Deaths of Local Interest – March 29, 2018
Leon W. Auker, 53, of Bowmansville, passed away March 19 at UPMC Pinnacle Lititz. Leon was a truck jockey for S & H Express in York and previously for Johnson & Johnson (Pfizer) in Lititz. He...
View ArticleDonald E. Mosemann, 89, Manheim H.S. grad, ran two Mosemann’s markets, loved...
Donald E. Mosemann, 89, of Manheim, died Thursday March 22, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in East Lampeter Township, he was the son of the late David H. and Mary Weaver Mosemann. The...
View ArticleAsher Anthony Luciano, Infant, Lititz
Asher Anthony Luciano, infant son of Anthony and Clover Luciano, Lititz, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 15, 2018. He is survived by his parents and his seven siblings: Kira, Paige, Brie,...
View ArticleRuth B. Hess Horning, 86, homemaker, genealogist, accomplished watercolorist...
Ruth B. Hess Horning, 86, of Lititz, and formerly of Denver, died peacefully on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Brethren Village. Born in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Ruth...
View ArticleRose Marie Graham, 85, worked at Lititz Family Practice, UZRC librarian,...
Rose Marie Graham, 85, of Lititz, and formerly of Ephrata, died on Friday, March 23, 2018 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Edwin E. Getz and Katie...
View ArticleWallace W. ‘Wally’ Poague, 58, owned lawn and garden business, enjoyed...
Wallace W. “Wally” Poague, 58, of Lititz, passed on to eternal life March 12, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the loving and devoted husband of Patricia Buchmoyer Poague, for...
View ArticleMax F. Hoffman, 81, Lititz H.S. grad, Navy vet, General Cigar manager, oil...
Max F. Hoffman, 81, passed away March 25, 2018 at Luther Acres, Lititz. He was born March 7, 1937 in Lancaster, the son of Floyd and Susan (Shissler) Hoffman. He was a lifetime Lititz area resident and...
View ArticleJudith K. Mitchell, Elder at Highland Presbyterian, traveled extensively,...
Judith K. (Bangert) Mitchell, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. She had been a resident of Moravian Manor. Born in California, Miss. she was the daughter of the late...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – April 5, 2018
Rosemary S. Chapple of Lititz, died on Jan. Her memorial service will be held on April 6 from the Grace Church, 501 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz, at 11 A.M. Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. at...
View ArticleDorothy M. Nicklaus, 94, Schick Electric worker, enjoyed cruises, spending...
Dorothy M. Nicklaus, 94, of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. She was born in Lititz to the late Frank Z. and Helen E. (Weit) Richwine....
View ArticleJean S. Metzler, 89, homemaker, active at Erisman Mennonite, pianist, enjoyed...
Jean S. Metzler, 89, of Manheim passed away peacefully at Pleasant View Retirement Community on Thursday, March 29, 2018. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Charles B. and Katie...
View ArticleEvelyn E. Longenecker, 94, farm wife, Avon representative, enjoyed bowling...
Evelyn E. Longenecker, 94, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Luther Acres. Born in Gap, she was the daughter of the late Peter N. and Joanna Hoover Shirk. Evelyn was the loving...
View ArticleJohn Henry Gerhart, 89, Korea vet, Maier’s Bakery machinist, gunsmith, built...
John Henry Gerhart, 89, of Lititz, formerly of Adamstown, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2018, at Landis Homes. He was born in Knauers to the late John Elwood and Margie Lena (Glass) Gerhart. He...
View ArticleMildred I. Dietrich, 89, seamstress, enjoyed painting, ceramics, and traveling
Mildred I. Dietrich, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. She was born in East Earl to the late Benjiman and Helen (Griffith)...
View ArticleDoris M. Brubaker, 86, Warner Lambert retiree, active at Ruhl’s UMC, enjoyed...
Doris M. Brubaker, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late...
View ArticleBetty L. Mearig, 93, Lititz Craft Show regular, Historical Foundation...
Betty L. Mearig, 93, of Lititz, joined her Heavenly Father on March 28, 2018 at Moravian Manor. Betty was born in Lititz to Samuel and Bernetha Hoffman, and was the wife of Robert “Sketch” Mearig for...
View ArticleGary L. Zong, 81, USMC vet, owned the Toll Gate Inn, Zong’s Barber Shop,...
Gary L. Zong, 81, of Lititz, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Lititz. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Homer C. and Mary I. Long Zong. Gary was the...
View ArticleOreon M. ‘Odie’ Adcock, 91, WWII vet, Manheim Auto auctioneer, trained...
Oreon M. “Odie” Adcock, 91, of East Petersburg, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Born in Unionville, Tenn., he was the son of the late Robert T. and...
View ArticleJoyce E. Lingle, 76, WHS Class of ‘59, avid gardener, made incredible pickles...
Joyce E. Lingle, 76, of Lewistown, has been reunited with the love of her life, her husband, “Sonny.” Joyce departed this world at 1:08 a.m., Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Locust Grove Retirement Village,...
View ArticleMaurice Whiting, 96, decorated WWII vet, enjoyed checkers, camping, and swimming
Maurice Whiting, 96, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Born in Easton, he was the son of the late Rose and Maxwell Weitzenhoffer. Maurice was an Army veteran,...
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