Obituaries

Phyllis A. Frill

Phyllis A. Frill

Dec 25, 2020

Phyllis A. (Valentino) Frill, 88, of Manheim and previously of Sinking Spring, PA, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Reading, PA, Phyllis was the daughter of the late Angelina (Bruno) and Francesco Valentino. She was the loving wife of the late John J. Frill Jr....

Loretto   "Larry"  Torres

Loretto "Larry" Torres

Dec 24, 2020

Loretto “Larry” Torres, 62, of Lebanon, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at the Lebanon Veterans Administration Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of Maria Arias Torres of Puerto Rico, and the late Eligio Torres. Larry was the loving husband of Jullyn “Jules” Oberholtzer Torres and they observed their 18th wedding...

Ethel I. Stoppard Horst

Ethel I. Stoppard Horst

Dec 23, 2020

Ethel I. Stoppard Horst, 92, of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at her home. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Phares and Irene Sipling Hoffer. Ethel was the wife of the late Willis W. Horst who died in September of 2017; her first husband was the late Thomas E. Stoppard who died...

John W. Bomberger

John W. Bomberger

Dec 23, 2020

John W. Bomberger, 81, of Manheim, died peacefully, Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his residence after a 2-year battle with melanoma. He was the loving husband of Jean (Ruhl) Bomberger, and they celebrated 61 years of marriage this past September. Born in Elm, he was the son of the late Phares D. and Alta (Witmer) Bomberger. John was the owner...

Clarence C. Cassler

Clarence C. Cassler

Dec 21, 2020

Mr. Clarence C. Cassler passed away on December 21st, 2020 at Susquehanna Nursing Home where he had been a resident for about two years. He was born on September 12th, 1927, to Raymond and Bessie Cassler in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, one of six children. During World War II he served in the Merchant Marines and the Army. After the war he...

Beatryce F. "Bea" Kreiner

Beatryce F. "Bea" Kreiner

Dec 21, 2020

Beatryce F. Kreiner Beatryce F. “Bea” Kreiner, 75, of Manheim passed away on December 21, 2020, from COVID-19. She was born in Lancaster to Howard and Mary (Kimmel) Myers. A lifetime resident of Manheim, she is survived by two sisters, E. Anne Myers of Manheim and Nancy (Myers) Blackwell of Tucson, AZ. Bea was graduated in 1962 from Manheim Central...

Shirley Ann Stalker

Shirley Ann Stalker

Dec 19, 2020

Shirley Ann Stalker, age 80, of Warwick Township, passed away December 19, 2020. Born August 26, 1940 in Fairview Township, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Lillian A. (Miller) Paslawski of Chicora. Shirley is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard, originally from Hilliards; daughter Marsha Bischel and her husband Wesley of Lancaster, son Roger...

Joanne N. Lehman

Joanne N. Lehman

Dec 19, 2020

Joanne N. Lehman, 87, formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Country Meadows Retirement Community, Lancaster. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus and Stella Nissley Miller. She was the loving wife of the late Harry R. Lehman who died in 2019. Joanne was a member of St. Paul’s United Church...

Cleo L. Zell

Cleo L. Zell

Dec 18, 2020

Cleo L. Zell, 96, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Olive Dulabhon Spayd. Cleo was the loving wife of the late Stanley A. Zell who died in February of 2018. A hairdresser, she was the owner of Cleo’s...

LeRoy M. Greiner

LeRoy M. Greiner

Dec 16, 2020

LeRoy M. Greiner, 98, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Hollidaysburg Veterans’ Home. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late John S. and Fannie Moyer Greiner. He was the loving husband of the late Kathryn E. Kupp Greiner who died in 2013. LeRoy retired from the former Raymark Industries in 1987 after...

Paul E. Groff

Paul E. Groff

Dec 16, 2020

Paul E. Groff, 93, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Warwick Township, he was the son of the late Roy R. and Ella Ebersole Groff. Paul was a life-long farmer. He was the husband of Bernice G. Hess Groff. Paul was a member of White Oak Church of...

Esther Marie  Rubia

Esther Marie Rubia

Dec 16, 2020

Esther Marie Rubia, 85, of Lancaster and formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services, Lancaster. Born in Estella, Sullivan County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hartford and Edna Weaver Rosbach. She was the wife of the late Howard Rubia who passed away in 2002. Esther was an inspector for...

Glenn S. Henry

Glenn S. Henry

Dec 15, 2020

Glenn S. Henry, 77, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Abram and Anna Stauffer Henry. Glenn was the loving husband of Deena D. Cole Henry with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Glenn graduated from Manheim Central High School, then...

Harold S. Fasnacht

Harold S. Fasnacht

Dec 14, 2020

Harold S. Fasnacht, 87, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Hershey, near the old Hershey zoo, he was the son of the late Lester and Sara Eshelman Fasnacht. Harold was the loving husband, for 62 years, of the late Marilyn Frank Fasnacht who died November 12, 2018....

David R. Landvater, Sr.

David R. Landvater, Sr.

Dec 13, 2020

David R. Landvater, Sr., 85, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Halifax, died Sunday December 13, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Delores (Hufford) Landvater for 62 years. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Jacob and Fannie (Hess) Landvater. David was a tow motor driver for Sperry/New Holland for 35 years...

Claudette M.  "Sis" Miller

Claudette M. "Sis" Miller

Dec 11, 2020

Claudette M. "Sis" Miller, 85, Mount Joy, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Friday, December 11, 2020 at her residence. She was the widow of the late John R. Miller who died in 2011. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Zeller and Dorothy J. (Risser) Charles. Sis was a loving...

Jay Harold Geib

Jay Harold Geib

Dec 10, 2020

Jay Harold Geib, 84, of Manheim, passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on Dec. 10, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Elmer S. and Bertha Ebersole Geib. He celebrated 57 years of marriage to Erma S. Geib before her death in 2015. Harold attended Mt. Vernon one-room school and...

Barbara Anne Murray

Barbara Anne Murray

Dec 10, 2020

Barbara Anne Murray, 77, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020 in Lancaster. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Jane Gruber Lesher. Barb was the loving wife of Robert M. “Bob” Murray and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in May of this year. She was a member of St. Richard Catholic...

Henry  N. Kensinger

Henry N. Kensinger

Dec 9, 2020

Henry N. Kensinger, 85, a retired art educator with four generations of teachers in his family, died peacefully on Dec. 9, 2020 of COVID-19 at Pleasant View Retirement Communities, Manheim. He was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Lancaster, the son of the late H. Norman Kensinger and Edith Richwine Kensinger. Henry was the loving husband of Mary Alice Galebach Kensinger...

Jean Y. Balderston

Jean Y. Balderston

Dec 6, 2020

Jean Yvonne Balderston, 86, of Elizabethtown, received her angel wings on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Jean was surrounded in love by her son and daughter. She was born in Witmer. Jean was the daughter of the late Daniel and Alta (Keene) Kreider. She was the loving wife of Richard “Dick” Balderston, her best friend, partner, most...

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