Jestine Lehman Flowers, 92, Manheim
Jestine Lehman Flowers, 92, of Manheim, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Born in Colebrook, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mabel (Stern) Lehman. She was the wife of the late...
View ArticleViolet K. Wissler, 98, Manheim H.S. grad, long-time Bond Foundry worker,...
Violet K. Wissler, 98, of Manheim, died on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Kleinfeltersville, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Belva Royer Knier. Violet...
View ArticleFlorence D. Kershner, 91, Raybestos worker, LEFC member, missionary, studied...
Florence D. “Flossie” Kershner, 91, of Lititz, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. Born in Maytown, she was the daughter of the late Howard N. and Florence...
View ArticleJimmy L. Hess, 68, USAF vet, Armstrong worker, Christian, enjoyed the wilderness
Jimmy L. Hess, 68, of Manheim, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. He was the husband of Michelle M. (Bachman) Hess for 37 years. Born Nov. 16, 1950, in Lancaster, he was the son of the...
View ArticleHarold K. Helwig, 87, Korean War vet, president of two companies, helped with...
Harold K. Helwig, 87, of Peru, Ill., died Aug. 10, 2019 at St Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, Ill. He was a resident of Lititz from 1996 to 2017. Harold was born July 14, 1932 in Oakmont to William and...
View ArticleJeffrey L. Hawkins, 60, truck driver, kind and generous, enjoyed yearly beach...
Jeffrey L. Hawkins, 60, of Lititz, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Born in Chambersburg, he was the son of the late Charles Edward Hawkins Sr. and Betty Claire Doyle Hawkins. He was...
View ArticleJudith A. Amlong, 78, Weiser’s Market deli worker, had an infectious laugh...
Judith A. “Judy” Amlong, 78, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home under hospice care on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. She was preceded in death by her husband: Gerald J. Amlong; her parents; and a...
View ArticleHenry L. King, 6-month-old infant, Lititz
Henry L. King, 6-month-old son of Benuel E. and Malinda S. Lantz King, of Lititz, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 at home. Surviving in addition to his parents are four siblings: Barbara, Mary,...
View ArticleLarry Landis, 66, Ames Construction carpenter, survived by two children,...
Larry Landis, 66, of Lititz, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Legends of Lititz. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late John and Betty Rodman Landis. He was married to his high school...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Aug. 29, 2019
Ricky L. Heisey, 73, of Elizabethtown, passed away Aug. 19 at Masonic Villages. He retired from Hamilton Watch. A lifetime member of Elstonville Sportsmen’s Association, Ricky enjoyed the outdoors,...
View ArticleGerard K. Husser, 86, worked at LCCTC, helped found Lititz July 4 parade,...
Gerard K. Husser (Jerry), 86, of Cape Coral, Fla., formally of Manheim, Lititz, and Advance, N.C., passed away Aug. 2, 2019 at his daughter’s home in Cape Coral, Fla., following a lengthy illness with...
View ArticleHazel L. Hilton, 74, MBNA retiree, loved living on the beach, enjoyed...
Hazel L. Hilton “Purple Haze,” 74, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., formerly of Manheim and Penryn, passed away on Aug. 18, 2019. She was born on Jan. 5, 1945 in Lancaster, the daughter of the late Harold and...
View ArticleErma M. Craley, 97, Oregon Dairy worker, Jerusalem Lutheran member, enjoyed...
Erma M. Craley, 97, a resident of Luther Acres in Lititz, passed peacefully to her eternal home on Tuesday, Aug.20, 2019. Born in Hummelstown, she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Clara...
View ArticleAngela Snow Barto, 44, USPS worker, avid runner, a ray of sunshine,...
Angela Snow (Dirks) Barto, 44, of Lititz passed away peacefully at Hershey Medical Center, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 after a two-year battle with multiple myeloma. Born in Lancaster, she was the...
View ArticleMargaret ‘Peggy’ M. Barrett, 89, founder of the Children’s Friendship Project...
Margaret “Peggy” M. Barrett, 89, of Newville, previously of the Manheim area, passed away Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 at Green Ridge Village Healthcare Center, Newville. She was born Dec. 7, 1929 in Long...
View ArticleJane S. Kreider, 92, Lititz High School grad, 1945 Queen of the Candles,...
Jane S. Kreider, 92, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at Moravian Manor, where she resided for seven years. Her husband, Ray B. Kreider, died in May 1996. She was the daughter of the late...
View ArticleJanet Lee Rathman, 85, honored Manheim Lioness, Nearly-Nu volunteer who...
Janet Lee Rathman, 85, of Manheim, passed away at Pleasant View Retirement Community on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. She was born in Lancaster to the late Russell L. and Jennie M. Brubaker Bull. Janet was...
View ArticleWilbur I. Bauder, 90, Korean War vet, dental lab tech, Ephrata Rotary, Elks,...
Wilbur I. Bauder, of Lititz, formerly of Ephrata, passed away in his 90th year on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, at Lancashire Hall. He was born in Terre Hill to the late Irvin and Vera (Snader) Bauder, and...
View ArticleCatherine Sheaffer Freeman, 95, Fulton Bank retiree, organist at Salem Lutheran
Catherine May Hess Sheaffer Freeman, 95, formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Jonestown, she was the daughter of the late Charles and...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Sept. 5, 2019
Grant F. Bleacher, 91, passed away peacefully Aug. 26, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Elizabethtown. A veteran, Grant proudly served with the U.S. Army. He worked as an inspector for...
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