Obituaries
Frances I. Leister
Aug 3, 2020
Frances I. Leister, 90, of East Petersburg, beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with her loving Savior on Monday August 3, 2020 with family by her side, at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Raubs Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Lottie (Wagner) Lerch. Frances was the loving wife of the...
Robert C. Wetzler
Aug 3, 2020
Robert C. “Bob” Wetzler, 70, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 3, 2020 of natural causes. Born in Harrisburg and raised in Camp Hill, he was the son of the late Robert Paul and Gloria Spangler Wetzler. Bob worked many years for Faulkner Oldsmobile of Lancaster and at the Manheim Auto Auction. He was a 1968...
Shane Michael Gentry
Aug 1, 2020
Shane Michael Gentry, 25, of Manheim, died on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the beloved son of Timothy “Tim” R. Gentry and Michelle L. High Gentry. Shane was a 2013 graduate of Manheim Central High school. An avid Dallas Cowboys fan and animal lover, he enjoyed video games, fishing, cooking, working out and...
Jennifer Ann Weaver
Aug 1, 2020
Jennifer Ann Weaver, 40, of York, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Jay Robert Jr. and Shirley A. Smith Ruhl. Jennifer was the loving wife of Braxton Weaver. Jennifer worked as a nurse’s aide for Home Health Care. She enjoyed micro-Sprint racing, concerts of various bands, a favorite being, “Emily’s...
Mark A. Martin
Jul 30, 2020
Mark A. Martin Christian Business Leader and Mentor Mark A. Martin, 54 of Manheim, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully surrounded by his family; and went home to be with his loving Savior on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of J. Mark Martin husband of Marla Halil-Martin of...
Calvin Leon "John" Stagner
Jul 29, 2020
Calvin Leon “John” Stagner, 72, of Manheim passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Charles Town, West Virginia he was the son of the late Irving and Lillian Sowers Stagner. John was the husband of Kathleen A. Gerhart and they celebrated 12 years of marriage in December 2019. John enjoyed fishing, lottery, delivering...
Cheryl Ann Zack
Jul 29, 2020
Cheryl Ann Zack, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Richard J. Sr. and Kathleen (Sweet) Zack. Cheryl worked for Fulton Bank, East Petersburg. She was an avid ice hockey fan and rooted for the Penguins and Flyers. Cheryl enjoyed taking walks and loved spending time with her...
Kathryn J. "Kass" Lefever
Jul 27, 2020
Kathryn J. “Kass” Lefever, 93, formerly of Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Brethren Village where she made her home for the past 22 years. Born in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Katie Layser Shenk. She was the loving wife of the late Titus H. Lefever who...
Byron Walter Sprock
Jul 25, 2020
Byron Walter Sprock, 94, passed peacefully Saturday morning, July 25, 2020, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, after a short illness. Byron was the loving husband of 67 years to Joan Snader Sprock. Byron was the son of the late Andrew and Catherine (Barron) Sprock of Central City, Pennsylvania. He is survived by four daughters and their families: Donna...
Barry L. Knauer
Jul 24, 2020
Barry L. Knauer, 64, of Lititz, died peacefully at his home on Friday, July 24, 2020. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Harry and Pauline Brumbach Knauer. Barry was the loving husband of Sally A. Kirkpatrick Knauer who died in February of last year. Throughout his life Barry was involved in sales and service in the...
S. David Dietz
Jul 19, 2020
S. David Dietz, 64, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 after a courageous 2-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Sherwood D. and Nancy (Landis) Dietz. He was the loving husband of Sharon L. (Miller) Dietz, married almost 40 years. After graduating Warwick ’73, David worked a number of...
Carole L. Meckley
Jul 16, 2020
Carole L. Meckley, 82, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, and Abbottstown, died peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2020 following a lengthy illness at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Alvin T. and Kathryn E. Dubbs Rowland. Carole was the wife of the late Donald L. Meckley who died in...
Elwood R. Buckwalter
Jul 10, 2020
Elwood R. Buckwalter, 77, of Rheems, went home to be with his Lord, Friday July 10, 2020 at his residence, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the loving husband of Hazel G. (Yost) Buckwalter, and they would have celebrated 58 years of marriage this coming August. Born in Howard (Centre Co.), he was the son of the...
Mona L. Plubell
Jul 8, 2020
Mona L. Plubell, 66, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Hyde, Clearfield County, she was the daughter of the late Peter Blake and Betty L. Bell. Mona retired as an LPN for Excentia, East Petersburg. In her earlier years, she worked as an LPN for Dubois Hospital and Community Hospital...
Donald E. "Don" Hess
Jul 6, 2020
Donald E. “Don” Hess, 75, of Manheim, died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manor Township, he was the son of the late Harry K. Sr. and Emma Good Hess. Don was the loving husband of Connie F. Bixler Hess and they would have celebrated 28 years of marriage this September. He owned and operated...
Kelly J. McCartney-Souders
Jul 4, 2020
Kelly J. McCartney-Souders, 52, of Bernville, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Beverly Huff Kauffman. She was the loving wife of Roger E. Souders. Surviving in addition to her husband are four children, Joseph and Anthony Mastromatteo, Bobby Markley, Caleb Haldeman, three grandchildren, and two sisters;...
Jeanette S. "JD" Dalton
Jul 3, 2020
Jeanette S. Dalton, affectionately known as “JD”, 92, of Manheim, died peacefully, Friday, July 3, 2020 at Ephrata Manor, Ephrata. Born in Manheim she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Stauffer and Anne E. (Fauser) Stauffer Herr. Jeanette was a station leader at the former Hamilton Clock Co. of Lancaster. She was a graduate of Manheim High School,...
Adam Scott Dietrich
Jul 1, 2020
Adam Scott Dietrich, 68, of Lancaster, and formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Scott was the son of the late Chester and Esther May Shelly Dietrich. He was the loving husband of Barbara Graham Dietrich. He was a confirmed member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Petersburg and more recently attended...
Paulette J. Parker
Jun 28, 2020
Paulette J. Parker, 75, of Ephrata, died on June 28, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Gibble Weaver. She was the loving wife of Wayne R. Parker for nearly 50 years. She owned and operated her own salon in Easton for many years. Surviving in...
Carolyn B. Morrell
Jun 27, 2020
Carolyn B. Morrell, 80, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Country Meadows. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John Redman Coxe and Charlotte Lowe Boyer. Carolyn was the wife of the late Martin Plantholt. Her first husband was the late Richard W. Morrell, who died in 1967. Carolyn worked primarily as a...
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