Obituaries
Dorothy Maud Ruhl
Apr 23, 2024
Dorothy Maud Ruhl was born June 26, 1940, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
the daughter and only child of Joanna Esther (Hogg) Ruhl and Harry Francis Ruhl, Jr.
Dorothy grew up with her parents in Manheim (Lancaster County), Pennsylvania.
She graduated, a member of the National Honor Society, on June 5, 1958,
from Manheim Central High School.
She studied at Dickinson College in...
Nathan Rosenberry
Apr 21, 2024
Nathan Rosenberry, of Manheim, passed away on April 21, 2024. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Nathan’s Memorial Gathering at the Manheim VFW, 149 South Charlotte Street, Manheim, on Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
Harold H. Keller
Apr 20, 2024
Harold H. Keller, 91, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Spang Crest, Lebanon. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late A. Rohrer and Emma Hershey Keller. He was the loving husband of Lois R. Mylin Keller and they would have observed their 60th wedding anniversary...
Dr. David E. Deibler
Apr 19, 2024
Dr. David E. Deibler, 72, of Lititz, passed into the open arms of Jesus on Friday, April 19, 2024 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and children. Born in Millersburg, he was the son of Violet Deibler Shenk of Manheim and the late Earl E. Deibler. David was the devoted husband of...
Marlin R. "Dick" Hosler
Apr 16, 2024
Marlin R. "Dick" Hosler, 80, of Manheim, passed away peacefully Tuesday April 16th, 2024 at his residence after a battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of Donna (Nissley) Hosler, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage on March 29th, 2024. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Marlin W. and Mae (Longenecker) Hosler....
Vivian Joan Shank
Apr 12, 2024
Vivian Joan Shank, 90 of Mount Joy, passed away on April 12, 2024 at Susquehanna Health and Wellness Center, Columbia. She was the wife of the late Ronald E. Shank. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late John and Ida S. (Reigle) Sumpman.
Vivian was a salesperson for Avon for more than 30 years in the Mount...
Carolyn A. "Carol" Richards
Apr 10, 2024
Carolyn A. “Carol” Richards, 91, a long time resident of Wakefield, Rhode Island, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Born in South Kingstown, RI, she was the daughter of the late Gideon and Gladys Pierson Allen. Carol was the loving wife of the late George C. Richards who died in January of 2004. Carol worked as a waitress in...
Mary Jane Hess Breneman
Apr 10, 2024
Mary Jane Hess Breneman, 98, of Manheim, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus, on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Maple Farm, Akron. Born in Manheim Township on July 15,1925, she was the daughter of the late Harry G. and Mary (Buckwalter) Hess. She was a loving wife of Albert Breneman for 70 years until...
Glen L. Longenecker
Apr 9, 2024
Glen L. Longenecker, 90, of Wrightsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at WellSpan York Hospital. Born in Manheim Township, he was the son of the late Samuel and Pauline Lefever Longenecker. He was the loving husband of Marcia A. March Longenecker and they observed their 55th wedding anniversary this past March....
Arlene S. Kolp
Apr 9, 2024
Arlene S. Kolp, 91, of Lititz, died on April 9, 2024 at Hospice and Community Care – Mt. Joy. She was the wife of the late Norman H. Kolp. Born in Manheim on June 18, 1932, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Alice (Shenk) Seifert.
She was a 1950 graduate of Elizabethtown High School. Arlene was...
James L. "Jim" Musser
Apr 8, 2024
James L. “Jim” Musser, 72, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 8, 2024. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jean Kreider Musser of Brethren Village and the late Harold Musser. Jim was the loving husband of Susan F. Ulmer Musser and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary...
Clyde E. Petticoffer
Apr 3, 2024
Clyde E. Petticoffer, 81, of Maytown, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Edgar and Frances Keener Petticoffer. Clyde was the loving husband of Edna Wiggins Petticoffer and they observed their 57th wedding anniversary in February of this year. He was...
Kenneth J. "Ken" Hartzler
Apr 1, 2024
Kenneth J. “Ken” Hartzler, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Elkhart, IN, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Fisher Hartzler.
Ken was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was devoted to his wife, Janet Horning Hartzler, with whom he would have celebrated 52...
Robert James Rutter, Sr.
Apr 1, 2024
Robert James Rutter, Sr., 83, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Deeg) Rutter who died in 2013. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late John and Lulu (Seyler) Rutter. He was a graduate of Columbia High School. He was an...
Joyce A. Loercher
Mar 29, 2024
Joyce (Pettyjohn) Loercher, 90 of Lititz, took her final curtain call peacefully, into her Heavenly home on Good Friday, March 29, 2024 at Luther Acres, where she resided for the past 6 months. She was born in Littlestown, on August 13, 1933. She was the only daughter of the late Raymond L. Pettyjohn Sr. and Minnie (Roberts) Pettyjohn. Her beauty...
Benjamin B. "Ben" Brubaker
Mar 27, 2024
Benjamin B. Brubaker, 87, of Manheim died peacefully, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Mt. Joy on March 31, 1936, he was the son of the late Jonas E. and Naomi S. Brubaker. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bertha W. Brubaker.
In his early 20s, Ben spent 2 ½ years...
Clayton F. Costello
Mar 26, 2024
Clayton F. Costello, 91, of Manheim, PA and formerly of Garwood, NJ, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in Jersey City, NJ he was the son of the late, Francis and Edith Mae Wishart Costello. Clayton worked for IBM and Kodak Corporation as a service and repair technician for many years. A proud...
Jeffrey D. "Jeff" Hoffmaster
Mar 26, 2024
Jeffrey D. “Jeff” Hoffmaster, 61, of Lebanon, died unexpectedly, Tuesday March 26, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital, after a brief Illness. Born in Lancaster he is the son of Fairabee Carol (Nelson) Hoffmaster, of Manheim and the late Jimmy D. Hoffmaster. He was employed at Hershey Company, and was the owner/operator of Hoffmaster Lawncare of Manheim for over 20 years....
Richard J. Zack Sr.
Mar 24, 2024
Richard J. Zack Sr., 84, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Born in Throop, PA, he was the son of the late William and Lena Karlavage Zack. He was the loving husband of Kathleen “Kathy” Sweet Zack and they would have observed their 63rd wedding anniversary in April. Richard retired...
Mary Allen Krupa
Mar 23, 2024
Mary Allen Krupa, 91, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully, Saturday, March 23, 2024. Born in Kent, CT, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Lefevre) Allen. She was the widow of Thomas J. Krupa who died in 2016. The life Mary Allen Krupa reflects a life well lived, filled with love, travel and service to others. Her...
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