Obituaries

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...

A. Floyd Imes

A. Floyd Imes

Oct 3, 2015

A. Floyd Imes, 88, of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Hewitt, he was the son of the late Regia L. and Gladys Bennett Imes. He was the beloved husband of the late Patricia “Pat” Imhof Imes who died in April of last year. Floyd was a U. S....

Patricia A. English

Patricia A. English

Sep 28, 2015

Patricia A. English, 83, formerly of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord & Savior, Monday September 28, 2015 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, where she was a resident. She was the widow of the late Ray A. English who died in 1997. Born in Clearfield, PA she was the daughter of the late Martin Luther and Regina Mae...

Alice G. Malehorn

Alice G. Malehorn

Sep 26, 2015

Alice G. Malehorn, 84 of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lancaster. She was the widow of the Dalvin B. Malehorn who died in 2003. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William and Catherine (Gantz) Zipp. Alice was a graduate of Columbia High School class of 1949,...

Matthew C.  Hines

Matthew C. Hines

Sep 25, 2015

Matthew C. Hines, 30 of Norristown, passed into eternal rest unexpectedly on Friday, September 25, 2015. Formerly of Lititz, he was the son of Dennis L. Hines and Frances A. Ruggiano Hines. Matt graduated from Warwick High School in 2004 and attended Temple University. He worked for Liberty Therapy Solutions in Norristown and had his own online internet marketing business....

Willis A. Kilheffer

Willis A. Kilheffer

Sep 23, 2015

Willis A. Kilheffer, 87, formerly of East Hempfield Township passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Landis Homes, Lititz. Born in Manheim Township, he was the son of Abram H. and Dorothy L. Amand Kilheffer. He was the husband of the late Rhoda E. Esbenshade Kilheffer who died in 2013. Willis was a farmer in East Hempfield Township. He...

Hans W.  Sagemuehl

Hans W. Sagemuehl

Sep 23, 2015

Hans W. Sagemuehl, 92, of Lititz, passed away on September 23, 2015 at Luther Acres in Lititz. Born in Bremen, Germany, he was the son of the late Henry and Kathe Deterding Sagemuehl. He shared 68 wonderful years of marriage with Mildred J. “Mitzi” (Zilles) Sagemuehl, who passed away in 2014. Hans served in the United States Army in the...

Doris M.  Johnson

Doris M. Johnson

Sep 22, 2015

Doris M. Johnson, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2015 at Luther Acres in Lititz. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Louise Spielmann Mackerodt. She was preceded in death by her husband the late Alfred F. Johnson. She is survived by her daughters, Lynn Johnson-Hurley, wife of Patrick Hurley, Pittsburgh;...

Martha B. Widders

Martha B. Widders

Sep 21, 2015

Martha B. Widders Martha B. Widders, 94, died peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2015 at Landis Homes Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Farmersville, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Anna Mary Buchen Herr. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of the late Isaac S. Widders who died in June of 1994. Martha was a member...

Kitty L. Snavely

Kitty L. Snavely

Sep 15, 2015

Kitty L. Snavely, 66, of Bloomsburg, formerly of Lock Haven, and Lancaster County, went safely home in the arms of Jesus on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Born in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Fred B. and Jane Rodger Zimmerman. Kitty was the loving wife of the Reverend James E. Snavely and they observed their 46th wedding anniversary...