Obituaries
Leon E. Witmer
Jan 3, 2015
Leon E. Witmer, 56, of Pine Grove, and formerly of Lancaster County, died peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Harold F. and Naomi Mumma Witmer of Manheim. In his early years Leon worked on the family farm in Schuylkill County. He was a member of Roedersville Mennonite Church, Pine Grove. Leon’s interests...
C. Richard "Dick" Miller
Jan 2, 2015
C. Richard “Dick” Miller, 93, of Landis Homes Retirement Community, formerly of Mount Joy and Mobile, AL, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday January 2, 2015 at Landis Homes. He was the loving husband of Reba C. Miller and they celebrated 71 years of marriage in May 2014. Born in Mt. Joy Twp. he was the...
Marianne S. Coover
Jan 2, 2015
Marianne S. Coover, 79, of Mount Joy, died peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Longwood Manor, Maytown. She was the loving wife of Joseph F. Coover and they would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on February 18, 2015. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Burle and Anna (Alexander) Schofield. She was a graduate...
Norman D. Ober
Dec 31, 2014
Norman D. Ober, 90, of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Harry F. and Stella Keefer Ober. He was the husband of the late Bettie I. Rohrer Ober who died in 2003. Norman retired from John E. Fullerton Inc., Elizabethtown...
Richard E. "Dick" DeVerter
Dec 29, 2014
Richard E. “Dick” DeVerter, 84, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard S. and Mildred Morrison DeVerter. He was the husband of the late Ruth S. Usner DeVerter who died in 2004. Dick worked forty years at Armstrong World Industries,...
Logan T. Crills
Dec 29, 2014
Logan T. Crills, 18, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, following a courageous 4-year battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma. Born in Lancaster, he was the beloved son of Warren K. and Lora Taylor Crills of Manheim. Logan was employed part-time at Stauffers of Kissel Hill, Lititz. He was a senior...
Beverly Jane Elvin
Dec 27, 2014
Beverly Jane Elvin, 80, formerly of Maytown passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Susan Kersey Brown. She was the wife of the late Dr. Harlan James Elvin, Sr. who died in 1988. Surviving are three sons, Harlan “Jim” Elvin, Jr. of...
Katherine M. Luta
Dec 19, 2014
Katherine M. Luta, 96, formerly of South Charlotte Street, Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2014 at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon. Born in Binghampton, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Susan Minchie. Katherine was the loving wife of the late Anthony A. “Tony” Luta who died in August of 1995. In her early...
Mae M. Ruhl
Dec 19, 2014
Mae M. Ruhl, 82, formerly of Cider Press Road, Manheim, died peacefully and went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 19, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Elwood B. and Ellen Maurer Bradley. Mae was the loving wife of the late J. Robert Ruhl Sr. who...
Adeline B. Savickas
Dec 14, 2014
Adeline B. Savickas, 97, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Dallas, PA, died Sunday December 14, 2014 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. She was the widow of John Savickas who died in 2000. Born in Chicago, she was the daughter of the late Felix and Anna Koveikis. Adeline was a homemaker, but enjoyed traveling the world with her late...
Lois Jean Webb Hackenberger
Dec 14, 2014
Lois Jean “Toots” Webb Hackenberger, 81, of Palmer/ Wasilla, Alaska, passed away after a lengthy battle with COPD on Sunday, December 14, 2014 in Wasilla, AK. Born in Conewago Township, she was the daughter of the late, Charles and Miriam Gainer Webb. Lois Jean was the wife of the late Paul Hackenberger. She and her family moved to Alaska in...
Harry E. "Skip" Mentzer, Jr.
Dec 9, 2014
Harry E. “Skip” Mentzer, Jr, 82, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully Tuesday December 9, 2014 at ManorCare, Elizabethtown. He was the husband of Roberta (Frank) Mentzer, and they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary in September. Born in Lampeter, he was the son of the late Harry E. Mentzer and Ruth Weitkamp. “Skip” was a salesman for the former Raub...
Esther D. Sauder
Dec 7, 2014
Esther D. Sauder, 93, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, and formerly of Manheim, passed away at the Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, December 7, 2014. Born in East Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry Z. and Estella Wenzel Diffenbach. Esther was the loving wife of the late Mervin S. Sauder who died in August of 2002. She...
Kenneth B. Eberle
Dec 1, 2014
Kenneth B. Eberle, 83, of Manheim, died peacefully with his family by his side and went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 1, 2014. Ken was the loving husband of Janet “Dolly” Rineer Eberle and they observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in June of 2014. He worked as a fleet mechanic for High Steel Structures in Lancaster...
Esther M. Balmer
Dec 1, 2014
Esther M. Balmer, 89, formerly of Hossler Road, Manheim, died following a short illness on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Phares and Annie Hoffer Ginder. Esther worked for 22 years at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim; previously she was employed for 18 years at...
Robert Thomas "Bob" Lefever
Nov 29, 2014
Robert Thomas “Bob” Lefever, 89, of Lititz, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 following a two week illness. He was born November 9, 1925 in Martic Township to Jacob and Katie Thomas Lefever. Bob married Esther Landis Lefever on June 12, 1948 and they enjoyed 66 years together. He was a farmer for 40 years and a member of East Petersburg...
Nevin K. "Mac" McMullen
Nov 28, 2014
Nevin K. “Mac” McMullen, 62, of Manheim, and formerly of Palmyra, and the Hershey area, passed away after a long illness on Friday, November 28, 2014 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Derry Township, he was the son of the late, P. Richard and Ruth Stehman McMullen. Nevin worked for Hershey Foods for over 27 years mostly at the...
Ronald E. Miller
Nov 27, 2014
Ronald E. Miller, 66, of Manheim, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James R. and Mary E. Binkley Miller. Ron was a truck driver for White Oak Mills and also worked in the ground maintenance department for the Elizabethtown Area...
Nancy R. Reese
Nov 27, 2014
Nancy R. Reese, 92, formerly of Kingston, died Thursday November 27, 2014, at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA, where she was a resident. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the daughter of the late J. Taliesin and Catherine (Lewis) Richards. She was the widow of the late Benjamin H. Reese, Jr. She graduated from the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of...
Elsie M. Lowry
Nov 27, 2014
Elsie M. Lowry, 86, of Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 27, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Conneautville, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Millicent Bacon Barnes. Elsie worked for 16 years in the office at the Manheim Auto Auction. She was the wife of the late Lyle...
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