Obituaries
Frances E. Kurl
Mar 19, 2018
Frances E. Kurl, 87, of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Gertrude Smith Meck. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of the late George L. Kurl who died in 1993. Surviving is a son, Gerald L. “Gerry”...
Jay H. Sahm Sr.
Mar 18, 2018
On March 18, 2018, Jay H. Sahm, Sr. of Manheim passed away under Hospice Care at Magnolias of Lancaster in East Petersburg, PA. Mr. Sahm was the son of Harry and Minnie (Rudy) Sahm, and was born on the Manheim, RD #1 Family Farm on April 18, 1924. He was predeceased by his parents, his siblings (Ted, Sylvan, Dorothy, Calvin...
Evelyn Mae Wunderlich
Mar 16, 2018
Evelyn Mae Wunderlich, 97, of Manheim and formerly of Pottstown passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 16, 2018. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry O. and Maude Updegrove Neiman. She was the loving wife of the late Albert Mervyn Wunderlich who died in 2009. Evelyn was an active and faithful member of Coventry...
Cornelia "Connee" Sampson
Mar 15, 2018
Cornelia R. “Connee” Sampson, 96, formerly of Alexandria VA, McKeesport PA, and Oakland MD, passed away on March 15, 2018 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA where she had been a resident. Born in New York City, NY she was the daughter of the late, David and Agnes Negri. Cornelia was the loving wife of the late Thomas Newton Sampson. She...
Earl M. Stoner
Mar 14, 2018
Earl M. Stoner, 96, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, departed from this earth to live in heaven on March 14, 2018. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late William M. and Sadie Breitegam Stoner. Earl was the loving husband of the late Grace Derstler Stoner for 64 years. In 1949 Earl graduated from Millersville State Teachers...
Gail E. Ober
Mar 14, 2018
Gail E. Ober Professional Musician Music Educator Gail E. Ober, 64, of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at the Hershey Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Elizabeth G. White Ober. Gail was a graduate of Wilkes College with a Bachelor’s degree in...
Jeb L. Gass
Mar 11, 2018
Jeb L. Gass, 63, of Lancaster passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Del Rio, Texas, he was the son of Jack and Muriel Clark Gass of Ruskin, Florida. He was the loving husband of Jacqueline M. White Gass and they would have celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary in August. Jeb was a truck...
Carl H. Lehman
Mar 10, 2018
Carl H. Lehman, 82, of Lititz, and formerly of Stevens Street, East Petersburg, died peacefully on Saturday, March 10, 2018 following a courageous three-year battle with pancreatic cancer at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in York, he was the son of the late Paul H. and Anna M. Landis Lehman. Carl was the loving husband of Ella Mae...
Elaine B. Graybill Reem
Mar 7, 2018
Elaine B. Graybill Reem, 89, of Manheim passed on into the presence of her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Edith S. Kauffman Biemesderfer. She was the wife of the late Daniel B. Reem who died in...
Anna E. Graybill
Mar 1, 2018
Anna E. Graybill, 95, of Martinsburg, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Homewood at Martinsburg. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob R. and Edna Spahr Carper. Anna was the loving wife of Mahlon H. Graybill who died in July of 1973. She and...
Ethel F. Shaffer
Feb 20, 2018
Ethel F. Shaffer, 93, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community. Born in Alexandria, VA., she was the daughter of the late William and Hattie Mentzer Taylor. Ethel was the loving wife of the late Foster B. Shaffer who died in June of 1998. Ethel worked as a sales clerk for...
William M. Muth Jr.
Feb 19, 2018
William M. Muth Jr., 93, of Manheim, and formerly of Myerstown, died peacefully on Monday, February 19, 2018 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late William M. Sr. and Vida Blettner Muth. Bill was the loving husband of the late Jo Zook Muth who died in June of 2014. For over...
Henry R. Grumbling
Feb 18, 2018
Henry R. Grumbling, 87, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the late Paul B. and Minnie Rabegum Grumbling. He will be lovingly missed by his companion of many years Greta Smith of Stevens. Henry was a truck driver for many years for Colonial Metals, Columbia. In...
B. Joanne Shenberger
Feb 16, 2018
B. Joanne Shenberger, 79, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul V. and Viola Zimmerman Bishop. She was the loving wife of Kenneth B. Shenberger and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in October of last year. Joanne was an active and...
Kelly L. Williams
Feb 16, 2018
Kelly L. Williams, 38, of Manheim passed away at home on Friday, February 16, 2018. Born in Elmira, NY, she was the daughter of Harold W. and Shirley A. Starry Walton of Shermans Dale, PA. She was the loving wife of Joshua T. Williams and they would have celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary this September. Kelly worked for Ephrata National...
Jay M. Nauman
Feb 16, 2018
Jay M. Nauman, 58, of Ephrata passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at Broad Mountain Health & Rehab Center, Frackville following a courageous battle with Myotonic Dystrophy. Born in Warwick Township, he was the son of Rose Marie Heiselman Nauman of Manheim and the late Jacob Milton Nauman. He was the loving husband of Tara J. Hess Nauman and...
Nelson H. Hoffer
Feb 15, 2018
Nelson H. Hoffer, 67, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Amos H. and Grace Haldeman Hoffer. Nelson owned and operated Hoffer’s Roofing Service, Manheim for many years. He enjoyed hunting, softball, bowling and watching football. Surviving is...
Darlene F. Berchin
Feb 15, 2018
Darlene F. Berchin, 67, of Manheim passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Born in Bentleyville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Maryann Latavic Berchin. She was married to Deanna L. Elliott and they would have celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary in July. A teacher for 35 years, Darlene...
H. Reid Graybill
Feb 15, 2018
H. Reid Graybill, 80, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late H. Roy and Stella Hollinger Graybill. He was the loving husband of Inda Buch Graybill and they would have observed their 60th wedding anniversary on February...
Beverly Anne Zink
Feb 14, 2018
Beverly Anne Zink, 84, formerly of Mount Joy, died Wednesday February 14, 2018 at Elizabethtown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the widow of the late Lloyd B. Zink who died in 1990. Born in Elizabethtown she was daughter of the late Clair McKinley and Nellie (Timlin) Mark. Beverly was a floor lady at the former Gerberich-Payne Shoe Co. of...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor