Obituaries

Frances M. Erwin

Frances M. Erwin

Dec 7, 2017

Frances M. Erwin, 63, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of Carl U. and Mary M. Heagy Erwin of Manheim. Frances worked at the Occupational Development Center of Lancaster and later at Excentia of East Petersburg. Frances was a member of LCBC Manheim Campus. The...

J. Larry Ressler

J. Larry Ressler

Dec 6, 2017

J. Larry Ressler, 48, of Ephrata passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 to be with his Savior. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Nancy Nolt Ressler of Leola and the late Sylvan Ressler. He was the loving husband of Lisa A. Heisey Ressler and they celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary this past August. A graduate of...

Helen H. Bowlby

Helen H. Bowlby

Dec 5, 2017

Helen H. Bowlby Registered Nurse, Minster’s Wife Helen H. Bowlby, 97, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Rapho Township, Helen was the daughter of the late Jacob Z. and Naomi K. Stauffer Hackman. Helen was the loving wife of the Reverend Glenn H. Bowlby who died in 1984. She...

Mary A. Fahnestock

Mary A. Fahnestock

Dec 5, 2017

Mary A. Fahnestock, 95, formerly of Willow Street passed away on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Brethren Village. Born in New Providence, she was the daughter of the late Jacob B. and Stella E. Meck Doerr. She was the loving wife of the late James H. Fahnestock who died in 2012. In her earlier years, Mary was a bookkeeper at...

Paul E. Balmer

Paul E. Balmer

Dec 2, 2017

Paul E. Balmer, age 100, of Lititz, PA, passed away on December 2. He was the son of the late John A.G. and Laura Moore Balmer. He was the husband of Evelyn Daveler Walters Balmer for almost 20 years. His first wife, Mildred Enck Balmer, died in 1996 after 54 years of marriage. Paul was a dairy, chicken and crop...

Ethel F. Keiser

Ethel F. Keiser

Dec 1, 2017

Ethel F. Keiser, 93, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2017 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Swarthmore, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Bertha Myers Wiker. Ethel was the wife of the late Warren F. Keiser Sr. who died in 2004. Ethel worked as a sales clerk at the former Watt...

Harry T.      "Smokey" Reynolds Sr.

Harry T. "Smokey" Reynolds Sr.

Nov 30, 2017

Harry T. “Smokey” Reynolds Sr. 77, of Lititz, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Warren and Thelma Reynolds. Harry was the loving husband of Janet Fair Reynolds and they observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in October of this year. For...

George Smith Ober

George Smith Ober

Nov 27, 2017

George Smith Ober, 89, of Manheim, died peacefully at home on Monday, November 27, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George M. and Mary (Smith) Ober. He was the husband of the late Bettie L. (Fair) Ober who died in 2010. George was a 1946 graduate of Milton Hershey Industrial School. He proudly served in...

Paul E. Welliver

Paul E. Welliver

Nov 26, 2017

Paul E. Welliver, 86, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Lancashire Hall. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Paul B. Welliver and Kathryn Grabill Welliver James. Paul married Doris M. Nutt on May 25, 1951 at Christ Lutheran Church in Elizabethtown officiated by the Reverend Dr. Raymond Fetter. They happily celebrated their...

John H. Flory Sr.

John H. Flory Sr.

Nov 22, 2017

John H. Flory Sr., 82, of Middletown, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle Harrisburg Hospital. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Samuel and Jennie Barnes Flory. John served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. For many years John worked as a supervisor at the New Cumberland...

Mildred V. Hauck

Mildred V. Hauck

Nov 20, 2017

Mildred V. Kistler Hauck, of Lititz, entered into rest at Moravian Manor on Monday, November 20, 2017 in her 100th year. She was born in Paradise Township on October 15, 1918. Mildred is survived by two sons: Luther B. Kistler, Jr. (Esther) of Quarryville, Ronald E. Kistler (Cindy) of Mount Joy, nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and six great great...

Samuel P. Lehman

Samuel P. Lehman

Nov 19, 2017

Samuel P. Lehman, 85, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Conestoga View, Lancaster. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Samuel S. and Amelia Pierce Lehman. Sam was the loving husband of the late Verna M. Huber Lehman who died in March of 2004. In his early years...

Arthur "Art" Graveno Jr.

Arthur "Art" Graveno Jr.

Nov 19, 2017

Arthur “Art” Graveno Jr., 75, of Lititz, passed away at home on Sunday, November 19, 2017. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Arthur Sr. and Blanche Shetter Graveno. He was the loving husband of Miriam Musser Graveno and they celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary this past March. A surveyor, Art worked for several contractors in Lancaster,...

Curtis Lee Sensenich

Curtis Lee Sensenich

Nov 16, 2017

Curtis L. Sensenich, 72, of Lititz, died unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday November 16, 2017. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Chester and Kathryn (Brubaker) Sensenich. Curt was a production worker at Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster before retiring in in 2000. He was a graduate of Warwick High School, class of 1964. Curt was a...

Linda L. Kurtz

Linda L. Kurtz

Nov 14, 2017

Linda L. Kurtz, 83, formerly of Red Lion, died peacefully on Tuesday November 14, 2017 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Wrightsville, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Henrietta Greenawalt. Linda had worked in quality control at the former McCrory Distribution Center of York. She was a member of the “Red Hat Society” and “Flossie’s Floozies”. Linda...

Esta M. Hoffer

Esta M. Hoffer

Nov 11, 2017

Esta M. Hoffer, 91, of Manheim passed away peacefully at her granddaughter’s home on Saturday, November 11, 2017. Born in Clay Township, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Mary Zell Enck. She was the wife of the late Elam S. Hoffer who died in 2010. In her earlier years, Esta worked at the former Noggles Garment Factory,...

John W. Keller

John W. Keller

Nov 11, 2017

John W. Keller, 100, a life-long resident of Lititz, passed away on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Luther Acres. Born October 20, 1917, he was the son of the late Allen and Maria Weidman Keller. He was the loving husband of the late Ruth Bruce Keller, his wife of 76 years. John served at the Nuremberg Trials as...

Henry S. Lehman

Henry S. Lehman

Nov 10, 2017

Henry S. Lehman, 101, formerly of Manheim R.D. #1, passed away peacefully on Friday November 10, 2017 at Brethren Village, Lancaster where he was a resident. He was the loving husband of the late Mildred (Forney) Lehman who died in 2012. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Henry G. and Elizabeth (Shelly) Lehman. Henry was...

Chris J. Gumbert

Chris J. Gumbert

Nov 8, 2017

Chris J. Gumbert, 51, of Manheim, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. Born in McKeesport, he was the son of Dianna Kelley Shank of Mount Joy. He was the loving husband of Heidi M. Krause Gumbert and they just celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary in October. A 1984 graduate of Hempfield High School, Chris was a...

Clarence R. "CR" Doyle

Clarence R. "CR" Doyle

Nov 8, 2017

Clarence R. “CR” Doyle, 85, of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Charles and Hilda Vaughn Doyle. He was the loving husband of the late Jean M. Kilefner Doyle who died in 2010. Retired in 1985, CR worked for Bethlehem...