Obituaries

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....

Gilbert W. "Gil" Eshelman

Gilbert W. "Gil" Eshelman

Jul 29, 2016

Gilbert “Gil” Eshelman, 86, of Manheim, and formerly of York, died peacefully on Friday, July 29, 2016 at Luther Acres Manor, Lititz. Born in Emigsville, he was the son of the late Warren and Mary Mumper Eshelman. He and his first wife, the late Rhoda Nelson Eshelman were married for 60 years. Gil was also the loving husband of Shirley...

Sandra B. Ruhl

Sandra B. Ruhl

Jul 29, 2016

Sandra B. Ruhl, 77, of Lititz, died Friday July 29, 2016 at Luther Acres, Lititz, with her loving daughter by her side. She was the wife of the late L. Kent Ruhl who died in 1984. Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Arleen (Connelly) Barnes. Sandra was a school teacher at the Stiegel...

Willie Lee Johnson Jr.

Willie Lee Johnson Jr.

Jul 28, 2016

Willie Lee Johnson Jr., 82, formerly of Lancaster died on July 28, 2016 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Willie Sr. and Trudie Cross Johnson. Willie was a farmer in Georgia and accepted Christ at a young age. He enjoyed singing, fishing and crossword puzzles. Surviving are two sisters,...

Michael L. Hollinger

Michael L. Hollinger

Jul 27, 2016

Michael L. Hollinger, 68, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Anna Mae Miller Hollinger. Mike was the loving husband of Beverly L. Graybill Hollinger and they observed their 46th wedding...

Douglas L. Nauman

Douglas L. Nauman

Jul 26, 2016

Douglas L. Nauman, 56, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eugene B. “Gene” and Lois Steffy Nauman. Doug was the loving husband of Deborah Kurtz Nauman and they observed their 38th wedding anniversary in March of this year. A life-long truck...

Louise C. Adams

Louise C. Adams

Jul 24, 2016

Louise Zurrell Faust Adams, 99, of Lititz, formerly of Johnstown, PA, died peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. Born in Stamford, CT; she was the daughter of the late Karl and Olga Kruz Zurrell. A homemaker, she was the wife of the late Kenneth Adams who died in 1976; and the late Atlee Franklin Faust who...

Mabel H. Ruhl

Mabel H. Ruhl

Jul 21, 2016

Mabel H. Ruhl, 94, was born in the Pine Hill area of Lititz, and resided with her daughter in Manheim for the past 30 years; died peacefully on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the daughter of the late Elmer V. and Priscilla H. Eckert Good. In her early years Mabel worked on...

Richard A. "Dick" Hiester

Richard A. "Dick" Hiester

Jul 21, 2016

Richard A. “Dick” Hiester, 70, of Manheim, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 21, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Arthur and Thelma Downing Hiester. He was the loving husband of Judith “Judy” Balmer Hiester and they celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary in May. Dick worked as project manager/estimator...

Elvin     "Butch" Newport Jr.

Elvin "Butch" Newport Jr.

Jul 21, 2016

Elvin “Butch” Newport Jr., 72, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elvin Sr. and Miriam Michael Newport. Butch was the loving husband of Nancy L. Frey Newport and they observed their 51st wedding anniversary in March of this year. For...