Obituaries

Robert B. "Bob" Zug

Robert B. "Bob" Zug

Jul 8, 2012

Robert B. "Bob" Zug, 83, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday July 8, 2012 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Sporting Hill, he was the son of the late Hershey and Elsie Buch Zug. Bob retired in 1994 after working as a machinist at the Fuller Company, Manheim. He was the loving husband of Jean Diehl Zug and they would...

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Strickler

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Strickler

Jul 8, 2012

Dorothy Mae "Dot" Strickler, 95, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Sunday July 8, 2012 at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia. She was formerly of Park St. in Elizabethtown and also of Hearthstone Manor in Mount Joy. She was the wife of the late Alvin M. Strickler who died March 1, 2000. Born in Elizabethtown she was the daughter of the...

Robert B. "Bob" Zug

Robert B. "Bob" Zug

Jul 8, 2012

Robert B. "Bob" Zug, 83, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday July 8, 2012 at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster. Born in Sporting Hill, he was the son of the late Hershey and Elsie Buch Zug. Bob retired in 1994 after working as a machinist at the Fuller Company, Manheim. He was the loving husband of Jean Diehl Zug and they would...

M. Gary Hess

M. Gary Hess

Jul 7, 2012

M. Gary Hess, 75, of Reinholds, died peacefully on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Mahlon S. and Ruth Martzall Hess. Gary retired in 2000 after working over 38 years as a cabinet maker for Foltz and Fridy Custom Kitchens, Lancaster. He was the loving husband of...

Linda S. Yetter

Linda S. Yetter

Jul 5, 2012

Linda S. Yetter, 63, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Thursday July 5, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Lancaster. She was the wife of Gary N. Yetter, and they celebrated 29 years of marriage in October 2011. Born in Lancaster she is the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Heisey) Kaylor of Elizabethtown. Linda was a purchasing agent secretary at the...

Luther W. Yerger

Luther W. Yerger

Jul 4, 2012

Luther W. Yerger, 93, of the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown PA, and formerly of Shillington, died Wednesday July 4, 2012 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. He was the husband of Mary (Zimmerman) Yerger who died in 2010. Born in Pottstown, he was the son of the late Warren and Bertha (Johnson) Yerger. Luther proudly served his country during...

Betty Jane Getz

Betty Jane Getz

Jun 28, 2012

Betty Jane Getz, 86, of Lancaster, and formerly of North Main Street, Manheim died peacefully following a brief illness, on Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Sr. and Cora Keath Hilton. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of Wayne O. Getz and they...

Charles W. Misal Jr.

Charles W. Misal Jr.

Jun 27, 2012

Charles W. "Chuck" Misal Jr., 43, of East Petersburg passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Rupert and Charlene Taylor of Mount Joy and Charles and Rita Misal of Columbia. He was the loving husband of Karen M. Henderson Misal and they...

Earl K. Shelly

Earl K. Shelly

Jun 24, 2012

Earl K. Shelly, 86, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Amos N. and Lulu Kessler Shelly. He was the loving husband of Jean L. Stirling Shelly and they would have celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary in November of this year. His first wife,...

Jack L. Turner

Jack L. Turner

Jun 23, 2012

Jack L. Turner, 74, of Lititz, died peacefully following a brief illness, on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Cleona, he was the son of the late Elmer and Violet Kreiser Turner. For over 40 years Jack work for the former Raymark Industries, Manheim until his retirement. Following retirement he was employed for the Manheim...

Miriam G. Haws

Miriam G. Haws

Jun 20, 2012

Miriam G. Haws, 100, of Robeson Twp., passed away June 20, 2012 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. She resided there for the past five years. She was the daughter of the late George R. and Gertrude (Seifrit) Haws. Miriam taught Sunday School for many years at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Gibraltar. She served on the Robeson...

Jean L. Keller

Jean L. Keller

Jun 16, 2012

Jean L. Keller, 65, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Modesto, CA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Bessie Risinger Heaston. Jean was the loving wife of Paul H. Keller and they observed their 46th wedding...

Helen L. Fry

Helen L. Fry

Jun 16, 2012

Helen L. Fry, 80, of Manheim, died peacefully following a lengthy battle with cancer on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in West Earl Township, she was the daughter of the late George and Lizzie Geibe Keller. Helen worked for International Signal and Control Corporation, Lancaster, for 11 years. A 1949 graduate of the...

Mary L. Hostetter

Mary L. Hostetter

Jun 13, 2012

Mary L. Hostetter, 67, of Lancaster, died following a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Anna V. Berger Hostetter. Mary was the co-owner of Hollinger's Home Supply in Lititz for twenty years until her retirement in 2007. She was a member...

Ruth E. Ressler

Ruth E. Ressler

Jun 13, 2012

Ruth E. Ressler, 85, of Manheim, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Born in Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Carrie Blank Engel. She was the loving wife of Morris L. Ressler and they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in February of this year. Ruth was a sewing...

Barry L. Hollinger

Barry L. Hollinger

Jun 13, 2012

Barry L. Hollinger, 64, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of Paul Hollinger of Manheim and the late Arlene Brubaker Hollinger. He was the husband of Sandi L. Gibble Hollinger and they celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary in November of last year. Barry served...

Alvin H. Mellinger

Alvin H. Mellinger

Jun 10, 2012

Alvin H. Mellinger, 89, of Woodcrest Villa, Lancaster, passed away on Sunday June 10, 2012 at The Mennonite Home, Lancaster. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Henry and Emma Hostetter Mellinger. Alvin retired from the former Donegal Industries, Inc. of Mount Joy in 1992 after being employed for 20+ years. Alvin was an active lifetime...

Jerry R. Moore

Jerry R. Moore

Jun 10, 2012

Jerry R. Moore, 81, of Manheim, and formerly of Augusta, Kansas; died peacefully on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Augusta, Kansas, he was the son of the late Reed and Eleanor Mae Bearly Moore. For over 40 years Jerry served with the United States Navy in Washington D.C. Jerry was the loving husband of...

Thelma E. Kline

Thelma E. Kline

Jun 9, 2012

Thelma E. Kline, 79, of Manheim, died following a lengthy illness on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Holtwood, she was the daughter of the late Ira and Cleo Strait Mellott. Thelma was an Assistant Manager for Ormonds Clothing Store, Lancaster, for over 25 years; previously she was employed by Mussers Potato Chips...

Nancy Arlene Shenenberger

Nancy Arlene Shenenberger

Jun 9, 2012

Nancy Arlene Shenenberger, 81, of Manheim passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Mildred Myers. She was the wife of the late Lloyd B. Shenenberger who died in 1999. Nancy retired as a clerk at the former Raymark Industries, Manheim. Surviving is...