Obituaries
Mary Jane Hess Breneman
Apr 10, 2024
Mary Jane Hess Breneman, 98, of Manheim, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Maple Farm, Akron. Born in Manheim Township on July 15,1925, she was the daughter of the late Harry G. and Mary (Buckwalter) Hess. She was a loving wife of Albert Breneman for 70 years until...
Glen L. Longenecker
Apr 9, 2024
Glen L. Longenecker, 90, of Wrightsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at WellSpan York Hospital. Born in Manheim Township, he was the son of the late Samuel and Pauline Lefever Longenecker. He was the loving husband of Marcia A. March Longenecker and they observed their 55th wedding anniversary this past March....
Arlene S. Kolp
Apr 9, 2024
Arlene S. Kolp, 91, of Lititz, died on April 9, 2024 at Hospice and Community Care – Mt. Joy. She was the wife of the late Norman H. Kolp. Born in Manheim on June 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Alice (Shenk) Seifert.
She was a 1950 graduate of Elizabethtown High School. Arlene was...
James L. "Jim" Musser
Apr 8, 2024
James L. “Jim” Musser, 72, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 8, 2024. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jean Kreider Musser of Brethren Village and the late Harold Musser. Jim was the loving husband of Susan F. Ulmer Musser and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary...
Clyde E. Petticoffer
Apr 3, 2024
Clyde E. Petticoffer, 81, of Maytown, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Edgar and Frances Keener Petticoffer. Clyde was the loving husband of Edna Wiggins Petticoffer and they observed their 57th wedding anniversary in February of this year. He was...
Kenneth J. "Ken" Hartzler
Apr 1, 2024
Kenneth J. “Ken” Hartzler, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Elkhart, IN, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Fisher Hartzler.
Ken was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was devoted to his wife, Janet Horning Hartzler, with whom he would have celebrated 52...
Robert James Rutter, Sr.
Apr 1, 2024
Robert James Rutter, Sr., 83, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Deeg) Rutter who died in 2013. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late John and Lulu (Seyler) Rutter. He was a graduate of Columbia High School. He was an...
Joyce A. Loercher
Mar 29, 2024
Joyce (Pettyjohn) Loercher, 90 of Lititz, took her final curtain call peacefully, into her Heavenly home on Good Friday, March 29, 2024 at Luther Acres, where she resided for the past 6 months. She was born in Littlestown, on August 13, 1933. She was the only daughter of the late Raymond L. Pettyjohn Sr. and Minnie (Roberts) Pettyjohn. Her beauty...
Benjamin B. "Ben" Brubaker
Mar 27, 2024
Benjamin B. Brubaker, 87, of Manheim died peacefully, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Mt. Joy on March 31, 1936, he was the son of the late Jonas E. and Naomi S. Brubaker. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bertha W. Brubaker.
In his early 20s, Ben spent 2 ½ years...
Clayton F. Costello
Mar 26, 2024
Clayton F. Costello, 91, of Manheim, PA and formerly of Garwood, NJ, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in Jersey City, NJ he was the son of the late, Francis and Edith Mae Wishart Costello. Clayton worked for IBM and Kodak Corporation as a service and repair technician for many years. A proud...
Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Hoffmaster
Mar 26, 2024
Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Hoffmaster, 61, of Lebanon, died unexpectedly, Tuesday March 26, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital, after a brief Illness. Born in Lancaster he is the son of Fairabee Carol (Nelson) Hoffmaster, of Manheim and the late Jimmy D. Hoffmaster. He was employed at Hershey Company, and was the owner/operator of Hoffmaster Lawncare of Manheim for over 20 years....
Richard J. Zack Sr.
Mar 24, 2024
Richard J. Zack Sr., 84, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Born in Throop, PA, he was the son of the late William and Lena Karlavage Zack. He was the loving husband of Kathleen “Kathy” Sweet Zack and they would have observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in April. Richard retired...
Mary Allen Krupa
Mar 23, 2024
Mary Allen Krupa, 91, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Born in Kent, CT, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Lefevre) Allen. She was the widow of Thomas J. Krupa who died in 2016. The life Mary Allen Krupa reflects a life well lived, filled with love, travel and service to others. Her...
Kerry J. Lodish Sr.
Mar 21, 2024
Kerry J. Lodish Sr., 73, of Milton, Delaware, and formerly of Lititz; died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Born in Tower City, he was the son of the late Joseph P. and Diane R. Underkoffler Lodish. Kerry was the loving husband of Kathy M. Wool Lodish and they observed...
Maryanna L. Ebersole
Mar 19, 2024
Maryanna (Brooks) Ebersole, 67, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at Masonic Village Hospice, Elizabethtown after a battle with cancer.
Born June 4, 1956 in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late John Brooks and Doris (Betz) Brooks and wife of Tom Ebersole. Maryanna was preceded in death by her parents John and Doris (Betz) Brooks and by aunts...
C. Gordon Toburen
Mar 14, 2024
C. Gordon Toburen, 86, of Manheim passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Dundee, MI, he was the son of the late Charles and Florence Roggerman Toburen. He was the loving husband of Carol J. Heiden Toburen and they would have observed their 66th wedding anniversary in May. Retired in...
Bonita M. Connelly
Mar 13, 2024
Bonita M. Connelly, 85, of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing & Rehab., Columbia. Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Ira W. and Bernetha Shriener Adams. She was the loving wife of the late Carl W. Connelly who died in 2009. Bonita was a member...
Isaac Matthew " Ike" Perron
Mar 13, 2024
Isaac Matthew Perron “Ike,” aged 23, of Manheim, beloved son, brother, and grandson, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was born in Lancaster to J.P. and Michele Stauffer Perron of Manheim. Isaac grew up working in construction with his father and chose that as his profession. He worked as a carpenter in commercial and residential construction during...
Kenneth E. Shenenberger
Mar 10, 2024
Kenneth E. Shenenberger, 90, of Manheim, went to meet Jesus and reunite with his wife, who was waiting for him on March 10, 2024. Ken was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was the son of the late Arthur O and Esther White Shenenberger. He was married for 68 years to his wife, Janice Brenenman Shenenberger before...
Marian S. Groff
Mar 10, 2024
Marian S. Groff, 90, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Neffsville, she was the daughter of the late David and Elmyra Stehman Sangrey. She was the loving wife of Donald S. Groff and they observed their 70th wedding anniversary in October of last...
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Manheim
Aaron S. Abbott, Supervisor
Lititz
Theodore J. Beck, Supervisor
Mount Joy
Paul L. Gardner, Supervisor