Obituaries
Gary L. "Pap" Engle
Jun 28, 2025
Gary L. Engle, 73, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at his home. “Pap” as he was affectionally called by his grandchildren and many extended family members, cherished all the time he could spend with his family. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Ernest Sr. and Nancy Leeper Engle. He was the loving...
Mary S. Shenk
Jun 22, 2025
Mary S. Shenk, 94, of Mountville, died on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at her home. She was the wife of Vernon B. Shenk of Mountville whom she married March 3, 1956. Born in Lancaster on December 2, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Kauffman) Snyder.
Mary was a order filler for AMP, Inc. She enjoyed camping,...
Mary Stahl Griffith
Jun 21, 2025
Mary Stahl Griffith, 89, of Maytown passed away peacefully at her home at Paramount Senior Living on June 21, 2025. Mary was born April 12, 1936 in Lower Swatara Township to the late Daniel Lehman and Esther Theal and spent much of her life in Mount Joy and Elizabethtown. In addition to caring for her children and grandchildren, Mary was...
Cynthia I. Stroman
Jun 21, 2025
Cynthia I. “Candy” Stroman, 76, of Lititz, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Spiros and Maria Pribizecic Kusuplos. Candy was the loving wife of William A. “Bill” Stroman and they observed their 36th wedding anniversary on June 9th. For many years Candy worked for...
Barbara G. Kleinfelter
Jun 20, 2025
Barbara G. Kleinfelter, 80, of Mount Gretna, and formerly of Middletown, died peacefully, on Friday June 20, 2025 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. She was the loving wife of William R. “Bill” Kleinfelter, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage together. Born in Bellefonte, she was the daughter of the late William E. and Eleanor (Patton) Graffius. Barb as...
V. Rita Cooper
Jun 19, 2025
V. Rita Cooper, 91, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Luther Acres. Born in Mansfield, England, she was the daughter of the late Reginald and Florence Ratcliff Knowles. Rita was the loving wife of the late Alan Cooper who died in November 2014 following 58 years of marriage. Following years of study in dance, Rita...
Sharon R. Collins
Jun 17, 2025
Sharon R. Collins, 67, formerly of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at Neffsville Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Nelson H. and Janet A. Peck Collins. Sharon graduated in 1976 from Manheim Central High School and attended Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, Manheim.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Nelson...
Judith L. "Judi" Brosey
Jun 16, 2025
Judith L. “Judi” Brosey, 74, of Lancaster, died on Monday, June 16, 2025 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehab. She was the wife of Gregory S. Brosey of Lancaster, to whom she was married for 29 years. Born in Philadelphia on July 11, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Alfred O. and Violet (Cressman) Smith.
Judi was a graduate of...
Dennis L. "Denny" Balmer
Jun 15, 2025
Dennis L. “Denny” Balmer, 74, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at UPMC York Memorial Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Abel B. and Gladys Geib Balmer. Denny was the loving husband of Rosene G. “Rose” Myers Balmer and they would have observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in September of...
Larry S. Beck
Jun 15, 2025
Larry S. Beck, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Elmer and Pearl Ecker Beck. Larry was the loving husband of Carol A. Laudermilch Beck and they would have observed their 66th wedding anniversary in November of this year....
Ruth A. Kulp
Jun 15, 2025
Ruth A. Kulp, 85, of Manheim, stepped into heaven, on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at her son’s home surrounded by loved ones. She was born Nov. 8, 1939, in Manheim, to John H. and Martha K. (Shenk) Oberholtzer. On Nov. 10, 1956, she married Robert Kulp at her parents’ home in Lancaster Junction. They would have celebrated 69 years of...
Steven E. Bender
Jun 14, 2025
Steven E. “Steve” Bender, 76, formerly of Lancaster passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Warren H. and Betty (Leaman) Bender. He was the husband of the late Nelda M. (Forry) Bender who died in 2021. Steve retired from High Steel Structures after working there for 46 years. He...
Robert R. Cassel
Jun 13, 2025
Robert R. Cassel, 90, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Edna Mae Cassel. He was the loving husband of Christine Jarosh Cassel. Robert retired as an accountant in the Health Care Industry. He was a member of...
Robert L. "Bob" Sensenich
Jun 10, 2025
Robert L. “Bob” Sensenich, 93, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Elam and Sue Graybill Sensenich. He was the loving husband of Marian B. Sonnon Sensenich and they would have observed their 73rd wedding anniversary this August. Bob owned and operated...
Mary Ann Rose
Jun 9, 2025
Mary Ann Rose was born on September 24, 1931 in Manheim. The third daughter of what was to become the Geib Girls version of a famous television sitcom, where an innocent comment about “nothing” by one of them would develop into an entirely humorous conversation worthy of a Seinfeld episode.
Originally dubbed as “Ma” by three grandchildren, Austin Chelsea and Grant,...
Edward H. "Red" Campbell
Jun 9, 2025
Edward H. Campbell " Red", 98, of Manheim, died on Monday, June 9, 2025 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Lancaster on October 28,1926, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was part owner of F.L. Handyman and Sons until he retired.
Surviving is...
David Wilbur Buckwalter
Jun 9, 2025
David Wilbur “Bill” Buckwalter, 94, of Lancaster, met Jesus on Monday evening June 9, 2025. He was the husband of the late Anna Lois (Housman) Buckwalter who died in 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jay Quentin, Sr. and Alta (McDonald) Buckwalter. Bill worked most of his career as an insurance broker but also spent...
Carl L. Kreider
Jun 5, 2025
Carl L. Kreider passed away peacefully, with his wife Barbara by his side, on Thursday, June 5, 2025. He was born in Millersville, PA on December 2,1932 to Willis and Emma Kreider.
The family moved to Rothsville, Pa when Carl was five years old. There he attended Warwick Township High School, graduating in 1950. Three years after graduating from high school,...
Kenneth L. Metzger
May 25, 2025
Kenneth L. Metzger, 69, of Columbia, died unexpectedly, Sunday May 25, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of late Eugene and Dorothy (Caldwell) Metzger. Ken spent most of his working life as a carpenter in the flooring restoration business. In his free time Ken enjoyed antiquing for bottles and tools. He also enjoyed is pet birds, and his...
Ruth Ann Stern
May 25, 2025
Ruth Ann Stern, 83 of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Born in Lancaster, Ruth was the daughter of the late John and Esther Kilhefner Stern. Ruth is survived by cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother, John.
Upon graduation from Warwick High School, and Greenville College, Greenville, Illinois in 1963, she...
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