Obituaries

Marilyn F. Fasnacht

Marilyn F. Fasnacht

Nov 12, 2018

Marilyn F. Fasnacht, 83, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 12, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Roberta Ziegler Frank of Lancaster and the late Irvin Frank. She was the loving wife of Harold S. Fasnacht and they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in May. Marilyn retired as a...

Myrtle H. Painter

Myrtle H. Painter

Nov 10, 2018

Myrtle H. Painter, 101, of Elizabethtown passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Millport, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Ida Ream Hacker. She was the loving wife of the late Richard D. Painter who passed away in 1998 and the late H. Hershey Derstler who passed...

Laura E. Reichenbach

Laura E. Reichenbach

Nov 10, 2018

Laura E. Reichenbach, 91, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Amos M. and Ellen Sipling Witman. She was the loving wife of the late Paul G. Reichenbach who died in 2013. Laura graduated from the former East Hempfield Township High School...

Sara Jane Melzer

Sara Jane Melzer

Nov 8, 2018

Sara Jane Melzer, 92, of Manheim and formerly of Lititz passed away on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Utica, NY, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Pearl Jones McDade. She was the wife of the late Alfred J. Melzer who died in 1997. In her earlier years, she was a...

Christopher P.    "Chris" Levy

Christopher P. "Chris" Levy

Nov 7, 2018

Christopher Patrick “Chris” Levy, 19, of Lititz, beloved son of Jessica M. Levy, passed through this life on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia. Christopher was a 2018 graduate of Warwick High School and had been employed at Clair Global, Lititz. Chris's life was filled with his close friends to whom he was fiercely loyal. He...

Gloria G. Burkhart

Gloria G. Burkhart

Nov 5, 2018

Gloria G. Burkhart, 67, of Akron died on Monday, November 5, 2018 at her home. Born in Ephrata she was the daughter of the late Allen H. Jr. and Verna W. Gerhart Goshert. She was the loving wife of Terry E. Burkhart who died in 2016. Gloria worked at Oregon Dairy in the seafood department. She was a graduate of...

Jerome L. Peters

Jerome L. Peters

Nov 3, 2018

Jerome L. Peters, 78, of Manheim and formerly of Lititz passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Abhram N. and Elsie Holland Peters. He was the loving husband of Debera A. Trimble Peters and they would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this December. A tool...

Mae B. Rickert

Mae B. Rickert

Nov 3, 2018

Surrounded by love, Mae B. Rickert, 91, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Milton, PA, passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Milton, she was the daughter of the late George and Rosa Griffin Barto. She was married for 72 years to the love of her life, Carroll Rickert, who died in 2017....

Peggy Ann Clarke

Peggy Ann Clarke

Nov 3, 2018

Peggy Ann Clarke, 80 of Manheim, and formerly of Pemberton, N.J., died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Born in Ebensburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Rose Anne McCreery Miller. A homemaker, Peggy was the loving wife of the late Robert N. Clarke who died in 1993. Peggy was a...

Arvilla J. Buckwalter

Arvilla J. Buckwalter

Oct 28, 2018

Arvilla J. Buckwalter, 91, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Luther Acres. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Anna Eitnier Keath. She was a 1945 graduate of Lititz High School. Arvilla was the loving wife of Richard E. Buckwalter who died in June of 2013. Her and her husband worked...

Meghan Elizabeth Keeney

Meghan Elizabeth Keeney

Oct 28, 2018

Meghan Elizabeth Keeney, 17, beloved daughter of Robert C. Jr. and Wendi Nester Keeney of Lititz, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital with her family by her side. Meghan was a junior at Warwick High School, and was a member of the field hockey and girls lacrosse teams. She played soccer from U6 to U14 for...

Jacqueline Newcomer

Jacqueline Newcomer

Oct 28, 2018

Jacqueline (Jackie) Newcomer, 96, formerly of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in McDowell, KY she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Blanche Hall. Jacqueline was the loving wife of Donal Newcomer, and this past June they celebrated 70 years of marriage. After graduating from...

Fredine Gehman Bednarzick

Fredine Gehman Bednarzick

Oct 26, 2018

Fredine Gehman Bednarzick, 85, of Mount Joy danced into the arms of Jesus on Friday, October 26, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy after an incredibly courageous battle with dementia. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Loletia (Loraw) Gehman. Fredine grew up and spent most of her life living in Mount...

William H.   "Bill" Rollman

William H. "Bill" Rollman

Oct 22, 2018

William H. “Bill” Rollman, 80, a life-long resident of Lititz, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, October 22, 2018. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Henry C. and Pauline Haines Rollman. In 1956 Bill graduated from Lititz High School. Bill was the loving husband of Irene Diem Rollman and they observed their...

Velma Miller Hershey

Velma Miller Hershey

Oct 20, 2018

Velma Miller Hershey, 94, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Katie Hershey Eshleman. She was the wife of the late Ivan F. Miller who died in 1971 and her second husband the late Bruce H. Hershey who died in 1997. Velma...

Anna M. Ginder

Anna M. Ginder

Oct 18, 2018

Anna M. Ginder, 90, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Nebo, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Esther Martin Murry. Anna was the loving wife of Rufus B. Ginder and they would have observed their 70th wedding anniversary on December 25th of this year. For over...

Earl E. Groff

Earl E. Groff

Oct 16, 2018

Earl E. Groff, 89, formally of Gretna Springs, Manheim, passed away on Tuesday October 16, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Clay Township, he was the son of the late Roy and Ella Ebersole Groff. He was the loving husband of Reba M. Geib Groff who died in 2016. Earl worked as a poultry serviceman at Keystone...

Ronald  E. "Ron" Ryan

Ronald E. "Ron" Ryan

Oct 14, 2018

Ronald E. “Ron” Ryan, 75, of Mount Joy, died peacefully Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Hospice & Sr. and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Richard W. Sr. and Viola (Rhinier) Ryan. He was the loving husband of Suzanne (Metzger) Ryan and the celebrated 48 years of marriage last December. Ron worked...

Blaine A. Wingert

Blaine A. Wingert

Oct 13, 2018

Blaine A. Wingert, 96, of Manheim passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Milton and Clara Garber Wingert. He was the loving husband of Anna Martha Wolgemuth Wingert and they celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary this past March. A...

Jacqueline L. Sentz

Jacqueline L. Sentz

Oct 12, 2018

Jacqueline L. Sentz, 86, formerly of Hanover, passed away peacefully Friday, October 12, 2018 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she had been a resident. Born in Hanover, she was the daughter of late Floyd R. and Mable (Kneller) Hilbert. Jackie was formerly employed by Hanover Shoe Co., SKF, and also Homewood Retirement Center, all of Hanover. She was a graduate...