Jane Biemesderfer, 92, long-time Moravian Manor resident, enjoyed baking,...
Jane Biemesderfer, 92, a resident of Moravian Manor, Lititz, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 24, 2014. Jane was a long-time resident of Morrisville, Bucks County before coming to Moravian Manor...
View ArticleHelen M. Miller, 90, Brethren Village, worked for Insurance Co. of North America
Helen M. Miller, 90, died in Lititz, Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Born in Washington, D.C., Helen grew up in Philadelphia and was a graduate of Germantown High School. She worked at the Insurance Company of...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – July 31, 2014
Rosemary Blumenschein, 89, passed away July 23 at Magnolias of Lancaster, after a lengthy illness. She retired from the former Howmet Corporation where she worked in the production line. Rosemary was a...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Aug. 7, 2014
Lester “Joe” Barnett, Jr., 63, formerly of Drumore, died Aug. 3 at his current residence in Ronks. Joe was very passionate about his work as a truck driver. He graduated from Solanco High School and...
View ArticleDonald R. Balmer, 88, WWII vet, Rothsville High grad, worked 35+ years at B&G...
Donald R. Balmer, 88, of Lititz, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014 at his residence. He was the husband of the late Evelyn M. Balmer. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Galen W. and Ethel Mae...
View ArticleGwenn (Peters) Gibble, 73, secretary for the former AB Rote Steel Co., was...
Gwenn (Peters) Gibble, 73, of Lititz, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Lancashire Hall, where she had been a resident since December. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Nathaniel Stewart,...
View ArticleGeorge Gruen, 86, Ephrata, minister, coached inner city kids’ sports in Philly
George Gruen, 86, of 16 Kennedy Drive, Ephrata, died unexpectedly Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Ephrata Hospital with his family by his side. Born in West Caldwell, N.J., he was the son of the late Samuel...
View ArticleFloyd S. ‘Curly’ Martin, 82, Army medic during Korean war, retired from Ford...
Floyd S. “Curly” Martin, 82, of Lititz formerly of Leola, went home to be with his Heavenly Father July 31, 2014. He was born in Goodville to the late Rev. S. Weaver Martin and Elizabeth M. (Weaver)...
View ArticleMillard Mershon VMD, 85, veterinarian, Army toxicologist, researcher,...
Millard M. “Mac” Mershon VMD, 85, of Lititz, went to be with his Lord August 3, 2014. Mac was born on June 5, 1929, in Springfield Township, Erie County. He was the oldest of the five children of the...
View ArticleJean E. Miller, 91, worked for Hamilton Watch and Datcon, enjoyed gardening,...
Jean E. Miller, 91, formerly of Manheim, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Brethren Village. Born in Bausman, she was the daughter of the late William Andrew and Elizabeth Wenger Glick. She was the...
View ArticleMildred J. Sagemuehl, 88, beautician, homemaker, member of St. Paul Lutheran...
Mildred J. “Mitzi” Sagemuehl, 88, of Lititz, passed away Aug. 1, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was born in Reading to the late Frank and Alice Kott Zilles and would have celebrated her 68th...
View ArticleJudy Janell Kunkle, 68, rural Lititz mail carrier, drove for Ephrata...
Judy Janell Kunkle, 68, of Ephrata, passed away Sunday, Aug.3, 2014, at her residence. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of Minerva (Horning) Good of Ephrata and the late Warren E. Good....
View ArticleMiriam S. Zoller, 85, member of Brunnerville UMC, worked at Badorf Shoe Co.
Miriam S. Zoller, 85, of Lititz passed away July 29, 2014 at Manor Care in Elizabethtown. Born in Warwick Twp., she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Sallie Strauss Snavely, and the wife of...
View ArticleBetty J. Landis, 80, WHS grad, worked for Hershey & Gibbel Insurance,...
Betty J. Landis, 80, of Willow Street, died at home Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Edna (Risser) Shenk. She was the wife...
View ArticleJosie E. ‘Joe’ Buckwalter, 84, life-long farmer, helped develop Bent Creek...
Josie E. “Joe” Buckwalter, of Lititz, passed away quietly, surrounded by his family, at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at the age of 84. Joe was the son of the...
View ArticleIvie F. Walkowicz, 93, ran Columbia Ave. Twin Kiss, worked at the Hideaway,...
Ivie Fern Ressler Walkowicz, 93 of Lititz, passed away Aug. 5, 2014 at Conestoga View, Lancaster, after a brief illness. She was a resident at the home for the past four years. Born in Mt. Nebo, Dec....
View ArticleWendy L. Spangler, 61, helped run family business Spangler Countertops,...
Wendy L. Spangler, 61, lifelong Lititz resident, died at Lancaster General Hospital, Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Naomi Kirschner Fritz. Wendy...
View ArticleMichael Robinson, 43, ‘Crow Warrior,’ Fire Keeper of Eastern Lenape Nation,...
Michael “Crow Warrior” Robinson, 43, formerly of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of Arthur Robinson of Gap and RainBear,...
View ArticleDominick J. Pennella, 70, communications engineer at Lucent Technologies,...
Dominick J. “DJ” Pennella, 70, of Manheim, passed away quietly into the loving arms of the Lord, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Born in Baltimore, Md., DJ was the son of Dominick Pennella and the late Anna...
View ArticleIsaac Shelly Ginder, 87, farmer, worked for Oregon Dairy, Word of Life member
Isaac Shelly Ginder, 87, of Lititz, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Born in Mt. Joy, he was the son of the late Daniel and Lizzie (Shelly) Ginder and was the...
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