Obituaries
P. Melvin Meck
Oct 3, 2020
P. Melvin Meck, 84, of Lititz, died peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Strasburg Township, he was the son of the late Paul S. and Blanche Snavely Meck. Mel was the loving husband of the late Betty Neff Meck who died in June of this year. For many years Mel worked in the...
John Brubaker Groff
Oct 2, 2020
John Brubaker Groff, 82, of Mount Joy, passed in peace with the praises of God on his lips, Friday, October 2, 2020, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Marian (Book) Groff, and they celebrated 60 years of marriage in March 2020. Born in Upper Leacock Twp, he was the son of the late John M. and...
Karrie M. Lorditch
Sep 30, 2020
Karrie M. Lorditch, 20, of Ephrata, died on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at her home. Born in Ephrata, she was the beloved daughter of the late Karen L. (Leed) Lorditch and Matthew J. husband of Mindy Lorditch. In her younger years, Karrie loved playing soccer. A cat lover, she enjoyed listening to music and going shopping. Karrie was family oriented...
Carole F. Shank
Sep 29, 2020
Heaven’s door has opened to gain a beautiful lady – our beloved Wife, Mom, Grandma, and Mimi. Carole F. Shank, 83, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29th. She will be greatly missed by us all! We have no doubt that she is now an angel watching over us. Carole was the daughter of the late Carl and...
Tracy L. Harsh
Sep 28, 2020
Tracy L. Harsh, 55, of Elizabethtown, died on Monday, September 28, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Christ and Lorraine Hull Harsh. Tracy was the loving companion of Jim Albert for 13 years. She worked as a custodian at Elizabethtown College. An avid Eagles fan, and Coca-Cola...
Theda J. Siegrist
Sep 25, 2020
Theda J. Siegrist, 89, formerly of Manheim entered into rest on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry C. and Mary Witmer Landis. She was the loving wife of the late Abram B. Siegrist who died in 2002 with whom she was married 52 years. Theda was...
Patricia L. Miller
Sep 25, 2020
Patricia L. Miller, 89, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry F. and Bertha L. Pfoutz Frey. Pat was the loving wife of the late Robert B. Miller who died in June of 2006. Earlier in her life she worked as a...
Jay S. Nohrenhold
Sep 24, 2020
Jay Samuel Nohrenhold, 79, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Henry H. and Beatrice (Kauffman) Nohrenhold. He was the loving husband of Lois (Hartman) Nohrenhold and they celebrated 57 years of marriage on August 31, 2020. Jay retired as a journeyman molder...
Shirley J. Lyon
Sep 24, 2020
Shirley J. Lyon, 76, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and formerly of Lancaster County, passed away on September 24, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Eby and Catherine Rohrer Clark. She built a life for herself in Kalamazoo, MI, living there for 44 years. After working as an LPN, she ultimately retired from Goodwill Industries after roughly...
Loraine D. Ginder
Sep 24, 2020
Loraine D. Ginder, 83, formerly of Elizabethtown Road, Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2020. Born in Milton Grove, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Mary Dupler Kauffman. She was the wife of the late Robert E. "Bob" Ginder who died in 2005. In her later years, Loraine worked part-time for the former Martin's...
William K. "Bill" Trupe
Sep 23, 2020
William K. “Bill” Trupe of Lancaster, PA finally kicked the bucket after 76 years of smoking and making inappropriate jokes. He died while sky diving naked over the Rockies without a parachute. At least, that's how he would have told the story. In his past life, he said that he was a scout on the Oregon Trail. Although that sounds...
Cheri Rose Hager
Sep 23, 2020
Cheri Rose Hager of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 after a lengthy illness. In her final days; her family, friends and neighbors gathered by her side to share memories and to express their love. Cheri was born on June 21, 1959 to Charles and Mary Rose. Over her lifetime she enjoyed cooking, gardening and the great outdoors....
Sandra H. Deke
Sep 22, 2020
Sandra H. Deke, 79, of Lititz, passed away on September 22, 2020. She was born on March 19, 1941 in Harrisburg, but had her family roots in Columbia. She moved to Miami, FL at the age of five. It was there that she met her husband, Ronald L. Deke, with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage on December 11,...
William E. "Bill" Althouse
Sep 21, 2020
William E. “Bill” Althouse, 96, of Elizabethtown, died on Monday, September 21, 2020 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Ronks, he was the son of the late David and Cora Harnish Althouse. Bill was the loving husband of Gloria J. Fry Althouse and they celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary this September. He was a 1941 Strasburg High School graduate...
Melo C. "Mel" Herman
Sep 20, 2020
Melo C. “Mel” Herman, 83, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Augusta County, VA, he was the son of the late Melo and Mary Markley Herman. Mel was the loving husband of the late Helen Hershey Herman who died in November of 2015. A life-long mason, Mel worked for numerous...
Nelson J. Myers
Sep 20, 2020
Nelson Joseph Myers, 88, was born at home in Washington Township, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania to Joseph A. and Nellie Strite Myers, who preceded him in death. He passed away on September 20, 2020, surrounded by his wife and daughters. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Faith Wenger Myers, three daughters, Melody Gish (David), Susan Myers-Shirk...
Barbara Jean Theis
Sep 19, 2020
Barbara Jean Theis, 74, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Saturday September 19, 2020 at her residence. She was the widow of John W. Theis who died in 2013. Born in Conoy Twp. She was the daughter of the late Leroy and Anna (Sager) Sweigart. Barb was a wonderful homemaker for her husband and family, but also enjoyed working at the...
Judy A. Schreiber
Sep 19, 2020
Judy A. Schreiber, 76, of Lititz, died peacefully in her home on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Milwaukee, WI, she was the daughter of the late Orville and Lauraine Brown Thorman. Judy was the loving wife of James “Jim” N. Schreiber and they observed their 55th wedding anniversary in July of this year. Judy...
Gloria J. Hoefel
Sep 16, 2020
Gloria J. Hoefel, 88, of Manheim, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 surrounded by her loving family at Legend of Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Helen Shelley Hershey. Gloria was the loving wife of William H. Hoefel who died in 1990. A Homemaker, Gloria enjoyed watching Tennis, old movies, reading, doing crossword...
Hunter Robert Newton
Sep 15, 2020
Hunter Robert Newton, 32, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. He was born in Akron, Ohio on March 25, 1988, the son of Robert A. Newton of Erie and Thea S. Newton-Schock of Manheim. Taken from this life way to young he was a kind, sensitive caring person, full of life with an infectious smile. Always the...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor