Obituaries
Dudley L. "Dud" Myers
Jun 30, 2019
Dudley L. “Dud” Myers, 80, of Lititz died on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lititz. Dud was the loving husband of Deanna R. Peffley Myers and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this October. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Blanche S. (Myers) Myers. A 1956...
Jeanette D. Hershey Martin
Jun 29, 2019
Jeanette D. Hershey Martin, 100, a life-long resident of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Ida E. Pfautz Dourte. Jeanette was the wife of the late Reverend Donald I. Martin who died in November of 2012; her first...
M. Grace DiMassa
Jun 25, 2019
M. Grace DiMassa, 101, of Elizabethtown, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Staffieri DiMassa. Grace was a Past Matron of both the Order of the Eastern Star and the Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the John S....
Robert G. Martin
Jun 25, 2019
Robert G. “Bob” Martin, 81, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jacob and Ruth Eby Martin. He was a 1956 graduate from J.P. McCaskey High School. Bob was the loving husband of the late Carolyn E. Wenrich Martin who died in 1997. For 20 years...
Donal M. Newcomer
Jun 23, 2019
Donal Newcomer, 95, formerly of Mount Joy, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Harvey and Anna Mumma Newcomer. Donal was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline Hall Newcomer who passed away in October of 2018 after 70 years of marriage. For many...
Harold F. Witmer
Jun 21, 2019
Harold F. Witmer, 92, of Manheim passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lampeter, he was the son of the late Frank and Minerva Kreider Witmer. He was the loving husband of the late Naomi K. Mumma Witmer who died in 2015. Harold operated a dairy farm in Schuylkill County and he drove school...
Jennifer L. Hollinger
Jun 21, 2019
Jennifer L. Hollinger, 42, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Beverly L. Graybill Hollinger of Manheim, and the late Michael L. Hollinger. For over 18 years, Jennifer was the loving fiancée of Robert K. “Bobby” Dyer. In 1995 she graduated from Manheim Central High School, and she...
Robert E. "Bob" Witman
Jun 16, 2019
Robert E. “Bob” Witman, 91, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Country Meadows, Lancaster. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Amos and Sadie Reppert Witman. Bob was the loving husband of the late Roita V. “Reedy” Weidman Witman who died in November of 2007. Bob started his work career at the former...
Joyce G. Plasterer
Jun 14, 2019
Joyce G. Plasterer, 88, formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry N. and Sue Garman Givler. She was the loving wife of the late Parke E. Plasterer who died in 2012. Retired in 1995, Joyce was the secretary for 34...
Stella K. Brubaker
Jun 13, 2019
Stella K. Brubaker, 89, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Viola Adams Knauer. Stella was the loving wife of Carl G. Brubaker and they celebrated 67 years of marriage this past January. She was a faithful member...
Kenneth S. "Ken" Crills
Jun 12, 2019
Kenneth S. “Ken” Crills, 89, of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019. He was born on May 27, 1930, in Martindale, and was the son of the late Charles H. and Annie Sensenig Crills. Ken was the loving husband of Betty J. Haldeman Crills and they would have celebrated their 67th...
Donald P. Rutter
Jun 11, 2019
Donald P. “Don” Rutter, 87, a resident of Luther Acres, Lititz died on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Luthercare Health Center, Lititz. He was the husband of Jean M. Wright Rutter. They were married 62 years. Don retired from the Engineering Department of Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital in 1993 following 15 years of employment. In his earlier years he was...
Allene T. Lovell
Jun 8, 2019
Allene T. Lovell, 59, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully at home on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of Bertha Ree (Mobley) Jones of Centerville, VA., and the late Alfreda Jones. Allene retired from working in property management services. She received bachelor of science degrees in both Chemistry and Biology from George Mason University....
Donald F. Byron
Jun 6, 2019
Donald F. Byron Donald F. “Don” Byron, 93, of Lancaster passed away on Thursday June 6, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Daniel and Jeanne Anderson Byron. He was the husband of the late Margaret Martin Byron who passed away in 1990. Don retired as an Engineer from Armstrong World...
Margie R. Nauman
May 31, 2019
Margie R. Nauman, 87, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ellen Held Connelly. Margie was the loving wife of the late Romanus B. “Junie” Nauman who died in November of 2003. For many years Margie worked as a secretary...
Betty Jane Bucher
May 30, 2019
Betty Jane Ruppert Bucher, died on May 30, 2019 in Lititz. She was born in York, on January 25, 1926. Her parents were the late Lewis Henry Ruppert and Hettie Good Martin Ruppert. She graduated from East Lampeter High School in 1944. In 1945, she married Roy Carper Bucher of Ephrata. He attended Goshen College and Seminary and was pastor...
J. William "Bill" Rider
May 30, 2019
J. William “Bill” Rider, 90, Columbia, formerly of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly after a brief illness at Veteran’s Medical Center, Lebanon, on Thursday, May 30, 2019 He was the husband of the late Thelma J. (Kreiner) Rider on who died in March 2019. Bill and Thelma celebrated 68 years of marriage in November of 2018. Born in Mount Joy, he...
Shirley Hacker Manley
May 26, 2019
Shirley Hacker Manley, 76, of Londonderry Village, Palmyra, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed onto her Lord, Sunday, May 26, 2019. She was the wife of Richard N. Manley and the late Dennis T. Hacker. Born in Lynn, MA, she was the daughter of the late Mark J. and Frances (Dickens) Kuhn. Shirley is the mother of Tina Hacker (Kevin) Schulz and...
Barry L. Henry
May 21, 2019
Barry L. Henry Educator, Administrator Faith, Community, and Sports Leader Barry L. Henry, 84 of Landisville, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Mary Hunchberger Henry and the stepson of the late...
Johnathan N. "Johny" Bryson
May 19, 2019
Johnathan N. “Johny” Bryson, 43, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, May 19, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Joseph N. Jr. and Betsy Greenly Bryson of Manheim. He was the loving husband of Kathy E. Kreider Bryson. Johny worked as a shipping manager at Bond Caster and...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor