Obituaries

Mildred E. "Millie" Amand

Mildred E. "Millie" Amand

Aug 30, 2016

Mildred “Millie” Elko Amand, 85, of Lititz, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, with her husband Clair by her side. Born in Windber, she was a coal miner’s daughter to the late Mike and Susan Chappie Elko. She was the middle child and helped to care for her sister, Carol, until...

Miriam B. Nolt

Miriam B. Nolt

Aug 30, 2016

Miriam B. Nolt, 100, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in West Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late Christian B. and Mabel Brubaker Nolt. Retired in 1977, Miriam was an elementary school teacher in the Hempfield School District for 30 years. She...

Gladys Matora "Torie" Hostetter

Gladys Matora "Torie" Hostetter

Aug 25, 2016

Gladys Matora “Torie” H. Hostetter, 98, formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully in The Courtyards at Brethren Village under hospice care on Thursday, August 25, 2016. She lived at Brethren Village in various campus locations since 1993. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Elam W. and Esther Martin Hollinger. She was the wife of the...

Milton E. "Uncle Miltie" Hess

Milton E. "Uncle Miltie" Hess

Aug 24, 2016

Milton E. Hess, “Uncle Miltie” as he was affectionately known, 84, of Elizabethtown, passed away August 24, 2016 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster Twp., he was the son of the late Milton M. and Esther Eckman Hess, and grew up on the family farm in Manor Twp. He was the husband of Luetta (Zellers) Hess...

Melvin R. "Mel" Erb

Melvin R. "Mel" Erb

Aug 19, 2016

Melvin R. “Mel” Erb, 92, of Lititz, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Moravian Manor. Born in Rothsville, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Jennie Reinhold Erb. He was the husband of the late Loretta Kulp Erb, who died in September of 2013. Mel graduated in 1941 from Rothsville High School and joined the U.S....

Margaret A. "Peg" Ibach

Margaret A. "Peg" Ibach

Aug 19, 2016

Margaret A. “Peg” Ibach, 83, of Akron, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Katie Weaver Stormfeltz. She was the wife of the late P. Richard Ibach, who passed away in 2010. She attended Lititz High School and was a...

Robert O. Cain Jr.

Robert O. Cain Jr.

Aug 18, 2016

Robert O. Cain, Jr., 79, of Lancaster, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, Thursday August 18, 2016 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Brockton, MA he was the son of the late Robert O. Sr. and Helen (Berry) Cain. He was the husband of Bonnie E. (Strickler) Cain, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage this past...

Arlene Edna Willen

Arlene Edna Willen

Aug 16, 2016

Arlene Edna Willen, 70, of Manheim, died peacefully Tuesday August 16, 2016 at her residence with her family by her side. Arlene was the wife of Delmer D. Willen and they celebrated 54 years of marriage. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Betty (Hubert) Fisher. Arlene was employed at John Cope Food Products, Inc...

Marie A. Wagner

Marie A. Wagner

Aug 16, 2016

Marie A. Wagner, 63, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in New York City, N.Y. she was the daughter of Josephine Muccio Cassarino Rizzo of New York City, N.Y. and the late Frank Cassarino. Marie was the loving wife of Rod L. Wagner and they observed their...

Pauline F. Devonshire

Pauline F. Devonshire

Aug 16, 2016

Pauline F. Devonshire, 67, of Lancaster and formerly of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in New Providence, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Edna Fink Swinehart. Pauline was the wife of the late Ronald R. Devonshire who died in 2001. Surviving are two daughters, Lorie wife...

Mary K. Ruhl Kreider

Mary K. Ruhl Kreider

Aug 14, 2016

Mary K. Ruhl Kreider, 93, of East Petersburg died peacefully on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Keystone Villa, Ephrata. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late, Ephraim and Bertha Christ Kiehl. Mary was the wife of J. Lester Kreider and they observed their 13th wedding anniversary in June of this year; her first husband was...

Gladys  R.  Brubaker

Gladys R. Brubaker

Aug 14, 2016

Gladys R. Brubaker, 96, formerly of Lititz passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Mansfield, PA, she was the daughter of the late Daniel P. and Arbutus Laing Jaquish. She was the wife of the late Olin W. Brubaker who died in 2014 and he owned Brubaker Roofing in Lititz...

Carol Ann Neideigh

Carol Ann Neideigh

Aug 13, 2016

Carol Ann Neideigh, 75, of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord & Savior, Saturday August 13, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz with her family by her side. She was the wife of Clair D. Neideigh and they celebrated 59 years of marriage this past May. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and...

Sylvia B. Bard

Sylvia B. Bard

Aug 12, 2016

Sylvia B. Bard, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2016 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Minnie Barto Balmer. She was the wife of Clair E. Bard and they would have observed their 46th wedding anniversary on August 22nd. Sylvia worked many years for Donegal Industries....

Shelli L. Knarr Kohler

Shelli L. Knarr Kohler

Aug 11, 2016

Shelli L. Knarr Kohler, 50, of Mount Gretna passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Born in Pottstown, she was the loving daughter of Karen Cecilia (Stiehl) Neiss wife of Thomas W. Neiss Sr. of Elgin, South Carolina and the late Timothy R. Knarr. Shelli was the wife of Ronald “Ron” Kohler. Prior to...

Donna Lou Martin

Donna Lou Martin

Aug 10, 2016

Donna Lou Martin, 56, of Newmanstown died on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Ruth (Wenger) Kreider. She was the wife of Clinton Martin. A homemaker, Donna graduated from Ephrata High School in 1977. She was a member of Pleasant View Mennonite Church...

Paul  Alton "Tony" Ober

Paul Alton "Tony" Ober

Aug 10, 2016

Paul Alton “Tony” Ober, 88, of Akron, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Clay Township, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Edna (Zartman) Ober. Tony was the loving husband of the late Erla Mae (Weit) Ober who died in December of 1994. An expert rifleman with the U.S. Marine Corps;...

Lucy Parks Scott

Lucy Parks Scott

Aug 6, 2016

Lucy Parks Scott, 85, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Linden Village, Lebanon. Born in Blairs Mills, she was the daughter of the late Dolph and Clarice Diven Parks. Lucy was the loving wife of the late Harold C. Scott who died in April of 2011. For 15 years Lucy was employed at the former Raymark...

Johanna L.  Marentic

Johanna L. Marentic

Aug 5, 2016

Johanna L. Marentic, 96, of StoneRidge Poplar Run, Myerstown, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2016. Born in Steelton, she was the daughter of the late George M. and Anna Starsinic Marentic. Formerly of Harrisburg, she was a sewing machine operator at the Harrisburg Childrens Dress Company. Johanna was a former member of St. Catherine Laboure Parish, Harrisburg, and...

Dorothy V. Miller

Dorothy V. Miller

Jul 31, 2016

Dorothy V. Miller, 83, formerly of East Petersburg, passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Conestoga View, Lancaster. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon H. and Mary Geist Miller. Her interests included puzzles, embroidering and playing bingo. Surviving are two sisters, Nancy J. wife of Robert L. Knoll of East Petersburg, Mary K....