Obituaries

Harold H. LeFever

Harold H. LeFever

Feb 24, 2011

Pastor Harold H. LeFever, 89, formerly of Harrisburg, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, February, 24, 2011 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community Lititz. Born in East Lampeter Township, he was the son of the late Lehman H. and Frances Horst LeFever. Retiring in 1986, Harold worked in the maintenance department for Keystone Building Products Harrisburg for...

Kenneth V. Heisey

Kenneth V. Heisey

Feb 22, 2011

Kenneth V. Heisey, 70, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late David and Fannie Wolgemuth Heisey. For over 42 years Ken was employed for the Fuller Company Manheim. He was the husband of Delores J. "Cookie"...

Shirley Ann Oberholtzer

Shirley Ann Oberholtzer

Feb 21, 2011

Shirley Ann Oberholtzer, 80, of Mountville, died peacefully on Monday February 21, 2011, at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, PA. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Isaac H. and Laura (Risser) Witmer Cortese. She was a graduate of the former Lititz High School. Shirley was a homemaker. She enjoyed bowling, and was a member of...

Dorothy F. Buch

Dorothy F. Buch

Feb 21, 2011

Dorothy F. Buch, 93, formerly of South Pitt Street, Manheim, died peacefully Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Susquehanna Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. Born in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Katherine Stoup Ierley. Dorothy worked for the former Manheim Garment Factory. She was the wife of the late Earl L. Buch...

Lucille N. Groenendaal

Lucille N. Groenendaal

Feb 19, 2011

Lucille N. Groenendaal, 93, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born July 20, 1917 in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Charlotte Nagle Norbeck. She resided in Lancaster with her husband of 61 years, the late John C. Groenendaal, who died in 2000. In her...

Mae A. Summers

Mae A. Summers

Feb 19, 2011

Mae A. Summers, 87, of Manheim, died peacefully at her home on Saturday, February 19, 2011 following a lengthy illness. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Lizzie Wunderlich Weber. In 1984 Mae retired from the Manheim Central School District where she was the secretary for the Middle School for 25 years. She was the...

Charles G. "Pete" Moyer

Charles G. "Pete" Moyer

Feb 16, 2011

Charles G. Pete Moyer, 71, of East Petersburg passed away at home on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Ammon and Marie Berkheiser Moyer. He was the husband of the late Ruth A. Schwab Moyer who died in 2005. Pete was a graduate of Hempfield High School. He owned and operated the...

Jay A. Keener

Jay A. Keener

Feb 15, 2011

Jay A. Keener, of Manheim went to heaven on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 after several years of illness and a short battle with cancer. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Arthur and Shirley Collins Keener. Jay was married to Joan Mogel Keener for 24 years. He worked at the former Warner Lambert, Lititz for 41 years....

Phares K. Huber

Phares K. Huber

Feb 15, 2011

Phares K. Huber, 74, formerly of Mountville, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at the Lancaster General Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in East Earl Township, he was the son of the late Phares M. and Lena Kurtz Huber. In his early years Phares farmed in Lancaster County, he then worked in sales in manufactured housing. He was the husband...

David Walt Wolfe

David Walt Wolfe

Feb 12, 2011

David Walt Wolfe, 54, of Manheim died peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Ruth L. Davis Wolfe of Manheim and the late Roy Wolfe Sr. David worked for Triple M Farms in the Feed Mill Division located in Lebanon. He had...

Charlotte M. Eshleman

Charlotte M. Eshleman

Feb 10, 2011

Charlotte M. Eshleman, 89, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Elizabethtown. Born in Colmar, France, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Mann Yecker. Charlotte worked for twenty-five years for J. L. Clark, Lancaster. She was the wife of the late J. Leonard Eshleman who died in...

Philip H. Gaus Sr.

Philip H. Gaus Sr.

Feb 9, 2011

Philip H. Gaus Sr., 62, of Marietta passed away at home peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Jay Monroe and Josephine Mathiot Gaus. He was the loving husband of Christine C. Collins Gaus and they would have celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary this month. Philip retired in August as a...

Edward R. Kauffman

Edward R. Kauffman

Feb 9, 2011

Edward R. Kauffman, 84, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 after a brief illness, at the Lebanon Veterans Medical Center Hospice facility. Born in Mastersonville, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Elsie Ruhl Kauffman. Ed was a Navy veteran, having served in the South Pacific during WWII. He retired after 57 years...

Arthur V. Kreischer Sr.

Arthur V. Kreischer Sr.

Feb 9, 2011

Arthur V. Kreischer, Sr, 91, formerly of Mount Joy, and Brickerville died peacefully on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Sunbury, he was the son of the late John and Rose Gilbert Kreischer. Art worked for the former Sensenich Corp. Lititz. He was the husband of Janice I. Nissley Kreischer and he passed...

Dorothy M. Hostetter

Dorothy M. Hostetter

Feb 9, 2011

Dorothy M. Hostetter, 89, formerly of Manheim went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Conestoga View, Lancaster. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Schweger Spayd. Dorothy worked as a seamstress for the former B. and J., and Noggles Garment Factories Manheim; she also helped her husband on...

Harry J. "Hank" Hagan

Harry J. "Hank" Hagan

Feb 7, 2011

Harry J. Hank Hagan, 87, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, passed away at Moravian Manor, Lititz, on Tuesday, February 7, after a brief illness. Born in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harry and Margaret Gallagher Hagan. Hank was the husband of the late Marianna W. Hagan who passed away in June 2009. They had...

Carl Thomas Shirk

Carl Thomas Shirk

Feb 7, 2011

Carl Thomas Shirk, 55 of Manheim died on February 7, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz. He was the son of Fay Kulp Shirk of Manheim and the late Carl I. Shirk. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

Helen Cassel Breneisen

Helen Cassel Breneisen

Feb 6, 2011

Helen Cassel Breneisen, 98, formerly of Junction Road, Manheim passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Brethren Village, Lancaster.Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Mabel Sharpe Cassel. Helen graduated in 1930 from the former Manheim Boro. School and was a 1935 graduate of the former West Chester Teachers College with...

Arthur R. Williams Jr.

Arthur R. Williams Jr.

Feb 5, 2011

Arthur R. Williams Jr., 53, of East Petersburg, died Saturday, February 5, 2011 following a valiant fight with leukemia at the Hershey Medical Center and went home to be with his heavenly Father. Affectionately called Binky by his family, Art was born in Bluefield, West Virginia; he was the son of Arthur R. Sr., and Maxie M. Billips Williams of...

Arlene P. Stormfeltz

Arlene P. Stormfeltz

Feb 5, 2011

Arlene P. Stormfeltz, 87, formerly of 512 Rambler Road, Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of the late J. Earl and June Fanton Plank. From 1945 to 1988 Arlene was employed as an Art Education Teacher with the Manheim Central...

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