Obituaries
Helen Louise Kinsel
Feb 12, 2018
Helen Louise Laushey Kinsel, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2018 at Brethren Village Retirement Community. Born October 3, 1924, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd D. and Alta (Burkey) Laushey. She was married to the late Glenn E. Kinsel for 64 years before his death in 2011. Helen was a graduate of...
Jean S. Hollinger
Feb 11, 2018
Jean S. Hollinger, formerly of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Brethren Village, Lititz where she was a resident. She was the widow of Paul E. Hollinger who died in April, 2012. Born in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of Elam and Anna (Reinhold) Stauffer. Jean, along...
M. Louise Graham
Feb 6, 2018
M. Louise Graham, 97, of Manheim, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Gertrude Thomas Noggle. She was the wife of the late Donald Graham who died in 2006 and her first husband the late Carl E. Hamaker who died in...
Stanley A. Zell
Feb 1, 2018
Stanley A. Zell, 99, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Schoeneck, he was the son of the late, William R. and Katie Althouse Zell. He was the loving husband of Cleo L. Spayd Zell, and they would have observed their 74th wedding anniversary in June of this year. In...
J Robert "Bob" Hummer
Jan 29, 2018
J Robert “Bob” Hummer, 74, of Manheim, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Moravian Manor, Lititz following an eight-month battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Earl S. and Anna K. Cassel Hummer. Bob owned and operated Hummer Turfgrass Systems, Inc. and Sporting Valley Turf Farms, Inc., Manheim....
Nellie G. Conlin
Jan 29, 2018
Nellie Grace Eckenrod Conlin, 97, of Brunnerville, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Bon Air, she was the daughter of Simon and Nellie(Tillie) Eckenrod. She was married to the late Philip B. Conlin Sr. for 45 Years. Nellie is survived by eleven children: Michael (Judith) Lititz, Timothy (Maria) Lititz, Mary (Gary Waid), Honolulu,...
Ellis R. "Roy" Kauffman
Jan 28, 2018
Ellis R. “Roy” Kauffman, 84, formerly of Manheim and Lititz, died peacefully Sunday January 28, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. He was the loving husband of Blanche R. (Greiner) Kauffman and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in March 2017. Born in Leola Roy was the son of the late John E. and Naomi (McCreary) Kauffman. Roy proudly...
Karen L. Rheinheimer
Jan 28, 2018
Karen L. Rheinheimer, 56, of Manheim, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at her home following a six-year courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Gerald and Loretta Gochenauer Binkley of Willow Street. Karen was the loving wife of Michael R. Rheinheimer and they observed their 33rd wedding anniversary...
Sara U. Brubaker
Jan 27, 2018
Sara Uibel Brubaker, 62, of Lancaster, and formerly of Penryn, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Jack and Floy Eshleman Uibel of Penryn, and the mother of David T. Feldmann, husband of Samantha Rose of Pittsburgh, and Matthew M. Mangus...
Bert G. Eddy
Jan 26, 2018
Bert G. Eddy, 90, of Lititz and formerly of Bowie, Maryland, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Penn Run, PA he was the son of the late Samuel G. and Lauretta Fetterman Eddy. He was the loving husband of Ruth Shaffer Eddy and they celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in August of last...
Jane E. Merkey
Jan 25, 2018
Jane E. Merkey, 85, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, January 25, 2018. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Grace Haldeman Hoffer. Jane was the loving wife of Mark H. Merkey and they would have observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in March of this year. For many...
John K. Peters
Jan 24, 2018
John K. Peters, 84, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Willis and Alice Kready Peters. He was the loving husband of Orpha E. Geib Peters and they celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary this past October. John owned and operated Pleasant Hollow Dairy Farm in Rapho...
Mary E. Simmons
Jan 23, 2018
Mary E. Simmons, 92, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at the Zerbe Retirement Community, Narvon. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Landis and Elizabeth Shenk Sauder. Mary was the loving wife of the late William A. Simmons Sr. who died in 1997. Mary retired from Conestoga View, Lancaster, where she worked in...
Grace Wiggins Rapp
Jan 22, 2018
Grace Wiggins Rapp, 86, of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, January 22, 2018 at Pennsburg Manor. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Vernon and Mary Wolfe Wiggins. Grace was the loving wife of the late William H. Rapp who died in 2001. Grace was employed by Schick Corporation, Lancaster, previously she worked for the Bell Telephone...
Burnell Mann Moyer
Jan 22, 2018
Burnell Mann Moyer, 73, of Manheim passed away at his home on Monday, January 22, 2018. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Lloyd H. and Ruth Mann Moyer. He was the loving husband of Erma J. Gingrich Moyer and they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary in October of last year. Retired in 2012, Burnell worked...
Colleen J. Crouch
Jan 21, 2018
With family at her side at Landis Homes, Colleen J. Crouch, 89, of Lititz, and formerly of Flushing, NY, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 21, 2018. Raised in Kalamazoo and Muskegon, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Jeannie Mayeres Ritter. A homemaker, Colleen was the loving wife of the late Willard...
Anthony B. Roper
Jan 20, 2018
In memory of Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Army Veteran. Anthony B. Roper, 59, passed away on January 20, 2018 at 3:25 AM at LGH. Surviving is his loving wife, Joann Roper, daughter, Melissa A. Roper, grandchildren: Aaleigha J. Gibson and Isaiah A. Roper, brother, George Roper and sisters: Dorothy Bushman, Roberta Borum, Ess Harrison and Alice Zimmerman. He was...
John Michael "Mike" Lefever
Jan 20, 2018
John Michael “Mike” Lefever, 40, of Lititz, died peacefully at home following a five-year courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of John M. and Patti L. Weachter Lefever. Mike graduated from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, with an Associate’s Degree in Electronics. For 16 years Mike worked as an...
Donald W. Diffenderfer
Jan 19, 2018
Donald W. Diffenderfer, 91, of Manheim passed into the arms of the Lord on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Clayton and Elizabeth Waser Diffenderfer. He was the loving husband of Esther F. Zellers Diffenderfer and they celebrated their 71stwedding anniversary last April. Donald...
Lewis Fornoff Jr.
Jan 18, 2018
Lewis Fornoff, Jr., of Manheim, died Thursday, January 18, 2018 in his 90th year, at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born June 26, 1928 in Ironville, to G. Lewis Fornoff and Mildred Edmonds Fornoff, he was an only child. He is survived by his wife Nancy (Ned) with whom he celebrated 45 years of marriage. He is survived by...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor