Obituaries
James M. Garber
Apr 28, 2025
James M. “Jim” Garber, 92 of Mount Joy, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Monday April 28, 2025, surrounded by his family, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Martha (Stauffer) Garber, they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage this June. His example of what a...
Melinda S. "Mindy" Elmer
Apr 26, 2025
Melinda S. “Mindy” Elmer, 63, of Lititz, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend, died Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Lancaster General Hospital with her family by her side. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Frederick E. Bear of Lititz, and the late Jeanette Bender Bear. She was the loving wife of Mark A. Elmer...
David L. Frey
Apr 21, 2025
David L. Frey, 74, of Newton, NJ, and formerly of Manheim, PA, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025, at Newton Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Lloyd S. and Ruth Fuhrman Frey.
David was a proud 1969 graduate of Manheim Central High School, where he was active in swimming and running, and...
Royce M. Sims
Apr 21, 2025
Royce M. Sims, 55, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025. Born in Idaho Falls, ID, he was the son of Robert M. husband of Mary Brown Sims of Manheim and Julia Rising wife of John Marsh of Palmyra. Royce was a 1988 graduate of Middletown Area High School, Middletown, PA.
Surviving in addition to his parents, is a...
W. Thomas Hagy
Apr 20, 2025
Tom Hagy of Rapho Township passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Born in Baltimore, Maryland and raised in Lititz, he was the son of the late Floyd S. and Thelma J. Wenger Hagy. He loved his wife, Deb Hagy, and they would have observed their 37th wedding anniversary this June.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, Deb, are two daughters,...
Henry A. Brubaker
Apr 20, 2025
Henry A. Brubaker, 91, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Manheim he was the son of the late Roy G. and Emma D. Sharp Brubaker. He was the loving husband of Naomi M. Sundy Brubaker. Henry was a self-employed building contractor. He was a member of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church,...
Ronald L. Dietz
Apr 15, 2025
Ronald L. Dietz, 87, of Felton, died on Monday, April 14, 2025 at York Hospital. He was the husband of the late Rochelle V. (Erb) Dietz. Born in Duncannon on February 18, 1938, he was the son of the late David and Margaret (Lenig) Dietz.
Ronald was a graduate of Hempfield High School, received his B.S. from Lebanon Valley College and...
Anna Mae Enck
Apr 14, 2025
Anna Mae Enck, 75, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, April 14, 2025. Born into a farming family from Lebanon, she was crowned Lancaster County Dairy Princess 1967. Anna Mae was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Mae K. Mase Donough. She was the loving wife of her soulmate, the late Jeffrey J. “Jeff”...
David D. Faus
Apr 14, 2025
David D. Faus, 75, of Landisville, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, died peacefully on Monday, April 14, 2025 at his home. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Jay L. Sr. and Verna Ginder Faus. Dave was the loving husband of Kathleen “Kathy” Smith Faus and they would have observed their 53rd wedding anniversary...
Richard I. Pickel
Apr 11, 2025
Richard I. Pickel, 76, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital after an illness of several months. Born in Landisville, he was the son of the late J.A. Laverne and Sarah (Carl) Pickel. He was raised by his mother and beloved late stepfather Parke B. Pickel. A graduate of Manheim Central High School (1966),...
Alan R. Brown
Apr 10, 2025
Alan R. Brown, 90, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the husband of Mary E. (Rice, Houck) Brown of Manheim. Born in Fulton Twp., Lancaster County, he was the son of the late William H. Brown, Sr. and the late Myrtle M. (McCrabb) Brown.
Alan...
Doris Amelia Witwer
Apr 9, 2025
Doris Amelia Witwer, 96, formerly of Pine Hill, Warwick Township, and most recently of Hummelstown, Dauphin County, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Viva Senior Living, Harrisburg. Born on February 20, 1929, in Millway, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Walter and Irene Alverta (Adams) Leeking. She was the middle of three daughters, her older...
Donald S. Groff
Apr 6, 2025
Donald S. Groff, 91, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Pequea, he was the son of the late Ira and Lillian Stauffer Groff. He was the loving husband of the late Marian Sangrey Groff who died in March of 2024 following 70 years of marriage. Donald worked as a...
Virginia P. Brubaker
Apr 4, 2025
Virginia Penn Martin Brubaker, 91, formerly of Manheim went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 4, 2025 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Menges Mills, York County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Henry Martin Sr and Florence Elizabeth Hershey Martin. For nearly 70 years, she was the loving...
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr.
Mar 31, 2025
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr, 59 of Mount Joy, passed away on March 31, 2025. He was the husband of Michelle (Strausbaugh) Jacobs. He was the son of Kenneth Jacobs Sr. of Middletown and the late Shirley J. (Maher) Jacobs. Ken was a delivery driver for Bergey's Truck Center, Wrightsville. He attended LCBC-Manheim. He enjoyed throwing darts, shooting pool, fishing, and...
Elizabeth M. Pringle
Mar 29, 2025
Elizabeth M. Pringle, 94, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Evergreen Estates, Lancaster. She was the devoted wife of Chester O. Pringle, who preceded her in death in 1987.
Our mother was a kind, caring and giving person who always put the needs of her family before her own. Being born during...
John James Cantwell Sr.
Mar 24, 2025
John James Cantwell, Sr., 78, of Mount Joy, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2025, at home after a long, courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He is the loving husband of Susan Cantwell. John and Susan celebrated 54 years of marriage in August 2024.
John was born on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1946, to Edward T. and Anne...
Susan Robinson
Mar 22, 2025
Susan Robinson, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Born in Philadelphia in 1944, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jessie Haigh Foyle. She was the loving wife of the late Harold Robinson. They were married on April 20, 1968 and remained happily married for 48 years, until his passing. Susan was a member...
Barry J. Bender
Mar 20, 2025
Barry J. Bender, 73, of Manheim passed away at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025 following a 19-year courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John S. Jr. and Mary Belle Wachstetter Bender. He was the husband of Beverly J. “Bev” Thompson Bender for almost 50 years (November). Due to his illness, he...
Elva H. Miller
Mar 18, 2025
Elva H. Miller, 99, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lizzie Lutz Longenecker. She was the loving wife of the late Ernest H. Miller who died in 2014. In her earlier years, Elva was...
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