Obituaries

James L. "Jim" Musser

Apr 8, 2024

            James L. “Jim” Musser, 72, of Mount Joy, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 8, 2024. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Jean Kreider Musser of Brethren Village and the late Harold Musser. Jim was the loving husband of Susan F. Ulmer Musser and they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary...

Clyde E. Petticoffer

Apr 3, 2024

 

  Clyde E. Petticoffer, 81, of Maytown, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Edgar and Frances Keener Petticoffer. Clyde was the loving husband of Edna Wiggins Petticoffer and they observed their 57th wedding anniversary in February of this year. He was...

Kenneth J. "Ken" Hartzler

Apr 1, 2024

Kenneth J. “Ken” Hartzler, 77, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Elkhart, IN, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Fisher Hartzler. 

 

Ken was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He was devoted to his wife, Janet Horning Hartzler, with whom he would have celebrated 52...

Robert James Rutter, Sr.

Apr 1, 2024

     Robert James Rutter, Sr., 83, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, April 1, 2024 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the husband of the late Dorothy (Deeg) Rutter who died in 2013.  Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late John and Lulu (Seyler) Rutter. He was a graduate of Columbia High School. He was an...

Joyce A. Loercher

Mar 29, 2024

 

Joyce (Pettyjohn) Loercher, 90 of Lititz, took her final curtain call peacefully, into her Heavenly home on Good Friday, March 29, 2024 at Luther Acres, where she resided for the past 6 months. She was born in Littlestown, on August 13, 1933. She was the only daughter of the late Raymond L. Pettyjohn Sr. and Minnie (Roberts) Pettyjohn. Her beauty...

Benjamin B. "Ben" Brubaker

Mar 27, 2024

Benjamin B. Brubaker, 87, of Manheim died peacefully, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Mt. Joy on March 31, 1936, he was the son of the late Jonas E. and Naomi S. Brubaker. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Bertha W. Brubaker.

In his early 20s, Ben spent 2 ½ years...

Clayton F. Costello

Mar 26, 2024

   Clayton F. Costello, 91, of Manheim, PA and formerly of Garwood, NJ, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Pleasant View Communities. Born in Jersey City, NJ he was the son of the late, Francis and Edith Mae Wishart Costello.  Clayton worked for IBM and Kodak Corporation as a service and repair technician for many years. A proud...