Obituaries

David M. "Lefty" Yohn Jr.

David M. "Lefty" Yohn Jr.

Feb 15, 2016

David (Lefty) M. Yohn Jr. 88, formerly of Manheim, passed away on Monday Feb. 15, 2016 at his home in North Fort Myers, Fla. Born September 30, 1927 in Mechanicsburg, Pa. He was the son of the late David M. Sr. and Mary A. Thomas Yohn; and was preceded in death by a sister Carol E. Thompson and a brother...

Clayton W. Bartlett

Clayton W. Bartlett

Feb 12, 2016

Clayton W. Bartlett, 91, of Manheim passed away on Friday, February 12, 2016 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Schuylkill County, he was the son of the late Robert and Minnie Mae Graysley Bartlett. He was the husband of Helen Myers Bartlett and they would have celebrated thirty years of marriage in April. Clayton retired as an electrician...

Lorraine Wilda Wiegand

Lorraine Wilda Wiegand

Feb 11, 2016

Lorraine Wilda Wiegand, 88, of Moravian Manor passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. A lifelong Lititz resident, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Grace Frey Eckert. Married for 53 years, she was the wife of the late George Monroe Wiegand, who passed away in 1999. A 1945 graduate of Lititz High School,...

Robert  E. White

Robert E. White

Feb 10, 2016

Robert E. “Bob” White, 91, formerly of East Petersburg and Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Brethren Village. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Harry and Hattie Miller White and was the husband of the late Mary Reardon Forney White, who passed away in 1989. A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, he...

Kathryn "Kitty" A. Rohrer

Kathryn "Kitty" A. Rohrer

Feb 7, 2016

Kathryn “Kitty” A. Rohrer, 83, formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Sunday morning, February 7, 2016 at Country Meadows of Lancaster. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin L. and Florence Myers Huber. She was the wife of the late C. Kendig Rohrer who passed away January 31, 2010. They celebrated...

John L.  Peiffer

John L. Peiffer

Feb 7, 2016

John L. “Josh” Peiffer, 83, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Lillian Zell Peiffer and was married for 50 years to the late Shirley Witmer Peiffer, who passed away in 2002. An Ephrata High School graduate, he liked to play the drums and was a...

Linda L. Landis

Linda L. Landis

Feb 6, 2016

Linda L. Landis, 68, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at her residence. Born in Lancaster, she is the daughter of Betty (Mort) Strickler of Manheim and the late Glenn D. Strickler. Linda was the loving wife of Lowell L. Landis, and they would have celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary...

Mary G. Loump

Mary G. Loump

Feb 4, 2016

Mary G. Loump, 95, of Mount Joy, died peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2016 at her home. Born in Berks County, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Suzanna Ginder Fahnestock. Mary was the wife of the late J. Irvin Loump who died in November of 1998. Mary helped on the family farm and also worked with her...

Nancy R. Weaver

Nancy R. Weaver

Feb 3, 2016

Nancy R. Weaver, 78, of Lancaster, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, February 3, 2016. Born in Tyrone, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and June Marcella Robinson Harker. She was the wife of the late Thomas Leonard Weaver, Sr. who died in 2011. Nancy retired after 23 years as a Quality Control...

Marian S. Rowe

Marian S. Rowe

Feb 3, 2016

Marian Susan Rowe passed away peacefully on February 3, 2016 at Brethren Village, where she resided for the past 30 years. She lived in skilled nursing the past several years where she received excellent care and loved her caregivers. She was 102 years old. Born in Strasburg on June 4, 1913, Marian was the daughter of the late Ross Denlinger...

Margie K. Treadway

Margie K. Treadway

Feb 2, 2016

Margie K. Treadway, 82, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Rheem’s Nursing Center. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Jay Thomas and Loretta Kissinger Treadway. Margie retired after 22 years at AMP, Inc., Mount Joy. She was a former member of Highville United Methodist Church, Conestoga. Her interests included walking, nature and...

Elmer  F. Uriondo

Elmer F. Uriondo

Feb 2, 2016

Elmer F. Uriondo, 81, of Lancaster, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Vincente Uriondo and Quintiliana Vera. He is the husband of Phyllis Uriondo and in May they would have celebrated their 45th anniversary. A loving and caring husband, father and grandfather, his...

Joseph R. "Joe" Finn

Joseph R. "Joe" Finn

Jan 31, 2016

Joseph R. “Joe” Finn, 71, of Mount Joy, died peacefully Sunday, January 31, 2016 at his residence after a brave battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Nadine (Forte) Finn, and they celebrated 17 years of marriage this past September. Born in Queens, NY, Joe was the son of the late James and Ellen (Petell) Finn. After graduating...

Elizabeth H. "Lizzie" Pierce

Elizabeth H. "Lizzie" Pierce

Jan 29, 2016

Elizabeth H. “Lizzie” Pierce, 82, of Lititz passed away at home on Friday, January 29, 2016. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Clayton Landis Huber and Edna Harnish Huber. Lizzie was the loving wife of Jay R. Pierce and they would have celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary in April. A homemaker, she also worked several...

Edna E. Pifath

Edna E. Pifath

Jan 28, 2016

Edna E. Pifath, 87, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, where she was a resident. Born in Myerstown, she was the daughter of the late David and Virgie (Strauss) Fidler. She was a machine operator at the former Park Silk Mill of Lebanon. She was of the Catholic faith, and in her free time...

James M. Timmins

James M. Timmins

Jan 27, 2016

James M. Timmins, 65, of Manheim, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late James M. Sr. and Anna Parson Timmins. James proudly served in the US Army during the Vietnam War and received several ribbons and bronze stars. A few years ago, he worked at the Mountville Inn....

Dale F. Frey

Dale F. Frey

Jan 26, 2016

Dale F. Frey, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, at home in Weston, CT following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on August 14, 1932 in Manheim, PA, he was the son of the late Franklin William and Mary Adele (Strickler) Frey. Dale was a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, where he later served as a...

Emma E. Young

Emma E. Young

Jan 25, 2016

Emma E. Young, 88, formerly of Manheim passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Rheems, she was the daughter of the late Phares O. and Lilly Landvater Frey. She was the loving wife of the late Harold H. Young who died in 2015. Emma retired as a secretary for Dr. Charles A. Callis Jr.,...

Imogene C.  Gorton

Imogene C. Gorton

Jan 25, 2016

Imogene C.”Jean” Gorton, 88, of Lititz, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Moravian Manor following a brief illness. Born in Adamstown, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Fannie Carpenter Stoltz. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ford W. Gorton, who passed away in 1997. She worked for many years at Warner Lambert and...

Mona Lee Hoag

Mona Lee Hoag

Jan 23, 2016

Mona Lee Hoag, 85, formerly of Manheim and Lititz, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Manor Care Health Center in Pottsville. Born in Grove City, she was the only child of the late Allen and Elma Davidson Miles. Mona, pronounced like the name “Donna”, was named after a friend of the family, who was a member of the...