Obituaries
Randall Justin Weaver
Aug 11, 2017
Randall Justin Weaver, 60, of Lancaster died on August 11, 2017 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the son of Velma Young Weaver Koser of Lancaster and the late C. William Weaver. Randy was a 1975 graduate of Manheim Central High School, during which time he was also an exchange student in Germany. He was teen of...
Judith A. "Judy" Smith
Aug 10, 2017
Judith A. “Judy” Smith, 63, formerly of Manheim (Penryn) passed away peacefully among family into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus at the Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim on August 10, 2017. Judy was born on December 31, 1953 in Bellefonte, and was the daughter of Lois Hoy Miller and the late Robert L. Miller. Surviving are...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Zerphy
Aug 9, 2017
Patricia Ann “Pat” Zerphy, 71, of Manheim/Lancaster, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday evening August 9, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born July 26, 1946 in Fremont, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary MacDonald Brunner. Her father, John Brunner, passed away when she was two. Her Step father was the late Charles...
Christopher "Jared" Thomas Sr.
Aug 6, 2017
Christopher “Jared” Thomas Sr., 35, of Mountville, and formerly of Kissimmee, FL, passed away at his home on Sunday August 6, 2017. Born in Lancaster, Jared was the son of Elizabeth Gordon Thomas Fake of Derry, and the late Robert M. Thomas. He was the loving husband of Sherry Jackson Thomas and they observed their ninth wedding anniversary in May...
Paul E. Weaver
Aug 5, 2017
Paul E. Weaver, 88, of Lititz, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 5, 2017 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz; where he was a resident for the past two years. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the late Mearl and Minerva Garber Weaver. Paul was the loving husband of Esther S. Hess Weaver...
Eva M. Boyer
Aug 4, 2017
Eva M. Boyer, 92, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Boyer and her first husband the late Joseph Grant Boyer. Born in Naples, Italy she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Amalia (Castaldi) Pagano. Eva was a homemaker most of her...
Roberta J. "Bobbie" Schmid
Aug 2, 2017
Roberta J. “Bobbie” Schmid, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. A life-long Lititz resident, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertha Underkoffler Lutz. She was the loving wife of Theodore W. “Ted” Schmid and they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, August 9th. Bobbie was...
John D. Mowery
Aug 1, 2017
John D. Mowery, 73, of Manheim passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Born in Lancaster, John was the son of the late John R. and Marguerite Cover Mowery. John was the loving husband of Gladys (Miller) Mowery whom he was married to for 49 years. He was employed by the Fuller Company, Manheim for many...
Harold Thomas "Tom" Wert
Aug 1, 2017
Harold Thomas “Tom” Wert, 66, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold W. and Mary Hepner Wert. Tom was the loving husband of Grace E. Frey Wert and they would have observed their 45th wedding anniversary in October of this...
Patricia A. Becker
Jul 29, 2017
Patricia A. “Pat” Becker, 79, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born on January 18, 1938 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Homer C. and Mary I. Long Zong. She was the loving wife of Marlin E. “Skip” Becker Jr., they wed on June 2, 1958 and...
Kathryn L. Garman
Jul 28, 2017
Kathryn L. Garman, 84, of Lititz, died peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, July 28, 2017 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Rothsville, she was the daughter of the late James S. and Elva Birkenbine Long. Kathryn was the loving wife of Jacob B. Garman and they observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of last...
Richard B. "Rick" Edmonds
Jul 28, 2017
Richard B. “Rick” Edmonds, 80, of Mount Joy, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017. Rick was born in Lancaster and was preceded in death by his son Bradley R. Edmonds (2010) and his parents Clare T. and Lucy M. Edmonds. He was a graduate of Manheim Central High School class of 1954 where he enjoyed playing football. He proudly...
Jay M. Heisey
Jul 25, 2017
Jay M. Heisey, 60, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Mary Ellen Haines Heisey of Lititz and the late Martin Heisey. He was the loving husband of Karen J. Long Heisey and they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in June. Jay owned and operated his farm in Rapho...
William Eugene Walters
Jul 25, 2017
Rev. William E. “Bill” Walters, 89, went home to be with his Lord & Savior July 25, 2017 at Brethren Village, Lancaster, where he and his wife were residents for the last 15 years. He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Shearer) Walters, and they would have celebrated 70 years of marriage in November. Born in Maytown he was the...
Melody Marie "Melo" Irizarry
Jul 24, 2017
Melody Marie “Melo” Irizarry, 27, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 24, 2017. Born in New York, she was the daughter of Jose A. Irizarry of Lancaster and the late Rosemarie Nieves. Melo was employed by R.R. Donnelley, Lancaster. Surviving in addition to her father are two children, Vitani and Zacharias Raymond at home and three siblings, Francisco...
Mary E. Kelsey
Jul 23, 2017
Mary E. Kelsey, 89, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Susque-View Home Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lock Haven. Born in Rock Royal, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lillian Hicks Cook. Mary was the loving wife of the late Ronald F. Kelsey who died in March of 2001. She was employed as...
Larry L. Hess
Jul 23, 2017
Larry L. Hess, 67, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday July 23, 2017 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Lester R. and Martha (Snyder) Hess. He was a graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School, class of 1969. Prior to a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, Larry had been a truck driver for various...
Marcia C. Hauck
Jul 22, 2017
Marcia C. Hauck, 65, of Mount Joy, died Saturday July 22, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center after a battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of Allen G. Hauck and they would have celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on October 28th. Born in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late James and Jeannine (Geedy) Cavanaugh. Marcia worked in...
Richard K. Hershey
Jul 21, 2017
Richard K. Hershey passed away on July 21, 2017; free from struggles with recent health battles. Born June 25, 1930 in Maytown, Pa. to the late Christ and Myrtle Kuhn Hershey. Married to Shirley Gamber Hershey for 62 years. He was a member of Grace Point Church of the Nazarene, Ephrata Pa. He served as a Corporal in the U.S....
Lawrence Alfred Libonati
Jul 20, 2017
Lawrence Alfred Libonati, 84, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday July 20, 2017 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in West Hazleton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Theresa Pecora Libonati. Larry was the loving husband of Joan Dalo Libonati and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in July of this year....
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