Jack T. Landis, 73, Yellow Freight driver, model railroader, outdoorsman,...
Jack T. Landis, 73, of Lititz, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles and Pauline Todd Landis. He was the loving husband of Loretta Harsh Landis, and...
View ArticleSusan G. Huber, 96, worked at Gerber’s Children’s Wear, Grace ECC member,...
Susan G. Huber, 96, of Towanda, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 4. Born in Milport, she was the daughter of the late William Smith Garner Sr. and Hattie Mary (Mae) (Stark) Garner. Susan attended...
View ArticleClayton F. Gruber, 84, Army vet, E.E. Shenk & Sons retiree, enjoyed walking,...
Clayton F. Gruber, 84, of Elizabethtown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Mary J....
View ArticleLori Ann Bender, 50, Lititz UMC member, homemaker, NASCAR fan, had a positive...
Lori Ann Bender, 50, of Brunnerville, passed away unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Lori was born Dec. 11, 1965 in Lebanon, to M. Brian and Rosanne M. (Double)...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Oct. 13, 2016
Janet E. Hoffman, 90, of Lancaster, passed away Oct. 3. After 33 years of dedicated service she retired from R. R. Donnelly Printing in 1988. She was a life-long member of Grace Lutheran Church,...
View ArticleLouis E. ‘Lou’ Dutka, 89, Korea vet, Dorma Door Controls supervisor, enjoyed...
Louis E. “Lou” Dutka, 89, passed away peacefully, while surrounded by his family, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in 1926, in Corona, Long Island, N.Y., he was...
View ArticleDaryl L. Swavely, 63, truck driver, architectural draftsman, award-winning...
Daryl Lee Swavely, 63, went home to be with the Lord peacefully at his home in Sierra Vista, Ariz., early morning Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, his wife beside him. Daryl succumbed to a five-year battle with...
View ArticleBeverly A. Kauffman, 69, worked at Twin Kiss, Raymark, enjoyed playing bingo,...
Beverly A. “Bev” Kauffman, 69, of Manheim passed away at home on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Llewellyn and Violet Brightbill Huff. She was the loving...
View ArticleNed D. Gardner, 77, High Food Services founder, Highland Presbyterian elder,...
Ned D. Gardner, 77, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. Born in McAdenville, N.C., he was the son of the late J.D. and Hazel (Austin) Gardner. In addition to his wife Sheila, the love of his...
View ArticleMarvin E. Miller Jr., 70, USAF vet, state representative, Lititz Moravian...
Marvin E. Miller Jr., 70, of Lancaster, entered into rest Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at his home following a brief illness. Born in Lititz, he was the son of Marvin E. Sr. and Arlene L. (Geibe) Miller,...
View ArticleCollin D. Eshleman, 24, Warwick grad, worked at Serenity House, AA sponsor,...
Collin D. Eshleman, 24, formerly of Lititz, lost his life-long battle with mental illness in Lake Worth, Fla., on Sept. 21, 2016. He won his battle over addiction. Collin graduated from Warwick High...
View ArticleEsther R. Meiskey, 89, quilter at Lititz Moravian, enjoyed gardening, Fulton...
Esther R. (Garner) Meiskey, 89, of Lebanon, died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon. Born in Lancaster, she was the wife of the late Clair Meiskey, who died in November 2015. They...
View ArticleMary J. (Chymczuk) Hull, 95, active at OMPH, master baker, avid quilter,...
Mary J. (Chymczuk) Hull, 95, of Dushore, formerly of Reading, Ephrata, and Lititz, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at the Highlands Care Center in Laporte, after a brief illness....
View ArticleCraig Hall Holtslander. 76, VP of engineering at Shelby Manufacturing, USA...
Craig Hall Holtslander, 76, died Oct. 10, 2016 at Luther Acres Retirement Home, Lititz, surrounded by loved ones. He was born May 23, 1940, in Flint, Mich., to Gladys Lynn (Hall) Holtslander Davis and...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Oct. 20, 2016
E. Jeannette Brightbill, 93, of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, formerly of Lebanon, died Oct. 14. She was employed as a secretary at Grace Brethren Church, Myerstown. Jeannette was a graduate of...
View ArticleElizabeth A. ‘Betsy’ Karl, 70, Ephrata Area School District reading...
Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Karl, 70, of Lititz, passed away at Luther Acres on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late Joy C. and...
View ArticleNorma A. Wike, 87, worked for Woodstream, Warwick Twp. auditor, enjoyed cooking
Norma A. Wike, 87, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of Bruce B. Wike, with whom she shared 67 years of marriage this past June 10. Born in Lititz, she was...
View ArticleEllen M. Wagaman, 100, ran in-home grocery, attended St. Paul’s Lutheran,...
After 100 years and one week, Ellen M. Aardrup Wagaman went home to be with her family on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Ellen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to the late Lars Peter and Othilie Marie...
View ArticleDavid Curtis Amidon Jr., 81, Lititz H.S. grad, Lehigh University professor,...
David Curtis Amidon Jr. (“Big Dave”) died peacefully in his room at Moravian Village Healthcare Center in Bethlehem, on Sept. 23, 2016, at the age of 81, having just celebrated 59 years of marriage to...
View ArticleArline B. Eshelman, 95, Terre Hill postal worker, registrar, sang in choir at...
Arline B. Eshelman, 95, of Lititz, formerly of Terre Hill, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at The Gardens at Lititz. She was born in Shillington to the late Samuel H. and Clara (Knelly) Borry, and...
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