Obituaries
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
Russell L. Gainer
Feb 2, 2011
Russell L. Gainer, 79, formerly of Manheim, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Clarence E. Gainer and the late Mary Fauby Gainer Ginder; and step son of the late M. Webb Ginder. Russell retired in 1993 where he was employed by both the...
Basilia Marin Aparicio
Jan 29, 2011
Basilia Marn Aparicio, 86, died peacefully Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster Countys Mount Joy campus after a long struggle with Alzheimers disease. Born July 20, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Mercedes Marn and Juana Antonia Aparicio of Estanzuela, Guatemala. She studied at the Hospital Americano in Guatemala City, earning her nursing degree in 1948....
John Kenneth Hossler
Jan 29, 2011
Ken went to the Lord on Saturday, January 29, 2011 and joined the other two mechanics from the North Penn Street Garage, Manheim. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. Tiny was known to many in Manheim as a mechanic at the North Penn Street Garage with his father-in-law, Roy Doc Nissley. Ken was a gentle soul, with...
James Eugene Wright
Jan 28, 2011
James Eugene Rabbit Wright, 71, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Hospice Of Lancaster County; following a six-month courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lime Rock, he was the son of the late Noah A. and Bernice Reece Wright. Rabbit retired from the Manheim Auto Auction where he was the supervisor of the maintenance department for...
Glenn H. Hershey
Jan 27, 2011
Glenn H. Hershey, 83, of North Penryn Road, Manheim went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 27, 2011. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Milton L. and Nancy Heagy Hershey. Glenn was owner and operator of his own farm in Penn Township and he worked for Keystone Mills in Hinkletown. He was...
Jacob L. Ebersole
Jan 26, 2011
Jacob L. Ebersole, 96, formerly of Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown died peacefully and went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Moses and Lizzie Longenecker Ebersole. Jacob was owner and operator of his own farm in Elizabethtown and then worked...
Laurance R. Witmer
Jan 24, 2011
Laurance R. Witmer, 73, formerly of Faith Friendship Ministries, Mountville died on Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Golden Living Center, Lancaster. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Isaac H. Witmer and Laura Risser Cortese. Surviving is a brother, Herbert R. Witmer of Hellertown, two sisters, Shirley Ann Oberholtzer of Mountville and Verna R. Lofing of...
Emilie A. Gochnauer
Jan 22, 2011
Emilie A. Gochnauer, 68, of East Petersburg passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the wife of Edwin C. Gochnauer Sr. and they celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary in August of last year. Surviving in addition to her husband is a son, Daniel P. Barry husband of Carla Mizrahi of Wilmington,...
Frank S. Schrawder
Jan 22, 2011
Frank S. Schrawder, 93, of North Grant Street Manheim passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Hegins, PA, he was the son of the late Elmer E. and Oleda Scheib Schrawder. Frank was the loving husband of Frances Rothenberger Schrawder and they observed their 64th wedding anniversary in August of last year....
Lucy Jane Bentzel
Jan 21, 2011
Lucy Jane Bentzel, 92, formerly of Manheim, died Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Rapho Twp. She was the widow of Roy E. Bentzel who died in 1995. Born in York County, she was the daughter of the late Leander R. Sr. and Dora (Jacobs) Miller. She was a homemaker most of her life, but...
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