was a homemaker most of her life and known for her spunky spirit. In her spare time, she enjoyed reading, gardening,...
Mary Kay McMichael
Dec 20, 2021
Mary Kay McMichael, 60, of Manheim, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went to heaven on Monday, December 20, 2021 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Forney and Catherine Eckman Longenecker. Mary Kay was the loving wife of Jeffrey L. McMichael and they observed their 38th wedding anniversary in October...
Kenneth R. Geib
Dec 20, 2021
Kenneth R. Geib, 98, of Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2021. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Clayton and Bertha Risser Geib. He was the husband of the late Grace (Witmer) Geib. Ken was a World War II veteran, a proud mason, retiree of Lancaster Newspapers, and became the oldest member of...
Nancy L. Diffenderfer
Dec 19, 2021
Nancy L. Diffenderfer, 90, of Manheim, peacefully went to be with Jesus, while surrounded by family, on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Ella Bruckhart Geib and her adoptive parents the late Abram and Mabel Keller Longenecker. She was the loving wife of the late Harold...
Susan L. Frey
Dec 16, 2021
Susan L. Frey, 54, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Earl D. and Anna Ruth Landis Frey. Susan was the loving wife of Steven L. Brenner and they observed their 28th wedding anniversary in August of this year. Susan worked as a...
Joan E. Barnes
Dec 15, 2021
Joan E. (Klinger) Barnes, 86, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at WellSpan York Hospital. She was the widow of Wallace Glenn Barnes. Born in Mount Carmel, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Fern (Haas) Klinger. Joan was a graduate of the former Polyclinic Nursing School, Harrisburg, class of 1957. She had worked for...
George R. Grau
Dec 12, 2021
George R. Grau, 65, of Lancaster, passed away on December 12, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Barbara Stoner and the late Jerry Stoudt. He was the loving husband of Helen R. Grau for 17 years. He had worked for over 20 years at the former Empire TV & Appliances, and House of Pizza, Lancaster. He enjoyed...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor