Obituaries
Thelma T. Shaub
Oct 11, 2020
Thelma T. Shaub, 94, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Cora Tyson Earhart. Thelma was the loving wife of the late James E. Shaub who died in April of 2014. From 1961 to 1993 Thelma helped her husband with...
Jean F. Shelly
Oct 11, 2020
Jean F. Shelly, 84, of Manheim, went to be with her Lord & Savior, Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of Carl G. Shelly who died in 2014. Born in Cornwall, she was the daughter of the late John and Leona Morris Herr. Jean and Carl ministered with Christian Retreat in Haiti and Bradenton,...
J. Harold Merkey
Oct 10, 2020
J. Harold Merkey, 95, of Lititz, formerly of Manheim, went to be with his Lord on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at UPMC Lititz, after a brief illness. Born June 6, 1925, in Manheim, he was the son of the late Reverend Howard A. and Nora Hershey Merkey. Harold celebrated 63 years of marriage with the love of his life, Lois...
Jolene L. Trissler
Oct 10, 2020
Jolene L. Trissler, 45, of Manheim passed away at home on Saturday, October 10, 2020 of natural causes. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of John Z. Martin of Manheim and the late Marlene Eberly Martin. She was the loving wife of Ben Trissler and they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last month. A homemaker, Jolene was a member...
Debra J. Yoder
Oct 9, 2020
Debra J. Yoder, 65, of East Petersburg, and formerly of Columbia and Mount Joy, died peacefully at her residence on Friday, October 9, 2020 surrounded by her family after a long struggle with COPD. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Carl and Martha (Sheaffer) Hess. Debra had worked in the advertising department for Engle Printing and...
Eunice K. Keller
Oct 9, 2020
Eunice K. Keller, 89, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata. Born, Nov. 29, 1930 in Bridgeport, she was the daughter of the late Bishop Elmer G. and Ada Kreider Martin. She was the loving wife of Lloyd B. Keller and they would have observed their 70th wedding anniversary in December of this...
Doris J. Detwiler
Oct 8, 2020
Doris J. Detwiler, 91, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord and many beloved family and friends on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Lillian (Rhine) Adams. She was the loving wife of the late Dawson K. Detwiler who passed away in 2002. Doris was...
Donna L. Lefever-Hoover
Oct 7, 2020
Donna L. Lefever-Hoover, 69, of Manheim and formerly of Annville, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Born in Quakertown, she was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Harriet (Frankenfield) Giesmann. She was the loving wife of Kenneth “Ken” Hoover, with whom she shared 9 years of marriage, and her first...
Irene J. Hulse
Oct 3, 2020
Irene J. Hulse, 59, of Mount Joy, peacefully went home to be with Jesus, Saturday October 3, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy after a courageous battle with COPD. Born in Lancaster, she is the daughter of Sarah E. (Rhoades) Auker Griffith, Elizabethtown and the late Soreno A. Auker. Irene was a sales representative for Kinsey’s Archery Products,...
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...
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