Obituaries
Janet S. Basehoar
Apr 22, 2020
Janet S. Basehoar, 101, formerly of Hershey Dr., Manheim, died on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Moravian Manor Communities, Lititz, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Goldsboro, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Cora L. Fortenbaugh Shelley. Janet was the loving wife of John D. Basehoar who died in 2001. She was a faithful member...
Ethel L. Snavely
Apr 19, 2020
Ethel L. Snavely, 95, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Berwick, she was the daughter of the late Casper and Bertha Dunlap Dendler. She was the loving wife of the late Robert F. Snavely who passed away in 2008. Ethel worked for the former Hamilton Watch Company, Lancaster and during...
Joyce M. Derstler
Apr 17, 2020
Joyce M. Derstler, 86, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, April 17, 2020 at Luther Acres. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank Paul and Irene Gepfer Frey Shaub. Joyce was the loving wife of David C. Derstler and they would have observed their 66th wedding anniversary in May of this year. For over 40...
Jay W. Weaver
Apr 16, 2020
Jay W. “Uncle Jay” Weaver, 87, of Lancaster, and formerly of Lititz, died on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at Conestoga View. Born in New Danville he was the son of the late Arthur Weaver and Laura Carrigan Weaver. Jay was the loving husband of Marilyn VanOrsdale Weaver who died in 2013. Jay was a faithful and active member of Grace...
Pauline H. "Polly" Kreider
Apr 14, 2020
Pauline H. “Polly” Kreider, 90, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Landisville, she was the daughter of the late David and Edna Pearl Houck Miller. Polly was the loving wife of J. Richard Kreider who died in December of 2008. For many years she attended...
James E. "Jim" Miller
Apr 14, 2020
James E. Miller, 64, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Melvin A. and Rebecca Batdorf Miller. Jim followed a passionate career as a registered master electrician where he proudly worked for many construction companies across the Lancaster area. He was a member...
Mary Kathryn Eberly
Apr 13, 2020
Mary Kathryn (Landvater) Eberly, 85, of Mount Joy, passed away quietly on April 13, 2020 at home under Hospice Care, and was surrounded by her family and two faithful and loving caregivers. Born in Mount Joy on Dec. 14, 1934 she was the daughter of the late Howard R. and Mary Jane (Greenawalt) Landvater. Mary Kathryn was married to Jay...
Lane Ellis
Apr 13, 2020
Lane Ellis, 69, of Mount Joy, died peacefully at home on Monday, April 13, 2020, following a long illness. He was the husband of Jean Heilig Ellis, with whom he celebrated 42 years of marriage in August 2019. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lee E. and Josephine A. (Shank) Ellis. Lane was a graduate of...
John Robert "Bob" Wells, Jr.
Apr 12, 2020
John Robert “Bob” Wells, Jr., 74 of Lancaster, died Sunday, April 12, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Bob, as he was affectionately known, was the loving husband of Adele T. “Midge” Wells. Together they had celebrated 51 years of marriage. Born in Washington, D.C. , Bob was the son of the...
Lois J. Boll
Apr 12, 2020
Lois J. Boll, 68, of Mount Joy, went to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence following a courageous and inspiring crusade against pancreatic cancer. Lois was the daughter of Margaret Ginder of Lancaster and the late Ralph Ginder. She was the loving wife of Jay Boll with whom she shared 49...
Frederick Ruebman Jr.
Apr 12, 2020
Frederick Ruebman Jr. 79, of Manheim, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at Select Specialty Hospital, Harrisburg. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Frederick and Evelyn Stark Ruebman. Fred was the loving companion and life partner for 40 years of the late Barbara McCarty who died in March of 2011. In...
Mark D. Smith
Apr 12, 2020
Mark D. Smith 67, of Manheim, died Sunday, April 12 2020 at Conestoga View, following complications of the COVID-19. Born in Binghamton, N.Y. he was the son of the late Stanley and Christina Dudde Smith. Mark’s early childhood was spent in Honey Brook, until he moved to Manheim at the age of nine. Mark attended Manheim Central School District, the...
Vicky L. Ruby
Apr 11, 2020
Vicky L. Ruby, 57, of Elizabethtown, died on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Paradise, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Groff. Vicky’s family was important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her precious grandchildren. She enjoyed camping and going to the beach. Surviving are...
Ethel M. Hollinger
Apr 10, 2020
Ethel M. Hollinger, 100, of Manheim passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, April 10, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Conoy Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maria Shelly Hilsher. She was the loving wife of the late Marvin H. Hollinger who died in 1992. Ethel was a member of Manheim...
Ruth L. Dambeck
Apr 8, 2020
Ruth L. Dambeck, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Altoona, on March 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Elenora M. Kohler McNamara. She was the loving wife of the late Xavier L. “Frank” Dambeck who died in 1997. She was a...
Arthur L. Brubaker
Apr 8, 2020
Arthur L. Brubaker, 90, of Manheim, went to be with the LORD on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born on his family farm in Rapho Township, he was a devoted son of the late Roy G. and Emma (Sharpe) Brubaker. Art married Doris M. Achey Brubaker in 1951, and before her death in March of...
Todd M. White
Apr 7, 2020
Todd M. White, 52, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Kenneth E. and Rey A. Weaver White of Lititz. He was a member of the Germania Band Club of Manheim, and was a member of the Pool Billiard’s League. Todd enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping,...
Margaret E. "Peggy" Buckwalter
Mar 30, 2020
Margaret E. “Peggy” Buckwalter, 96, of Lititz, and formerly of Manor Township, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2020, at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. She was the wife of the late Richard G. “Dick” Buckwalter and they shared 70 years of marriage together. Born in Lititz, on January 22, 1924, Peggy was the daughter...
Khatoon M. Jiwa
Mar 25, 2020
Khatoon M. Virji Jiwa, 88, of Kenmore, Washington and formerly of Manheim passed away at home on March 25, 2020 of natural causes. Born on June 11, 1931 in Kisumu, Kenya, she was the daughter of the late Kassam and Fatmabai Virji. She was a member of the Shia Imami Ismaili, Muslim Community. She was the loving wife of the...
Jean T. Winters
Mar 24, 2020
Jean Tyson Winters, 87, of Manheim, was called home to glory on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 with her loving husband by her side. Born in Manheim on January 15, 1933, Jean was the daughter of Abram and Cora Earhart, the youngest of 15 children. Always a Manheim Girl, she was a 1951 graduate of Manheim High School. She married another...
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