Obituaries
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...
Jerry L. Haugh
Jan 16, 2018
Jerry L. Haugh, 72, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle, Lancaster. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Henry F. and Verna Miller Haugh. He was the loving husband of Carol L. Fahringer Haugh and they celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary in June. Jerry retired from Richter Precision, East Petersburg and...
Mary B. Seibert
Jan 16, 2018
Mary B. Seibert, 94, of Manheim went home to meet her Lord and Savior surrounded by her family on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Viola Hummer Brehm. She was the wife of the late Leon E. Seibert who died in 2012. A homemaker,...
Dennis H. Heisey
Jan 16, 2018
Dennis H. Heisey, age 73, a resident of Lancaster, passed away from complications of acute leukemia on Tuesday morning, January 16, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born September 14, 1944 in Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, he was the son of the late Enos B. and Jane Hackman Heisey. Dennis was the loving husband of Shirley Sauder Heisey for the past 34...
Ronald Lee Vogel
Jan 13, 2018
Ronald Lee Vogel, 74, of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord & Savior on Saturday January 13, 2018 at Lebanon VA Medical Center after a brief illness. Ron was the husband of Marian (Hershey) Vogel and they celebrated 52 years of marriage in June 2017. Born in Palmerton PA he was the son of the late Wesley A....
Carolyn W. Adkins
Jan 13, 2018
Carolyn W. Adkins, 80, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Dayton and Troy, OH, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Born in Lexington, KY on July 8, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Eddie V. and Fannie Bell (Eades) Lamb. She was a 1955 graduate of Miami Central High School, Troy, OH. Carolyn...
Kathryn V. Shelly
Jan 10, 2018
Kathryn V. Shelly, 90, of Manheim, and formerly of Penryn, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus G. and Katie Smith Dohner. Kathryn was the loving wife of Eugene F. “Gene” Shelly and they observed their 73rd wedding anniversary...
Nancy J. Grube
Jan 9, 2018
Nancy J. Grube, 89, formerly of Manheim, died on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Linden Village, Lebanon. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Ruth Kupp. She was the loving wife of the late Nevin Vogel and the late Richard Grube. Nancy was a member of Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, of Manheim. She was a...
A. Jeanette Martin
Jan 8, 2018
A. Jeanette Martin, 88, of East Petersburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday January 8, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lancaster Jeanette was the daughter of the late Samuel and Emily Arment Myer. She was the loving wife of the late Raymond L. Martin who passed away in 2008. Jeanette was a member...
Margaret E. Thompson
Jan 8, 2018
Margaret Thompson, 85, of Lancaster passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018. Born in Jasper Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Casper and Constance Melchior Elliott. She was the wife of the late Dr. Robert Thompson. A Registered Nurse, Margaret was Director of Nursing at Monroe Hospital and later Director of the Nursing Program at the Community College...
June Arlene Young
Jan 8, 2018
June Arlene Young, 92, of Manheim, died unexpectedly Monday January 8, 2018 at Longwood Manor, Maytown. She was the wife of Chester R. Young who died in 1987. Born in Manheim she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Alice (Long) Showers. June was an assembler at DATCON of East Petersburg. She was a member of Elstonville Sportsman ‘s...
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