Obituaries
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...
Donna J. Geib
Dec 12, 2021
Donna J. Geib, 62, of Manheim, died unexpectedly on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at her residence. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Helen Bires Miller. Donna was the loving wife of the late Mark W. Geib who died in 2011. She was a 1977 graduate of Warwick High School and worked at Bomberger’s Store...
Timothy W. Ginder
Dec 11, 2021
Timothy W. Ginder, 67, of Lititz, died peacefully on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Earl R. and Nora Hevner Ginder. For over 47 years Tim was employed at Ephrata Area Rehab Services (EARS). Tim attended Highpoint Community Church, Ephrata. From 1999 to 2013 Tim was a...
Jill L. Kephart
Dec 9, 2021
Jill L. Kephart, 51, of Marietta, died peacefully on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Mary Ann Rote. Jill was the loving wife of Albert R. Kephart II and they observed their 28th wedding anniversary in June of this year. For over 14 years Jill...
Herbert R. Stiefel
Dec 7, 2021
Herbert R. “Herb” Stiefel, 93, formerly of Ephrata, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harry and Gertrude Ostroff Stiefel. He was the loving husband of the late Phyllis C. Stiefel who passed away in 2009. Herb retired as a manager for The Main Theatre,...
Austin M. "Sam" Bass
Dec 7, 2021
Austin M. (Sam) Bass, age 86, of Lititz, passed away at home on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. Born on December 11, 1934 in Vienna, VA, Sam was the son of the late Edward L. and Lavelle A. Bass. He proudly served in the United States Navy on the Franklin D. Roosevelt aircraft carrier from...
Paul R. Breneman
Dec 6, 2021
Paul R Breneman, 80, went to his heavenly home on Monday, December 6, 2021; joining his late wife Sallyann Breneman. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, a Christian, and respected member of Landis Home Senior Living Community in Lititz. Paul was born in Lancaster to Clyde and Maryann Breneman. For many years he ran his family dairy farm in...
Lisa A. Shenberger
Dec 6, 2021
Lisa A. Shenberger, 58, of Leola, died unexpectedly, Monday December 6, 2021, at her residence. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the Jack R. and Patsy (Habecker) Shenberger, and was the companion of William Ressler. She enjoyed vacationing in Myrtle Beach, SC. She also enjoyed gardening and growing tomatoes, and was an animal lover, especially dogs and horses....
Irvin Dennis Frank
Dec 6, 2021
Irvin Dennis “Denny” Frank, 80, passed away on December 6, 2021 in Renton, Washington. Denny was born at home in West Donegal Township. He was a graduate of Manheim Central High School in 1959. Denny was a veteran and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 until 1962. In 1965, he decided to visit a cousin in Seattle, Washington...
Thomas L. "Tom" Barto
Dec 5, 2021
Thomas L. “Tom” Barto, 68, of Mount Joy, died peacefully on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of Rubye M. Bissinger Barto and the late Medwin W. Barto. Tom was the loving husband of Pamela “Pam” S. Anderson Barto and they would have celebrated 25 years of marriage...
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