Obituaries

Apr 13, 2011

Glenn H. "Dutch" Witman, 88, of Manheim, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Frank Witman and Stella Hilton Witman Helt and stepson to the late Henry Helt. Glenn retired from Howmet Corporation, Lancaster, previous he was employed by White Oak Mills and the former Jacob Nauman...

Apr 13, 2011

Apr 11, 2011

Marian G. Wenger, 79, of Garber Road, Elizabethtown passed away at home on Monday, April 11, 2011. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Fannie Nolt Grove. She was the loving wife of the late J. Melvin Wenger who died in 2010. A homemaker, Marian was an active and faithful member of Bossler Mennonite Church,...

Apr 10, 2011

Kenneth Lee Faus, 59, of Lititz, passed away from this earth on Sunday, April 10, 2011 surrounded by those who loved him most. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Lester and Ruth Hess Faus. Ken was a partner with Window Schemes and Dreams of Penryn for 27years. He was the loving husband of Sue Faus;...

Apr 6, 2011

Ray K. Henne, 90, of Manheim passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Mountville, he was the son of the late Walter and Alice L. Waser Henne. Ray was the husband of the late Edna M. Shaffer Henne who died in 1997. Retired in 1983, Ray installed burners for 10 years...

Apr 5, 2011

Sharon Lee Eckman Seibold, 64, of Ephrata, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Born in Federalsburg, Maryland she was the daughter of George Stidham of Newark, Delaware, and the late Dorothy Speorl Stidham. Sharon retired as a nursing assistant at Lancashire Hall Lancaster; she also worked in private duty nursing in the Lancaster...

Apr 3, 2011

James F. "Jim" Cox, 79, of Lititz, died peacefully following a brief illness on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Luther Acres Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Kirkwood, he was the son of the late Frank and Marie Dubbs Cox. Jim retired as a supervisor for the Keystone Pretzel Bakery Lititz; following retirement he stayed active working at public auctions...

Apr 1, 2011

Alvin DeLong Jr., 90, of Manheim, died unexpectedly at home of natural causes on Friday, April 1, 2011. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Alvin Sr. and Lizzie Litzenberger DeLong. Al served in the United States Air Force; he worked for over 47 years for the Fuller Company in Manheim. He was the husband of the...

Mar 30, 2011

Betty M. Wagner, 81, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Born in York, she was the wife of the late William O. Wagner who died in 1976. Betty retired as an in-home Certified Nursing Assistant for Special Care of Lancaster. She also worked at Willow Valley Family Restaurant as...

Mar 27, 2011

Barbara McCarty, 74, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in Lebanon. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Marion Sours Blank. Barb retired from K-D Tools in Lancaster where she worked as an administrative assistant. She was a life member of the Elstonville Sportsmen Association. Her interests included: bird watching, traveling...

Mar 24, 2011

Dr. Norman Charles (Charlie) MacMath, 90, of Elizabethtown, formerly of the Mayfair section in Philadelphia, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the Masonic Village Health Care Center in Elizabethtown, PA. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George and Elsie Voellm MacMath. He was the husband of Elona A. Farr MacMath and they celebrated 67...

Mar 23, 2011

James A. "Jim" Swan, 72, of Manheim, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Born in Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, he was the son of the late, Ralph and Edna Spacht Swan. Jim worked for PPL as a construction line supervisor for 34 years before retiring in January 1995. He also worked part time providing general maintenance...

Mar 22, 2011

John Howard Coe, 84, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Born in Mount Vernon Springs, North Carolina, he was the son of the late, John Wesley Vestal and Lillie R. Whitaker Coe. John was a graduate of Pilot Mountain High School. He enjoyed NASCAR, and raced in its inaugural year of 1948...

Mar 22, 2011

Pauline M. Fry, 90, of Manheim, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Quarryville, she was the daughter of the late Bige and Sylvia (Barr) Groff. She was the wife of the late C. Robert Fry who died in 1978. Pauline was a cafeteria worker at Donegal High School and also...

Mar 17, 2011

Nora L. Erb, 88, of Manheim went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in East Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late Aaron B. and Anna L. Landis. After graduating from Strasburg High School, Nora was employed by PP&L for several years. Nora was the...

Mar 14, 2011

Alfred R. "Al" Schademan, 80, of Mount Joy, died peacefully at his residence, surrounded by his family, on Monday March 14, 2011. Born in Carrick, PA he was the son of the late John G. Sr. and Ellen Connors Schademan. He was the husband of Rhoda Berkenheiser Schademan, and they would have celebrated 60 years of marriage this Saturday. Al...

Mar 9, 2011

Mae M. Nauman Albright, 85, of Columbia, and formerly of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly on Wednesday March 9, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Harry G. and Lucinda Meckley Weidman. She was the wife of James E. Albright and they observed 32 years of marriage this past January. Mae...

Mar 9, 2011

Esther M. Connelly, 91, formerly of South Linden Street, Manheim passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Luther Acres, Lititz. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late B. Franklin and Mary Hilton Whiteside. She was the wife of the late John H. Connelly who died in 1982. Retired in 1984, Esther worked in the water...

Mar 8, 2011

Reverend Amos S. Weidman, 83, of Manheim, died peacefully and went home to be with his Lord, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Falmouth, he was the son of the late Hossler and Mary Sipling Weidman. Amos was the loving husband of the late Martha E. Binkley Weidman who died in 2008....

Mar 7, 2011

Raymond R. Givler, 90, formerly of Beacon Hill Road, Lancaster went home to be with Jesus on Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Harvey and C. Irene Mulvaney Givler. Ray was employed by the Hershey Foods Corporation Reese's Plant for twenty-five years; prior to that he...