Obituaries
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Paula Spahr Todd
Dec 6, 2020
Paula Spahr Todd, 94 of Lititz, died on Sunday, December 6th, 2020 of pneumonia. Born in Mramork, Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of the late John and Magdalena Erdmann Spahr. Paula immigrated to the USA in 1956 under the sponsorship of the Lititz Church of the Brethren where she was a member. She retired from the Marketing Department of Woodstream...
Donald E. Sheesley
Dec 6, 2020
Donald E. Sheesley, 81, of Manheim passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Millersburg, he was the son of the late Francis E. and Effie Groff Sheesley. He was the loving husband of the late Siegrid M. “Siegi” Flegel Sheesley who died in October. Donald was a founding partner of Olmsted Instrument Company in...
Marion G. Gotwalt
Dec 4, 2020
Marion G. Gotwalt, 97, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 4, 2020. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late William and Violet Seeger Gladfelter. Marion was married to the late Spurgeon T. Gotwalt, Jr. who died in 1986. A career educator, Marion taught in the Home Economics Department for Ephrata School District; previously she...
Helen N. Lamson
Dec 3, 2020
Helen N. Lamson, 82, of Lititz, died peacefully, and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 3, 2020 after an extended illness. Born and raised on the family farm in Mallory, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Keitha (Hoyt) House. Helen was a graduate from Central Square High School, later married and raised four...
Jane Longenecker
Dec 3, 2020
Jane Longenecker, 92, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Ella Bruckhart Geib. Jane was the loving wife of Carl H. Longenecker and they observed their 72nd wedding anniversary in August of this year. For many years she worked...
Mark Franklin
Dec 2, 2020
Mark Franklin, 98, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at home. He was born in Furlong, PA. Mark was the loving husband of Norma Franklin. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim. Surviving in addition to his wife is two children; Steve husband of Jayne Franklin, Elberton, MT, Cynthia Franklin, Cape May, NJ,...
Clair E. Ober
Dec 2, 2020
Clair E. Ober, 87, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Menno and Minnie Greiner Ober. Clair was the loving husband of E. Yvonne Rohrer Ober and they observed their 33rd wedding anniversary in April of this year. For many years...
Erla S. Wentzel
Dec 1, 2020
Erla S. Wentzel, 89, of Manheim, and formerly of Laconia, New Hampshire, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Stetter Schmid. Erla was the loving wife of John H. Wentzel and they observed their 68th wedding anniversary last...
Sally Lou Fessler
Dec 1, 2020
Sally Lou Fessler, 91, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family at her residence, December 1, 2020. She was the loving wife of the Charles B. Fessler who died in 2007. Born in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Margaret (Hill) Coady. Sally was a wonderful homemaker, faithfully taking care of her husband and...
Frank S. Durdock
Dec 1, 2020
Frank S. Durdock, 96, of Manheim, died on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Shamokin, he was the son of the late Stephen and Antoinette Phillips Durdock. Frank was the loving husband of Shirley M. John Durdock who died in 2015. He was a faithful member of St. Richard, Manheim, where he served as an...
Lisa J Taylor
Nov 30, 2020
Lisa J. Taylor, 59, of Lititz passed away on November 30, 2020. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Leslie H. and Ielein Strausser Taylor. Lisa is survived by a sister, Bonita K. wife of Jon W. Garber, Sr. and a brother, Leslie H. Taylor, Jr., and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by...
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