Obituaries
Harry T. "Tom" William Jr.
Jan 22, 2019
Harry T. “Tom” Williams, Jr, 71, of Mount Joy, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the loving husband of Barbara J. (Murphy) Williams, and they celebrated 49 years of marriage last July. Born in Cumberland MD, he was the son of the late H, Thomas Sr....
June D. Bissinger
Jan 21, 2019
June D. Bissinger, 93, of Manheim, died on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, June was the daughter of the late Harry and Grace Derr Myers. She was the loving wife of Melvin E. “Barney” Bissinger who died in 2013. June was a graduate of Manheim High School and after graduation she went on...
Harry R. Lehman
Jan 19, 2019
Harry R. Lehman, 90, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Harry S. and Katie Ruhl Lehman. He was the loving husband of Joanne N. Miller Lehman and they just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this month. Retired in...
Herbert "Lewie" Hummel
Jan 16, 2019
Herbert L. “Lewie” Hummel, 87, of Reading, formerly of Manheim, died Wednesday January 16, 2019 at Reading Hospital. He was the loving husband of Mary E. (Loverich) Hummel, of Reading, and they celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary this past December. “Lewie” or “Herbie” as he was affectionately known, was a family man through and through. He would drop everything if...
Robert F. Longenecker
Jan 15, 2019
Robert F. Longenecker, 75, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Sporting Hill, he was the son of the late Edwin and Grace Frysinger Longenecker. A veteran, Robert proudly served in the United States Army. He enjoyed golfing and fly fishing. Surviving is the mother of their children, Margaret K....
Richard H. "Dick" Metzler
Jan 14, 2019
Richard H. “Dick” Metzler, 86, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Monday, January 14, 2019 at UPMC Pinnacle, Lititz. Born in Warwick Township, he was the son of the late Clarence H. and Emma Heisey Metzler. He was the loving husband of Norene E. Bugg Metzler and they celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary in August. Dick retired after 28 years...
Jeremy D. Greenly
Jan 14, 2019
Jeremy D. Greenly, 31, of Manheim, died on Monday, January 14, 2019. Born in York, he was the beloved son of David F. Jr. and Catherine L. Garner Greenly of Manheim. Jeremy worked as a tire service technician for Service Tire Truck Center in Lancaster and the PA Farm Bureau in Middletown. He was also employed by the Watering Trough,...
Gwendolyn F. Gregg
Jan 9, 2019
Gwendolyn F. Gregg, 94, of Mount Joy, died Wednesday January 9, 2019 with her loving family by her side. Born in Milton, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Ada (Cromley) Foust. She was the widow of the late H. Jay Gregg who died in 1995. She was a graduate of Milton High school, was a member of...
Helen G. Cox
Jan 8, 2019
Helen Grace Madeira Cox, 97, departed to be with Christ on January 8, 2019. Born in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Helen was the daughter of Isaac Titus Madeira and Elsie Hernley Lehman Madeira and the wife of Eric James Edgar Cox, who preceded her in death in 1983. Her residence at death was Lancaster, PA. Helen graduated from Columbia Bible College in...
Mary Louise Rineer
Jan 7, 2019
Mary Louise “Weasie” Rineer, 96, formerly of Manheim passed away on Monday, January 7, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Oscar K. and Clara Hahn Buch. She was the wife of the late Charles Rineer who died in 1975. Retired in 1989, Louise worked as a secretary for Lift-All Co.,...
Helen L. Rittel
Jan 6, 2019
Helen L. Rittel, 96, of Lititz, and formerly of Lebanon, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Bethel Township, she was the daughter of the late David and Verna Peiffer Koehler. Helen was the loving wife of the late Mark L. Rittel, who died in 1996. Helen graduated from Lebanon High...
Sylvia A. Eitnier
Jan 3, 2019
Sylvia A. Eitnier, 80, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Naomi I. McQuay Krumbine. In her early years Sylvia worked as an LPN for Lancaster General Hospital. Sylvia was formerly married to the late Robert “Chick” Eitnier...
Norma M. Eichholtz
Jan 3, 2019
Norma M. Eichholtz, 99, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Moravian Manor. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Allen F. and Elva Lehn Putt. Norma was the loving wife of the late Robert A. Eichholtz who died in November of 1972. She was a 1937 graduate of Lititz High School; and later...
Eugene B. "Gene" Berrier
Dec 30, 2018
Eugene B. Berrier, 75, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Eugene D. and Joyce Wolf Berrier. Gene was the loving husband of the late Beverly Ann Winters Berrier who died in November of 2014. For many years he worked in the maintenance...
Dorothy E. Moedinger Heilig
Dec 29, 2018
Dorothy E. (Moedinger) Heilig, 100, formerly of Mount Joy, died peacefully at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, on December 29, 2018. Born November 6, 1918, in Lancaster, Dotty was the daughter of the late Edwin P. and Vera Gladys (Flick) Moedinger. She was married 76 years to the late James B. (Jim) Heilig, and together they owned and operated the...
Melanie S. Vener
Dec 27, 2018
Melanie S. Vener, 46, of Enola and formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 27, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Barry L. and Sue Bruckhart Weidman. She was the loving wife of Michael B. Vener and they celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary in May. Melanie graduated from...
Jean Marie Bitts
Dec 26, 2018
Jean Marie Bitts, 83, of Manheim, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community with her daughter by her side. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Marie Elizabeth Ulmer Helman. She was the loving wife of Jacob Bitts who died in 2011. Her first husband was the late Benjamin Franklin Ney...
Lois B. Peters
Dec 25, 2018
Lois B. Peters, 89, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 25, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Elam and Margaret Floyd Brubaker. Lois was the loving wife of the late Luke K. Peters who died in January 2012. She was an active and faithful...
Miriam M. Graveno
Dec 24, 2018
Miriam M. Graveno, 75, of Lititz went home to be with her Lord on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Ironville, she was the daughter of the late Elam and Anna Brubaker Musser. She was the loving wife of the late Arthur Graveno Jr. who died in 2017. Miriam was a daycare provider at her home...
Anna M. Moyer
Dec 23, 2018
Anna M. Moyer, 89, of Manheim, died on Sunday, December 23, 2018 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, Anna was the daughter of the late Oliver and Fannie Wenger Moyer. She was a faithful member of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, Manheim, where she was also a member of the Women’s Sewing Circle. Anna was a...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor