Obituaries

Ariya Lee Alexander

Ariya Lee Alexander

Nov 2, 2015

Ariya Lee Alexander, daughter of Douglas and Alicia (Huber) Alexander of East Petersburg, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2015 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. Services are private and at the convenience of the family. To send the family on-line condolences, please visit: www.BuchFuneral.com or www.facebook.com/ariyasjourney

Geraldine E. "Gerry" Geiman

Geraldine E. "Gerry" Geiman

Nov 1, 2015

Geraldine E. “Gerry” Geiman, 82, formerly of Manheim, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lancaster, where she was a resident. She was the widow of Robert E. Geiman who died in 2004. Born in Chanceford Twp. York Co., she was the daughter of the late Edgar G. and...

Mary H. Wagner

Mary H. Wagner

Oct 31, 2015

Mary H. Wagner, 104, formerly of Fairland Road, Manheim, died peacefully and went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Emma B. Heisey Cassel; and the step daughter of the late Susan Gibble Cassel....

Thomas L.  Steffy

Thomas L. Steffy

Oct 25, 2015

Thomas L. Steffy, 86, of United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on October 25, 2015. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Thomas W. and Ada Lehn Steffy and husband of the late Catherine Adams Steffy, who passed away in 2003. A graduate of Lititz High School and Lancaster Business College,...

Nancy M. Engle

Nancy M. Engle

Oct 25, 2015

Nancy M. Engle, 85, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Born in Cornwall, she was the daughter of the late John and Daisy Sweeny Leeper. She was the wife of the late Ernest R. Engle Sr. who died in 2004. Nancy graduated in 1947 from the former Cornwall High School. She retired as a...

Hilda R. Frederick

Hilda R. Frederick

Oct 22, 2015

Hilda R. Frederick, 75, of Manheim, passed away at home on Thursday, October 22, 2015. Born in Lebanon County, she was the daughter of the late Edward C. and Alice Poorman Williams. She was the loving wife of John E. Frederick and they celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary in May. Hilda retired as a seamstress at the former Noggles Garment...

Earl  M.  Weber

Earl M. Weber

Oct 21, 2015

Dr. Earl M. Weber, 93, of Lititz, died peacefully at his home on October 21, 2015. Born in Brecknock Township, he was the son of the late Harry and Annie (Good) Weber and in June he and his wife, Margaret E. (Bowser) Weber celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary. A learned man, with early education from a one room school house...

Franklin J. "Duke" Minnich

Franklin J. "Duke" Minnich

Oct 20, 2015

Franklin J. Minnich Franklin J Minnich also known as “Duke”, 86, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the home of his daughter, Susan, in Frederick, MD. Born in Reinerton, PA he was the son of the late William and Ruth Bechtel Minnich. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth J. “Betty” Ney Minnich and they celebrated...

Nancy G. Sanger

Nancy G. Sanger

Oct 17, 2015

Nancy Louise Guistwhite Sanger, 83, formerly of Lemoyne, died peacefully, Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown where she was a resident. She was the widow of Kenneth A. Sanger who died in 1995. Born in New Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Margaret (Weimer) Guistwhite. Nancy was a former sales representative for PNC...

Cyrus R.     "Pete" Peters

Cyrus R. "Pete" Peters

Oct 17, 2015

Cyrus R. “Pete” Peters, 91, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Clayton B. and Mabel Blecher Peters. Pete was a 1943 graduate of Elizabethtown High School. He was the loving husband of Anna Mary Ruhl Peters and they observed their...

Emily E. Mesner

Emily E. Mesner

Oct 13, 2015

Emily E. Mesner, 89, of Manheim, and formerly of Lancaster, died peacefully on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Spring Township, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Johanna A. Laube Mesner. In 1990 Emily retired as Assistant Treasurer for Lancaster Press Inc. where she was employed for 37 years....

Dwight E. Hershey

Dwight E. Hershey

Oct 13, 2015

Dwight E. Hershey, 44, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Vincent D. and Mary Brackbill Hershey. Dwight was the husband of Jeannie Ginder Hershey and they would have observed their 23rd wedding anniversary in November of this year. Dwight worked in Agri-business...

Nancy L. Turner

Nancy L. Turner

Oct 13, 2015

Nancy L. Turner, 72, formerly of West Third Avenue, Lititz passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Walter P. and J. Miriam Neff McKinney. She was the wife of the late Jack L. Turner who died in 2012. Nancy retired from the former Raymark Industries, Manheim....

Elizabeth M. "Liz" Stevanus

Elizabeth M. "Liz" Stevanus

Oct 12, 2015

Elizabeth M. “Liz” Stevanus, 87, of Manheim and formerly of St. Michael, PA passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2015. Born in Waterman, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Sikorski Mickolick. She was the wife of the late Glenn E. Stevanus who died in 1991. Liz worked as a sales clerk at the former...

Paul  R. Davis, Jr.

Paul R. Davis, Jr.

Oct 8, 2015

Paul R. Davis, Jr., 87, died October 8, 2015 at Homestead Village, Lancaster, where he was a resident. He was the husband of Marguerite "Maggie" Davis, and they celebrated 22 years of marriage. His first wife Mary K. (Easton) Davis died in 1984. Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late Paul R. and Kathryn N. (Brown) Davis....

Sally Bender

Sally Bender

Oct 8, 2015

Sally Bender, 73, of Ephrata, and formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in East Hempfield Township, she was the daughter of the late John L. and Elizabeth Bender Sensenig. Sally retired after she worked over 12 years for Friendly’s Restaurant in Lancaster; previously she was employed at...

Reverend Roy J. Peterman

Reverend Roy J. Peterman

Oct 6, 2015

Reverend Roy J. Peterman of Manheim, PA went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at his home. Born in Carlisle, PA to the late Raymond and Myrtle Peterman, Roy was the husband of Lois Jean Kreider Peterman to whom he was married for 58 years. He is survived by his three daughters: Joyce Hughes, wife of...

Donald "Don" Reichenbach

Donald "Don" Reichenbach

Oct 6, 2015

Donald “Don” Reichenbach, 70, of Manheim passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Millard and Anna Long Reichenbach. He was 1962 graduate of Manheim Central High School. Don retired as a truck driver for New Holland Supply Company after a very serious tractor...

Amanda Leigh Clawson-Jones

Amanda Leigh Clawson-Jones

Oct 5, 2015

Amanda Leigh Clawson-Jones, 27 of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 5, 2015. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Tracy and Lori Jones. Amanda was a graduate of Hempfield High School and worked as a waitress at Centerville Diner. Surviving in addition to her parents are two children, six siblings and her companion, Terry Sandoval of Lancaster....

Jack Ross Hughes

Jack Ross Hughes

Oct 3, 2015

Jack Ross Hughes, 80, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Carlisle,PA, and Olathe,KS, died Saturday October 3, 2015, at the Masonic Heath Care Center, Elizabethtown,PA, after a brief illness. He was the widower of Norma J. (Umbower) who died in 1993. Born in Robertsdale, PA, he was the son of the late Lester and Helen (Ross) Hughes. He was a...