Obituaries
Marguerite Davis
Mar 31, 2025
Marguerite (Maggie) O’Connell Davis died March 31, 2025, at Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA. Maggie was born May 21, 1932, in Winnsboro, S.C., to parents William and Sally (Hoy) O’Connell. Maggie was the youngest of two, with sister Isabel older by 3 years.
After completing high school, Maggie began work in the typing pool at a military base near Columbia, S.C. Maggie...
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr.
Mar 31, 2025
Kenneth T. Jacobs Jr, 59 of Mount Joy, passed away on March 31, 2025. He was the husband of Michelle (Strausbaugh) Jacobs. He was the son of Kenneth Jacobs Sr. of Middletown and the late Shirley J. (Maher) Jacobs. Ken was a delivery driver for Bergey's Truck Center, Wrightsville. He attended LCBC-Manheim. He enjoyed throwing darts, shooting pool, fishing, and...
Elizabeth M. Pringle
Mar 29, 2025
Elizabeth M. Pringle, 94, of Lancaster, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Evergreen Estates, Lancaster. She was the devoted wife of Chester O. Pringle, who preceded her in death in 1987.
Our mother was a kind, caring and giving person who always put the needs of her family before her own. Being born during...
John James Cantwell Sr.
Mar 24, 2025
John James Cantwell, Sr., 78, of Mount Joy, formerly of Pottsville, died peacefully on Monday, March 24, 2025, at home after a long, courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He is the loving husband of Susan Cantwell. John and Susan celebrated 54 years of marriage in August 2024.
John was born on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1946, to Edward T. and Anne...
Susan Robinson
Mar 22, 2025
Susan Robinson, 80, of Manheim, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Born in Philadelphia in 1944, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Jessie Haigh Foyle. She was the loving wife of the late Harold Robinson. They were married on April 20, 1968 and remained happily married for 48 years, until his passing. Susan was a member...
Barry J. Bender
Mar 20, 2025
Barry J. Bender, 73, of Manheim passed away at home on Thursday, March 20, 2025 following a 19-year courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John S. Jr. and Mary Belle Wachstetter Bender. He was the husband of Beverly J. “Bev” Thompson Bender for almost 50 years (November). Due to his illness, he...
Elva H. Miller
Mar 18, 2025
Elva H. Miller, 99, of Lititz, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lizzie Lutz Longenecker. She was the loving wife of the late Ernest H. Miller who died in 2014. In her earlier years, Elva was...
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...
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