Obituaries
Pauline B. Hess
Feb 4, 2021
Pauline B. Hess, 96, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of East Petersburg, died on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Elizabethtown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Rohrerstown, she was the daughter of the late John and Alta Rohrer Bear. Pauline was the loving wife of the late Jonas G. Hess who died in March of 1999. She was a faithful member...
M. Eugene "Gene" Kready
Feb 4, 2021
M. Eugene “Gene” Kready, 87, formerly of Manheim, died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Luther Acres, Lititz, where he was residing. He was the husband of the late Lois (Eckert) Kready, who died in 2012. Born in Elstonville, he was the son of the late Rev. Francis and Mabel (Kupp) Kready. Gene was a machine shop foreman at the former...
Daniel T. Lewis
Feb 3, 2021
Daniel T. Lewis, 78, a resident of Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle, West Shore Hospital, Mechanicsburg. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Richard S. and Dorothy Murphy Lewis. He was born deaf and his mother taught him to read lips and use sign language. Dan...
Lloyd B. Keller
Feb 3, 2021
Lloyd B. Keller, 90, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata. Born on July 14, 1930 in Lititz, he was the son of John R. and Anna B. Keller. On December 2, 1950, he married Eunice K. Martin, who preceded him in death on October 9, 2020. Lloyd was a faithful husband and...
Bernice G. Groff
Feb 2, 2021
Bernice G. Groff, 91, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Lottie Graybill Hess. She was the loving wife of the late Paul E. Groff who died in December of last year. She was a member...
Kenneth L. Dietz
Feb 2, 2021
Kenneth L. Dietz, 63, of Mount Joy, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Linford and Violet Haberle Dietz. Ken was the loving husband of Kim Johnson Dietz and they observed their 40th wedding anniversary in October of last year. In 1979, Ken graduated from...
Nia Dionne Smith
Jan 30, 2021
Nia Dionne Smith, 27, of Manheim, beloved daughter of Gregg M. and Sheila M. Harnish Smith, passed away on Saturday, January 30, 2021, after Nia made the decision to close the book on her earthly journey. Nia was inquisitively gifted, and that quality followed her throughout her life. She was a 2012 graduate of Manheim Central High School, and was...
Dan G. Bender
Jan 29, 2021
Dan Bender’s big heart unexpectedly gave out on January 29, 2021, much too soon for family and friends. He was 65. Born in Lititz, son of Jean (Hanna) and Robert Bender, who predeceased him, Dan made the area his lifelong home for his family and business. With the love of his life and wife, Adessa (Schmid), Dan moved to and...
Harry J. "Jim" Reppert
Jan 29, 2021
Harry J. “Jim” Reppert, 94, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Friday, January 29, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late LeRoy S. and Helen Keller Reppert. He was the loving husband of the late Reba Witman Reppert who died in 2011. Jim retired from the Fuller Company, Manheim and following retirement he worked part-time for...
Dorothy M. Walters
Jan 28, 2021
Dorothy M. Walters, 93, went home to be with her Lord & Savior Thursday, January 28, 2021 at Brethren Village, Lititz, where she was a resident for the last 19 years. She was the widow of the late Rev. William “Pastor Bill” Walters who died in 2017. Born in West Donegal Twp. She was the daughter of the late Martin...
Bethleen A. Bradford
Jan 27, 2021
Bethleen A. Bradford, 58, of Elizabethtown, went home to be with Jesus her Lord & Savior, Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Kokomo, IN, she was the daughter of Doris E. (Brady) Bradford, Elizabethtown, and the late R. Phillip Bradford. Bethleen received a Bachelor’s Degree in Bible from Lancaster Bible College and a...
Lois J. Derstler
Jan 26, 2021
Lois J. Derstler, 85, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Brethren Village. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Peter M. and Rebecca K. Heistand Hernley. Lois was the loving wife of A. Gordon Derstler and they observed their 61st wedding anniversary in August of last year. A registered nurse, Lois was...
John B. Pyle
Jan 26, 2021
John B. Pyle, 87, of Manheim passed away at home on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in the company of loving family. Born in Philadelphia, John was the son of the late John L. and Helen Flynn Pyle. John was a devoted husband of over 50 years to the late Joan H. Karpinski Pyle who died in 2008. An intrepid alum...
Robert J. "Bob" Reich
Jan 25, 2021
Robert J. “Bob” Reich, 95, of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Lehighton, he was the son of the late Gustave and Ida Benz Reich. Bob was the beloved husband of Margaret A. Rambo Reich, and they observed their 68th wedding anniversary in November of last year. A veteran, he...
Donald E. Gerlach
Jan 25, 2021
Donald E. Gerlach, 74, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Monday, January 25, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Raymond and Wilma (Newcomer) Gerlach. He was a graduate of Hempfield High School, class of 1966, and served with the U.S. Army in Germany and Korea during the Vietnam War....
Evelyn Maxine Riley
Jan 24, 2021
Evelyn Maxine Riley, 85, of Manheim, and formerly of Lebanon, PA, Christiansburg, VA and Moscow, IN, died peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at the Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth Miller Wagoner. Maxine was the loving wife of Gus N. Riley and they observed their...
Lucille T. Anderson
Jan 24, 2021
Lucille T. Anderson, 96, of Newmanstown, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, January 24, 2021. Born in Perth Amboy, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Lucy Ferraro O’Brien. She was the loving wife of the late Harold Anderson Jr., who died in 2015. In her earlier years, Lucille worked...
Nolan D. West
Jan 23, 2021
Nolan D. West, 69, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at UPMC, Lititz. Born in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Ethel G. Bishop West. He was the loving husband of Diana D. Hockenberry West with whom he would have shared 50 years of marriage this June. Nolan was a 1969 graduate...
Henry Hess Bomberger
Jan 22, 2021
Henry Hess Bomberger Humble Servant, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, and Friend Henry Hess Bomberger, 76, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 22, 2021 surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. For twelve years, Henry battled Parkinson’s and met it with strength and dignity. Heaven gained a beautiful soul who loved Jesus and all people, especially his...
Michael Stephen Fulcher
Jan 21, 2021
Michael Stephen “Mike” Fulcher, 38, of Mount Joy, loving husband and best friend of Jennifer (Samohod) and loving father to Gavin Blake Fulcher, died unexpectedly due to complications of cardiac arrest on Thursday January 21, 2021 at Hershey Medical Center. Mike and his wife Jenn would have celebrated 10 years of marriage in March. Born in Piscataway, NJ, he is...
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