Obituaries
Elam G. Shelly
Aug 17, 2020
Elam G. Shelly, 91, of Mount Joy, went home to be with the Lord, on Monday, August 17, 2020 at his home. Born in Mount Joy Township, he was the son of the late Abram H. and Minnie Ginder Shelly. Most recently, Elam worked for Manheim Central School District in Food service as a delivery person. He assisted with music...
Karen J. Kroeck
Aug 17, 2020
Karen J. Kroeck, 65, of Manheim, and formerly of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2020 after a six-year battle with vocal cord cancer. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Gladys V. Ruth Weachter of Elm and the late William D. Weachter. Karen was the loving wife of Timothy A. Kroeck and they observed their 46th wedding...
Elwood W. Myers
Aug 14, 2020
Elwood W. “Woody” Myers, 81, formerly of Manheim and Maytown passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elwood B. and Elsie (Weaver) Myers. He is survived by a brother, Donald W. Shank (Patricia) of Manheim and a sister, Betty Lou Stoner (Menno) of Annville. Woody was...
Walburga "Burga" Greiner
Aug 14, 2020
Walburga “Burga” Greiner, 88, of Lititz, PA, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 14, 2020. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Rudolf and Walburga Nickmann. Burga was the loving wife of the late Hiram B. Greiner who died in June of 2009. In her early years, she worked as a pediatric...
Douglas L. Winebarger
Aug 13, 2020
Douglas L. “Doug” Winebarger, 75 of Manheim passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at Manor Care, Lebanon. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son the late Robert and Esther Gallimore Winebarger. Doug retired after 32 years as a maintenance mechanic from the former Alcoa, Lancaster and Lebanon. He was the loving husband of Dawn King Winebarger. Doug enjoyed...
Barbara J. "Bobbie" Mullins
Aug 12, 2020
Barbara J. “Bobbie” Mullins, 86, of Manheim, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. Born in Jenkins, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Asa and Ina (Watts) Sutphin. She was the loving wife of the late James B. Mullins who passed away in 1993. Bobbie was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, Manheim...
Ruth E. Terry
Aug 7, 2020
Ruth E. Terry Devoted Wife & Mother Ruth E. Terry, 90, of Lancaster County, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Aug. 7th, 2020 at UPMC, Lititz. She was born in Lancaster on Dec. 16th, 1929, and is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 60 years, the late Philip S. Terry. Ruthie was a 1947 graduate of...
Rachael L. Hildebrand
Aug 6, 2020
Rachael L. Hildebrand, 93, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Born in Octorara, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Frank M. and Jane Comfort Devitt. She was the loving wife of the late William J. Hildebrand who died in 2011. Rachael owned and operated the former Rachel’s Shop, Lancaster. She was a...
Mark E. Halsey
Aug 4, 2020
Mark Halsey, 64, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at home surrounded by family, after a difficult journey with cancer. He was the loving husband of Deborah Cone Halsey, and they would have celebrated 14 years of marriage in October. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Walter and Violet (Brickner) Halsey. Over the...
Frances I. Leister
Aug 3, 2020
Frances I. Leister, 90, of East Petersburg, beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with her loving Savior on Monday August 3, 2020 with family by her side, at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Raubs Mills, PA, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Lottie (Wagner) Lerch. Frances was the loving wife of the...
Robert C. Wetzler
Aug 3, 2020
Robert C. “Bob” Wetzler, 70, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, August 3, 2020 of natural causes. Born in Harrisburg and raised in Camp Hill, he was the son of the late Robert Paul and Gloria Spangler Wetzler. Bob worked many years for Faulkner Oldsmobile of Lancaster and at the Manheim Auto Auction. He was a 1968...
Shane Michael Gentry
Aug 1, 2020
Shane Michael Gentry, 25, of Manheim, died on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at his home. Born in Lancaster, he was the beloved son of Timothy “Tim” R. Gentry and Michelle L. High Gentry. Shane was a 2013 graduate of Manheim Central High school. An avid Dallas Cowboys fan and animal lover, he enjoyed video games, fishing, cooking, working out and...
Jennifer Ann Weaver
Aug 1, 2020
Jennifer Ann Weaver, 40, of York, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Jay Robert Jr. and Shirley A. Smith Ruhl. Jennifer was the loving wife of Braxton Weaver. Jennifer worked as a nurse’s aide for Home Health Care. She enjoyed micro-Sprint racing, concerts of various bands, a favorite being, “Emily’s...
Mark A. Martin
Jul 30, 2020
Mark A. Martin Christian Business Leader and Mentor Mark A. Martin, 54 of Manheim, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, died peacefully surrounded by his family; and went home to be with his loving Savior on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of J. Mark Martin husband of Marla Halil-Martin of...
Calvin Leon "John" Stagner
Jul 29, 2020
Calvin Leon “John” Stagner, 72, of Manheim passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. Born in Charles Town, West Virginia he was the son of the late Irving and Lillian Sowers Stagner. John was the husband of Kathleen A. Gerhart and they celebrated 12 years of marriage in December 2019. John enjoyed fishing, lottery, delivering...
Cheryl Ann Zack
Jul 29, 2020
Cheryl Ann Zack, 56, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Richard J. Sr. and Kathleen (Sweet) Zack. Cheryl worked for Fulton Bank, East Petersburg. She was an avid ice hockey fan and rooted for the Penguins and Flyers. Cheryl enjoyed taking walks and loved spending time with her...
Kathryn J. "Kass" Lefever
Jul 27, 2020
Kathryn J. “Kass” Lefever, 93, formerly of Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Brethren Village where she made her home for the past 22 years. Born in Mount Joy Township, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Katie Layser Shenk. She was the loving wife of the late Titus H. Lefever who...
Byron Walter Sprock
Jul 25, 2020
Byron Walter Sprock, 94, passed peacefully Saturday morning, July 25, 2020, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy, after a short illness. Byron was the loving husband of 67 years to Joan Snader Sprock. Byron was the son of the late Andrew and Catherine (Barron) Sprock of Central City, Pennsylvania. He is survived by four daughters and their families: Donna...
Barry L. Knauer
Jul 24, 2020
Barry L. Knauer, 64, of Lititz, died peacefully at his home on Friday, July 24, 2020. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Harry and Pauline Brumbach Knauer. Barry was the loving husband of Sally A. Kirkpatrick Knauer who died in February of last year. Throughout his life Barry was involved in sales and service in the...
S. David Dietz
Jul 19, 2020
S. David Dietz, 64, of Lititz, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 after a courageous 2-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Sherwood D. and Nancy (Landis) Dietz. He was the loving husband of Sharon L. (Miller) Dietz, married almost 40 years. After graduating Warwick ’73, David worked a number of...
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