Obituaries
Paul Raymond Cope
Mar 13, 2015
Paul Raymond Cope, 97, of Landisville, passed away on March 13, 2015 at Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Amos H. and Ernestine R. Godshalk Cope. A 1934 graduate of Landisville High School, Paul worked at various jobs until June 19, 1941 when he entered the US Army. He proudly...
James Henry "Jim" Foard Jr.
Mar 13, 2015
James Henry “Jim” Foard Jr., 83, of Manheim, and formerly of Manheim Township, died after battling cancer on Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. He was born at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA to James Henry Foard Sr. and Viola Foard on February 19, 1932. After graduating from Haverford High School in 1950,...
Robert P. "Rob" Myers
Mar 12, 2015
Robert P. “Rob” Myers, 56, of Lititz, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Snyder Memorial Health Care Center, Marienville, following a lengthy illness. Born in Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Mary Monforte Myers. Rob worked as a medical assistant for Lancaster Regional Medical Center; previously he was an auto mechanic for...
James M. Forry
Mar 12, 2015
James M. “Jim” Forry, 87, of Mount Joy, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community, Columbia. He was the widower of the late Marian A. (Bortzfield) Forry. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Russell A. and Edna (George) Forry. Jim was a vacuum heat treater at the former Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster...
Beatrice B. Strickler
Mar 8, 2015
Beatrice B. Strickler, 96, formerly of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Longwood Manor, Maytown. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Elsie Brown Strickler. Beatrice retired from Kinsey’s Outdoors, Mount Joy and the former Mount Joy Box Factory. She was one of the...
Judy L. Myers
Mar 8, 2015
Judy L. Myers, 66 of Mount Joy and formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Berkley, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Carl L. and Margaret McTigue Worthington. She was the loving wife of Richard L. “Rick” Myers and they would have celebrated their 47th...
Jean A. Silvius
Mar 6, 2015
Jean A. Silvius, 80, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Manheim, died on Friday, March 6, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster County on October 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Abram Keener and the late Kathryn Shaub Hess. Jean was the loving wife of James R. Silvius and they observed their...
Howard R. Stalnecker Jr.
Mar 4, 2015
Howard R. Stalnecker, Jr., 78, of Maytown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday March 4, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Linda (Guthrie) Stalnecker, and they observed their 38th wedding anniversary in October. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Howard R. Sr. and Jean (Granger) Stalnecker....
Almeda R Hess
Mar 4, 2015
Almeda R. Hess, 100, formerly of Mount Joy passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Emma Snavely Ruhl. She was the loving wife of the late Miller M. Hess who died in 1987. Almeda was a member of Mount Joy...
Kathryn E. Wolfe
Mar 2, 2015
Kathryn E. Wolfe, 94, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 2, 2015 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elstonville, she was the daughter of the late Elmer K. and Rosa Garmen Summy. She was the wife for 59 years to the late Dale R. Wolfe who died in 2010 and her first husband the late S....
Gerald R. Peters
Mar 1, 2015
Gerald R. Peters, 67, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Cyrus R. and Anna Mary Ruhl Peters. Jerry was the loving husband of Carolyn Helt Peters and they observed their 45th wedding anniversary in January of this year....
J. Richard "Dick" Grube
Mar 1, 2015
J. Richard “Dick” Grube, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Edith Grube and the step son of the late Ellis Zeager. Dick was the husband of Nancy J. Kopp Vogel Grube of Lebanon, and the late A. Louise Barto...
Joan E. "Joni" Mellinger
Feb 27, 2015
Joan, E. “Joni” Mellinger, 67, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, February 27, 2015. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Mary Myers Mellinger. Joni worked as a receptionist at Dr. Vincent Avallone’s Office, Lancaster. She was a member of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, Manheim. For several years, Joni was involved...
Ronnie Lee Hanna
Feb 25, 2015
Ronnie Lee Hanna, 70, formerly of Manheim, died on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at his home in Muncy Valley. Born in Florence, S.C., he was the son of the late Bernieth and Frances Pervis Hanna. An auto mechanic throughout his life, Ronnie was the owner and operator of Hanna’s Auto Body in Lititz. Previously he was employed by Howmet Aluminum,...
Harvey S. Kopp
Feb 23, 2015
Harvey S. “Bud” Kopp, 85, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim surrounded by his family. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Jacob and Mabel Shenk Kopp. He was the loving husband of June Miller Kopp and they observed their 64th wedding anniversary in June of...
Linda A. Petersen
Feb 23, 2015
Linda A. Petersen, 74, of Marietta, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, February 23, 2015. She was the wife of Harro J. Petersen, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage this past January. Born in Bronx, NY she was the daughter of the late Christian and Anne (Stoltz) Boccaccino. Linda was a homemaker most of her...
Joseph G. "Joe" Ginder
Feb 22, 2015
Joseph G. “Joe” Ginder, 80, formerly of Old Line Road, Manheim, passed away peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, February 22, 2015. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Mary (Ginder) Ginder, and stepson of the late Verna Faus Ginder. He was the loving husband of Ann L. Byer Ginder, and they observed...
Frank D. Hassinger
Feb 20, 2015
Frank David Hassinger, 85, of Mount Joy passed away peacefully at home on Friday, February 20, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Roscoe and Elizabeth Shatto Hassinger. He was the loving husband of Joan L. Knittle Hassinger and they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in December. Frank and his son,...
Thomas L. "Tommy" Weaver, Jr.
Feb 16, 2015
Thomas L. “Tommy” Weaver, Jr., 57, of Elizabethtown and formerly of Manheim passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015. Born in Sewickley, he was the son of Nancy Harker Weaver of Lancaster and the late Thomas L. Weaver, Sr. He was the husband of Judy Seaks Weaver and they would have celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary in June. Tommy was...
E. Richard "Dick" Witman
Feb 15, 2015
E. Richard “Dick” Witman, 82, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Amos and Sadie Reppert Witman. Dick was the loving husband of Joan Connelly Witman and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in December of last...
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