Marlene F. Booth, 84, MCHS grad, Shorenson worker, mother of three, enjoyed...
Marlene F. Booth, 84, of Ephrata, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019, at York Hospital WellSpan. She was born in Manheim to the late Arthur J. and Shirley P. (Collins) Keener, and was the wife of the...
View ArticleJacqueline A. Lynch Derrish, 89, Olde Greenfield Inn retiree, enjoyed...
Jacqueline Ann Lynch Derrish, 89, wife of the late Leo Allen Derrish, passed away Aug. 2, 2018 at her home in Mesa, Ariz., surrounded by her family. Born in Mahanoy City, she was the daughter of the...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – June 13, 2019
Nora W. Reiff, 81, of Ephrata, died June 7, at Fairmount Homes after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease. Nora worked for 34 years as an LPN at the former Community Hospital in Lancaster. She was...
View ArticleBerniece H. Dougherty, 90, long-time keyboard player at Faith UMC, Armstrong...
Berniece H. Dougherty, 90, of Willow Street, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, June 6, 2019. Born in Conestoga, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Barbara Herr. She was the...
View ArticleJohn R. Nixdorf Sr., 91, decorated WWII and Korea vet, Armstrong retiree,...
John R. Nixdorf Sr., 91, of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord on June 7, 2019. He was born on May 16, 1928 in Lancaster, the son of the late William and Laura Spang Nixdorf. He was married to his...
View ArticleStella K. Brubaker, 89, Rea & Derick worker, Lititz COB member, grew...
Stella K. Brubaker, 89, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and...
View ArticleJean Bachman, 95, LHS grad, McElroy’s Pharmacy worker, Lititz COB member,...
Jean Bachman, 95, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019 at Luther Acres. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Harry H. and Frances A. (Stauffer) Badorf, and the wife of...
View ArticleKenneth S. Crills, 89, Nolt’s Ponds retiree, MGBC member, enjoyed traveling...
Kenneth S. “Ken” Crills, 89, of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. He was born on May 27, 1930, in Martindale, and was the son of the late Charles H. and...
View ArticleTheodore F. Smith, USAAC vet, government space systems consultant, patriotic,...
Surrounded by his daughters in the early morning hours of Monday, June 3, 2019, Theodore Frederick Smith passed from this life at his home in Leesburg, Va. Born in Lancaster on Nov. 21, 1926 to parents...
View ArticleLinda S. Bare, Special ed supervisor at MC school district, avid volunteer,...
Linda S. Bare, a beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday June 10, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of Michael S. Bare, with...
View ArticleDavid Meredith Heft Jr., Nvision Industries operations manager, member of...
David Meredith Heft Jr. passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019 at his home in Frederick, Md. Born on March 20, 1962, Dave was the only child of David Meredith and Barbara Ann (Pincavitch) Heft. Dave grew...
View ArticleWilliam J. Mitchell Jr., 84, USAF vet, former Boy Scout, worked for Skyline,...
It is with heavy hearts we say goodbye to William Joseph Mitchell, 84, of Lititz. Bill passed away on June 12, 2019. Bill was born on Feb. 23, 1935 to Catherine and William Mitchell in Philadelphia. He...
View ArticleJoyce G. Plasterer, 88, Zion Lutheran secretary, Root’s standholder, Manheim...
Joyce G. Plasterer, 88, formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry N. and Sue Garman...
View ArticleThomas Logan, former Warwick M.S. assistant principal, supportive and...
Because my stubborn and cranky father, Thomas Luther Logan, refused to have any kind of a service upon his death, and only reluctantly agreed to holding a visitation, I made a deal with him that I...
View ArticleWilliam R. ‘Bill’ Culp, 96, WWII vet, ice cream industry worker, Lititz...
William Russell “Bill” Culp, 96, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 10, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Through all his years, he worked hard and lived with kindness,...
View ArticleFrancis Alfred Varallo, 90, Burroughs Corp. patent agent, animal lover, avid...
Francis Alfred Varallo, 90, a resident of Legends of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster and Berwyn, passed away Friday June 21, 2019 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of Regina K....
View ArticleHarold F. Witmer, 92, dairy farmer, school bus driver, E. Pete Mennonite member
Harold F. Witmer, 92, of Manheim passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lampeter, he was the son of the late Frank and Minerva Kreider Witmer. He was the loving...
View ArticleRobert E. ‘Bob’ Witman, 91, worked for WGAL, Manheim Auto Auction, active at...
Robert E. “Bob” Witman, 91, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Country Meadows, Lancaster. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Amos and Sadie Reppert Witman. Bob was the loving...
View ArticleDale S. Stauffer, 83, USPS worker, co-owned Manheim Yamaha, outdoorsman, and...
Dale S. Stauffer, 83, of Manheim, went home to be with his Lord and Savior of natural causes on Sunday morning, June 23, 2019 at his home. Dale was the loving husband of Penelope L. Shirk Stauffer for...
View ArticleMark ‘Crush’ Schlutker, 51, Pagan’s Motorcycle Club member, enjoyed boating,...
Mark “Crush” Schlutker, 51, of Lititz, passed away on June 15, 2019 at his home. Born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph and Trudy (Keiser) Schlutker. Mark was a...
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