Obituaries
Ella Mae Keagy
Jan 26, 2014
Ella Mae Keagy, of Elizabethtown, and formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully after celebrating 92 wonderful years on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harrison Reed and Minnie F. Schweager Gibble. Ella Mae was the loving wife of the late Charles E. Keagy who died in May of 1980. Throughout her life...
Nancy B. Tondora
Jan 23, 2014
Nancy B. Tondora, 83, formerly of Johnstown passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late G. Foster and Carrie Chandler Brown. She was the loving wife of John C. Tondora of Elizabethtown. Funeral Services will be held at John S. Sell Memorial Chapel,...
Melvin H. Kreider
Jan 20, 2014
Melvin H. Kreider, 81, of Manheim passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Soudersburg he was the son of the late Chester and Anna Hershey Kreider. He was the husband of Patricia L. Bach-Kreider. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.
Dorothy Yvonne Halk
Jan 17, 2014
Dorothy Yvonne Halk, 93, of Elizabethtown, died Friday January 17, 2014 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown after a brief illness. She was the widow of the late Bruce W. Halk who died in 2009. Born in Middletown she was the daughter of the late Charles Gilbert King, Sr. and the late Lillian (Dohner) King. She was a graduate...
Robert E. "Bob" Strickler
Jan 17, 2014
Robert E. “Bob” Strickle r, 91, formerly of South Walnut Street, Lititz passed gently into the arms of his Savior on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Moravian Manor. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry A and Bessie Enck Strickler. He was the husband of the late Anne Hackman Strickler who died in 2006. Bob grew...
Mary B. Greiner
Jan 15, 2014
Mary B. Greiner, 82, of Manheim, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Amy Gingrich Becker, and the step daughter to the late Esther Becker. Mary was the loving wife of Clyde G. Greiner...
John Frank Bixler
Jan 14, 2014
John Frank Bixler, 92, formerly of South Fulton Street, Manheim passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ernest E. and Ida Frank Bixler. He was the husband of May E. Heisey Bixler who died in 2000. John retired as a security guard at RR...
Kenneth S. Link
Jan 14, 2014
Kenneth S. Link, 77, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim following a lengthy illness. Born in Pottsville, he was the son of Kenneth M. and Grace B. Stellwagon Link. Ken worked for Guers Dairy, Pottsville, as a milk delivery person for many years. He was a well-known PIAA Basketball...
Charlotte E. Schmidt
Jan 12, 2014
Charlotte E. Schmidt, 100, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Masonic Health Care Center. Born in Philadelphia she was the daughter of the late Harry and Charlotte Wood Elcock. She was the wife of the late Walter W. Schmidt who died April 2007. Charlotte is survived by a sister-in-law, Joan Elcock of Lafayette Hill, PA. She...
Eugenia Ruth Cota
Jan 8, 2014
Eugenia Ruth Cota, 92, formerly of Bethlehem passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at Oak Leaf Manor, Landisville. Born in Newport News, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Ruth Burk Viger. She was the wife of the late Sherwood J. Cota who died in 2010. Eugenia retired as a secretary at the Allentown State Hospital....
Ruth Naomi Spahr
Jan 3, 2014
Ruth Naomi (Landis) Spahr, 85, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2014, at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA. She was the loving wife of J. Robert Spahr to whom she was married for 65 years. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Petersburg. Naomi was the daughter of the late Abram and Mabel Landis. A...
Reed W. Campbell
Jan 2, 2014
Reed W. Campbell, 90, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Sewickley, he was the son of the late Charles G. and Cora Quivey Campbell. He was the husband of Anna Martzall Campbell of Manheim and his first wife the late Betty Holsinger Campbell who died in 1991...
Jeffrey T. Dempsey
Jan 2, 2014
Jeffrey T. “Jeff” Dempsey, 50, of Manheim died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Joan Yoder Wickenheiser of Lancaster and the late James Wickenheiser. He was the loving companion of Laura Hartl of Manheim. Jeff was a warehouse supervisor at MBM, Lancaster for over fifteen years. Surviving in...
Carl R. Hess
Dec 30, 2013
Carl R. Hess, 89, of Manheim passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Earl B. and Anna Hershey Hess. He was the husband of the late Martha M. Sheaffer Hess who died in 1999. Carl owned and operated farms in Penn Township and Berrysburg. He...
Geroge Sampsel
Dec 27, 2013
George Sampsel, 88, of Lancaster, died Friday December 27, 2013 at the Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster. Born in Watsontown, PA, he was the son of the late George T. and Grace (Weaver) Sampsel. He is the husband of Miriam (Ruhl) Sampsel of Elizabethtown. George was a machinist for TRW Corp. of Danville, PA for 35 years before retiring in 1985....
Marjorie A. Vogle
Dec 25, 2013
Marjorie A. "Margie" Vogle, 65 of Mount Joy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the wife of Gary L. "Pickle" Vogle and they celebrated 45 years of marriage in July 2013. Born in Middletown, Margie was the daughter of the late Henry and...
Lillian D. MacTaggart
Dec 24, 2013
Lillian D. MacTaggart, 96, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Hopeland, she was the daughter of the late Ammon E. and Tillie Mae Enck Palm. Lillian worked at the former William H. Noggel & Son and retired from the former Manheim Garment Company after 35 years. She was...
Suzanne H. Cassel
Dec 23, 2013
Suzanne H. Cassel, 63, of Manheim, entered Heaven and into the loving arms of Jesus on Monday, December 23, 2013. She was the daughter of Lois Fern Haldeman Heisey of Lititz, and the late John Stanley Heisey. Suzanne was the loving wife of Dale E. Cassel, and they observed their 41st wedding anniversary in May of this year. She and...
Glenn L. Bollinger
Dec 21, 2013
Glenn L. Bollinger, 57, of Manheim, was welcomed into the loving arms of Jesus after a 22 year long, courageous battle with a cancerous brain tumor, on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Robert B. and Edith I. Patches Bollinger of Lebanon. He will be greatly missed...
Lorraine "Rainy" G. Miller
Dec 15, 2013
Lorraine G. “Rainy” Miller, 85, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late J. Homer and Lizzie Wiest Graybill. Rainy worked for the Manheim Auto Auction for 55 Years; she was also employed at the former Poser’s Store at Park City, and the...
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