M. Elizabeth (Betty) Diem, 99, co-owned Diem’s Market Basket, Manheim...
M. Elizabeth (Betty) Diem, 99, a resident of Brethren Village, died Friday, June 1, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Martin G. and Katharine Zeamer Esbenshade. She was married...
View ArticleJoyce E. Lingle (service information)
Joyce E. Lingle, 76, of Lewistown, formerly of Lititz, was reunited with the love of her life, her husband, “Sonny,” on April 1, 2018, at Locust Grove Retirement Village, Mifflin. A celebration of life...
View ArticleMelvin Earl Quinn, 96, WWII vet, Armstrong retiree, wrote for LNP’s ‘I Know a...
Melvin Earl Quinn, of Lititz, passed away Sunday evening, June 3, 2018 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster, PA, after a brief illness. He was 96. Mel, as he was known locally to friends and family, was born...
View ArticlePalma V. Predoti, 91, Lititz, member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Palma V. Predoti, 91, of Landis Homes, Lititz, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Union City, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Dominico and...
View ArticleBruce E. Neal, 59, president of B&P Neal, co-owned The Factory, Barons fan
Bruce E. Neal, 59, of Manheim and formerly of Brockport, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, surrounded by his family. Born in Rochester, N.Y., he was the son of the late...
View ArticlePaul B. Martin, 89, Paul B. Martin Fuel Co. owner, Lime Rock Mennonite member
Paul B. Martin, 89, of Ephrata, formerly of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at Fairmount Homes. He was born in Earl Township to the late Jacob and Mary (Burkholder) Martin, and was the...
View ArticleArnold Krafft, 93, EHS grad, Army Air Force vet, Brownstown Elementary...
Arnold Krafft, 93, of Stevens, passed away on Thursday, June 7, 2018 after a brief stay at Ephrata Manor. Born in Rothsville, Arnold was the son of the late Walter and Ada (Young) Krafft. Arnold was...
View ArticlePatricia A. Kopp, 80, a wonderful baker, enjoyed poetry and spending time...
Patricia A. Kopp, 80, of Denver, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018, at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Weaver) Hamaker, and was...
View ArticleOrpha W. Kopp, 84, generous and humble, a woman of faith, gifted at cooking...
Orpha W. Kopp, 84, of Lancaster, and former long-time resident of Lititz, went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Paul Miller and Eva (Whitman) Miller. Orpha can...
View ArticleMiriam Adele Hoffman, 79, sweet, caring, and generous, with an unquestioning...
Miriam Adele Hoffman, 79, of Ephrata, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 2, 2018 in presence of family. Born May 14, 1939 in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul S. Wenger and...
View ArticleBarbara G. Galebach, 90, Weaver’s Markets retiree, United Fellowship pianist,...
Barbara G. (Kanode) Galebach, 90, of Lititz, formerly of Ephrata, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, where she had been under hospice care and...
View ArticleLillian E. Glick, 3, Lititz, attended Old Order Amish Church
Lillian E. Glick, 3, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 7, 2018 at home. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of Daniel M. Jr. and Anna (Esh) Glick. She attended the Old Order Amish...
View ArticleWallace ‘Wally’ J. Roth, 89, Rothsville H.S. graduate, Korea vet,...
Wallace “Wally” J. Roth, 89, of Ephrata, passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He was born in Lititz, to the late James and Minnie (Hackman) Roth, and was...
View ArticleEdith E. ‘Edie’ Kline, 86, Manheim, Ruhl’s UMC member
Edith E. “Edie” Kline, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, June 17, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Earl and Lillian Eitnier Diffenderfer. Edie was the loving wife of the late Willoughby...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – June 20, 2017
Brenda Ann (Harple) Bierly, 68, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully June 13 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. She was married to Donald E. Bierly on April 27, 2003. A son, Todd P. Garber...
View ArticleCarlene ‘Gert’ Axe, Lititz, loving wife, mother, sister, and friend
Carlene “Gert” (Cremer) Axe of Lititz, entered into rest on Thursday, June 14, 2018. She was the wife of Donald “Dub” Axe. Carlene was the daughter of the late Leroy and Thelma (Kauffman) Cremer....
View ArticleDorothy G. Klopp, 87, UZRC worker, enjoyed gardening, traveling, and...
Dorothy G. Klopp, 87, of Lititz passed away on Friday, June 15, 2018, at Moravian Manor. She was born in Stevens to the late Eli W. and Minnie (Getz) Martin, and was the wife of Marvin K. Klopp, who...
View ArticleDarlene Schrader, 77, teacher, postal worker, pianist, enjoyed movies,...
Darlene Schrader, 77, of Lancaster, formerly of Lititz, passed away on June 14, 2018 at her home. Born in Pottsville, she was the daughter of the late Anna R. Hollenbach and Norman Berstler. In 1958,...
View ArticleWillard B. Stauffer, 92, retired farmer, painter, enjoyed playing...
Willard B. Stauffer, 92, formerly of New Holland and Womelsdorf, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Ephrata Manor. He was the husband of Nora Weaver Horst Stauffer, with whom he...
View ArticleMarion E. Rudy, 90, owned Marion’s Draperies, Lititz Mennonite Church member,...
Marion E. Rudy, 90, formerly of Ephrata, passed away peacefully at Landis Homes, Lititz, on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Born in Willow Street, she was the daughter of the late David and Anna Leaman...
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