Obituaries
Beatryce F. "Bea" Kreiner
Dec 21, 2020
Beatryce F. Kreiner Beatryce F. “Bea” Kreiner, 75, of Manheim passed away on December 21, 2020, from COVID-19. She was born in Lancaster to Howard and Mary (Kimmel) Myers. A lifetime resident of Manheim, she is survived by two sisters, E. Anne Myers of Manheim and Nancy (Myers) Blackwell of Tucson, AZ. Bea was graduated in 1962 from Manheim Central...
Shirley Ann Stalker
Dec 19, 2020
Shirley Ann Stalker, age 80, of Warwick Township, passed away December 19, 2020. Born August 26, 1940 in Fairview Township, she was the daughter of the late James E. and Lillian A. (Miller) Paslawski of Chicora. Shirley is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard, originally from Hilliards; daughter Marsha Bischel and her husband Wesley of Lancaster, son Roger...
Joanne N. Lehman
Dec 19, 2020
Joanne N. Lehman, 87, formerly of Manheim passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Country Meadows Retirement Community, Lancaster. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus and Stella Nissley Miller. She was the loving wife of the late Harry R. Lehman who died in 2019. Joanne was a member of St. Paul’s United Church...
Cleo L. Zell
Dec 18, 2020
Cleo L. Zell, 96, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Landis Homes Retirement Community. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Olive Dulabhon Spayd. Cleo was the loving wife of the late Stanley A. Zell who died in February of 2018. A hairdresser, she was the owner of Cleo’s...
LeRoy M. Greiner
Dec 16, 2020
LeRoy M. Greiner, 98, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Hollidaysburg Veterans’ Home. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late John S. and Fannie Moyer Greiner. He was the loving husband of the late Kathryn E. Kupp Greiner who died in 2013. LeRoy retired from the former Raymark Industries in 1987 after...
Paul E. Groff
Dec 16, 2020
Paul E. Groff, 93, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at UPMC Lititz. Born in Warwick Township, he was the son of the late Roy R. and Ella Ebersole Groff. Paul was a life-long farmer. He was the husband of Bernice G. Hess Groff. Paul was a member of White Oak Church of...
Esther Marie Rubia
Dec 16, 2020
Esther Marie Rubia, 85, of Lancaster and formerly of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services, Lancaster. Born in Estella, Sullivan County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hartford and Edna Weaver Rosbach. She was the wife of the late Howard Rubia who passed away in 2002. Esther was an inspector for...
Glenn S. Henry
Dec 15, 2020
Glenn S. Henry, 77, of Manheim, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Abram and Anna Stauffer Henry. Glenn was the loving husband of Deena D. Cole Henry with whom he shared 46 years of marriage. Glenn graduated from Manheim Central High School, then...
Harold S. Fasnacht
Dec 14, 2020
Harold S. Fasnacht, 87, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Hershey, near the old Hershey zoo, he was the son of the late Lester and Sara Eshelman Fasnacht. Harold was the loving husband, for 62 years, of the late Marilyn Frank Fasnacht who died November 12, 2018....
David R. Landvater, Sr.
Dec 13, 2020
David R. Landvater, Sr., 85, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Halifax, died Sunday December 13, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Delores (Hufford) Landvater for 62 years. Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Jacob and Fannie (Hess) Landvater. David was a tow motor driver for Sperry/New Holland for 35 years...
Claudette M. "Sis" Miller
Dec 11, 2020
Claudette M. "Sis" Miller, 85, Mount Joy, went to be with her Lord & Savior on Friday, December 11, 2020 at her residence. She was the widow of the late John R. Miller who died in 2011. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Charles H. Zeller and Dorothy J. (Risser) Charles. Sis was a loving...
Jay Harold Geib
Dec 10, 2020
Jay Harold Geib, 84, of Manheim, passed away due to complications of COVID-19 on Dec. 10, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Elmer S. and Bertha Ebersole Geib. He celebrated 57 years of marriage to Erma S. Geib before her death in 2015. Harold attended Mt. Vernon one-room school and...
Barbara Anne Murray
Dec 10, 2020
Barbara Anne Murray, 77, of Manheim, died peacefully on Thursday, December 10, 2020 in Lancaster. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Jane Gruber Lesher. Barb was the loving wife of Robert M. “Bob” Murray and they observed their 58th wedding anniversary in May of this year. She was a member of St. Richard Catholic...
Henry N. Kensinger
Dec 9, 2020
Henry N. Kensinger, 85, a retired art educator with four generations of teachers in his family, died peacefully on Dec. 9, 2020 of COVID-19 at Pleasant View Retirement Communities, Manheim. He was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Lancaster, the son of the late H. Norman Kensinger and Edith Richwine Kensinger. Henry was the loving husband of Mary Alice Galebach Kensinger...
Jean Y. Balderston
Dec 6, 2020
Jean Yvonne Balderston, 86, of Elizabethtown, received her angel wings on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Jean was surrounded in love by her son and daughter. She was born in Witmer. Jean was the daughter of the late Daniel and Alta (Keene) Kreider. She was the loving wife of Richard “Dick” Balderston, her best friend, partner, most...
Paula Spahr Todd
Dec 6, 2020
Paula Spahr Todd, 94 of Lititz, died on Sunday, December 6th, 2020 of pneumonia. Born in Mramork, Yugoslavia, she was the daughter of the late John and Magdalena Erdmann Spahr. Paula immigrated to the USA in 1956 under the sponsorship of the Lititz Church of the Brethren where she was a member. She retired from the Marketing Department of Woodstream...
Donald E. Sheesley
Dec 6, 2020
Donald E. Sheesley, 81, of Manheim passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Millersburg, he was the son of the late Francis E. and Effie Groff Sheesley. He was the loving husband of the late Siegrid M. “Siegi” Flegel Sheesley who died in October. Donald was a founding partner of Olmsted Instrument Company in...
Marion G. Gotwalt
Dec 4, 2020
Marion G. Gotwalt, 97, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Friday, December 4, 2020. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late William and Violet Seeger Gladfelter. Marion was married to the late Spurgeon T. Gotwalt, Jr. who died in 1986. A career educator, Marion taught in the Home Economics Department for Ephrata School District; previously she...
Helen N. Lamson
Dec 3, 2020
Helen N. Lamson, 82, of Lititz, died peacefully, and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 3, 2020 after an extended illness. Born and raised on the family farm in Mallory, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Keitha (Hoyt) House. Helen was a graduate from Central Square High School, later married and raised four...
Jane Longenecker
Dec 3, 2020
Jane Longenecker, 92, of Lititz, died peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Penryn, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Ella Bruckhart Geib. Jane was the loving wife of Carl H. Longenecker and they observed their 72nd wedding anniversary in August of this year. For many years she worked...
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