Obituaries
Edward L. "Ed" Shoop
Mar 15, 2025
Edward L. “Ed” Shoop, 79, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Bainbridge, he was the son of the late Russell and Ethel (Gingrich) Shoop. Ed was a truckdriver for Earl R. Martin Trucking Inc., New Holland and in his earlier years, he was a dairy farmer in Bainbridge for over 20...
Joanne S. Brandt
Mar 14, 2025
Joanne S. Brandt, 93, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 14, 2025. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Richards Shaub. She was the loving wife of Mervin B. Brandt Sr. and they would have observed their 77th wedding anniversary this May.
Surviving in addition to her husband is a son,...
Margot Ream
Mar 13, 2025
Margot Ream, 86, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully, Thursday March 13, 2025 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was the widow of the late Floyd L. Ream, Jr. who died in 1987, and mother to the late Roberta Ann Ream who died in 2018, and sister to her late brother Bernhard Ebenau. Born in Wiesbaden, Germany she was the daughter of Karl...
Wilbur E. Witman Jr.
Mar 13, 2025
Wilbur E. Witman Jr., 83 of Manheim, died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Born in Rheems, he was the son of the late Wilbur E. Sr. and S. Ruth Reichenbach Witman. Wilbur was the loving husband of Debra L. Herr Witman, and they observed their 33rd Wedding Anniversary in February of this year. He was a 1958...
Harold S. Brubaker
Mar 12, 2025
Harold Stauffer Brubaker, 91, formerly of Manheim passed away on Wednesday,
March 12, 2025 at Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Levi Noll and Anna Stauffer Brubaker. He was the loving husband of Virginia P. Martin Brubaker and they would have observed their 70th wedding anniversary this September.
Harold...
Patsy S. Miller
Mar 12, 2025
Can one easily cook and serve a gourmet meal of love and laughter for a multitude of people? Patsy Miller was a special person who did just this. Several of her favorite recipes were fried practical jokes, baked wonderful picnic gatherings, pickled fun game nights, and much more. She served all of these fine recipes with a smile for her...
Patricia Elizabeth Lesley Harbold
Mar 11, 2025
Patricia Elizabeth Lesley Harbold, 85, of Manheim PA, went to be with Jesus in the early morning hours of March 11th, 2025.
She was a lover of all things art and an avid gardener. Her creativity knew no bounds. She would sit with her canvases and paint for hours on end, the most beautiful scenes of radiant flowers, trees, and landscapes....
Evelyn J. Showers
Mar 7, 2025
Evelyn J. Showers, 96, of Manheim, passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on March 7, 2025 with her daughter by her side. She was born to Simon and Martha in Rapho Township on November 7, 1928. She was the wife of the late Mark Showers whom she married in 1946 and were married for 52 years.
Evelyn was a...
Edward Walter Longenecker
Mar 7, 2025
Edward Walter Longenecker, 86, East Petersburg, died peacefully on March 7, 2025 at Penn State Lancaster Medical Center after a three-week illness. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Ammon and Gertrude (Diller) Longenecker. He and his wife Dorothy (Hershey) Longenecker recently observed their 65th wedding anniversary on February 12th.
Ed was a 1956 graduate of Manheim Central...
Ruth W. Todd
Mar 6, 2025
Ruth W. Todd, 77, of Manheim, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Ruth began her journey on October 10, 1947 in the Strasburg area as the daughter of the late Charles E. and Susie Weaver Good. She married the love of her life, Jay L. Todd, in 1968, enjoying over...
Randy L. Enck
Mar 6, 2025
Randy L. “Pops” Enck, 77, of Manheim died peacefully at home on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Leon Z. and Betty J. Fetter Enck. He was the loving husband of Peg Ginder Enck and they would have observed their 59th wedding anniversary this September. For 43 years, Randy was operations manager...
Thelma J. Becker
Mar 5, 2025
Thelma J. Becker, 95, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at Pleasant View Communities, Manheim. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Rufus W. and Barbara Heisey Kover. She was the wife of the late Rev. Paul G. Ruhl who died in 1984 and her second husband the late J. Franklin Becker...
Charles A. Tshudy
Feb 28, 2025
Charles A. Tshudy, 41, of Manheim, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Rose E. Alleman Tshudy of Manheim, and the late Robert E. Tshudy Sr.
He attended Manheim Central High School class of 2002, and graduated from Millersville University of...
Robert G. "Bob" Mumma
Feb 26, 2025
Robert G. “Bob” Mumma, 72, Exeter, and formerly of East Petersburg, took a trip to be with his lord on February 26, 2025.
He was the beloved son of the late Ammon and Edith Mumma, and devoted husband of the late Mary Ellen Mumma.
A 1970 graduate of Hempfield High School, he earned full retirement from Armstrong Flooring Plant. “Bob”, as he...
Jean A. Peck
Feb 26, 2025
Jean A. Peck, 94, of Elizabethtown, died peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Hughestown, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. and Viola M. (Moyer) Anderson. She was the loving wife of the late Robert A. Peck. Jean retired from M&M Mars, Elizabethtown, and was a member of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
Kathryn Ruhl Wolgemuth
Feb 25, 2025
Kathryn (Kate, Kathy) Ruhl Wolgemuth, age 87, died peacefully at her home at Brethren Village on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Kate was known for her compassion and kindness to everyone she met. She will be missed by her family and many friends, near and far with whom she made meaningful connections.
Two of her beloved caregivers, Melissa and Jasmine, along with...
Shirley J. Habecker
Feb 25, 2025
Shirley J. Habecker, 83, of Gretna Springs, Manheim, died peacefully, Tuesday February 25, 2025 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. She was the widow of Ronald E. Habecker who died in 2017. Born in Manheim Township, she was the daughter of the late David I. and Helen B. (Kulmer) Dickel.
Shirley enjoyed spending time over many years at family cabins in Tioga and...
Earl B. Zimmerman
Feb 24, 2025
Earl B. Zimmerman, 87, formerly of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly, Monday, February 24, 2025 at Landis Home, Lititz, where he was residing. He was the widower of the late JoAnn (Hess) Zimmerman who died in 2022. Born in Lititz he was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Bucher) Zimmerman. Earl was retired from Lancaster Malleable Castings...
Helen M. Herr
Feb 24, 2025
Helen M. Herr, 90, of Manheim died peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was born in Johnson City, Tennessee to the late Talyor and Bessie (Mosley) Whittemore. She was the widow of J. Robert Herr.
She and her husband owned their own toy business and sold them at Roots and Green Dragon and later became...
James Frank Bortner
Feb 24, 2025
James Frank Bortner, 83, of Mount Joy, died peacefully, Monday, February 24, 2025 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was the widow of Nancy L. Bortner who died in 2016.Born in Middletown he was the son of the late Mervin D. and Grace (Keim) Bortner. He was retired from the former Agway Distribution Center, Elizabethtown. His hobbies included...
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