Obituaries
Carole L. Meckley
Jul 16, 2020
Carole L. Meckley, 82, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, and Abbottstown, died peacefully on Thursday, July 16, 2020 following a lengthy illness at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Alvin T. and Kathryn E. Dubbs Rowland. Carole was the wife of the late Donald L. Meckley who died in...
Elwood R. Buckwalter
Jul 10, 2020
Elwood R. Buckwalter, 77, of Rheems, went home to be with his Lord, Friday July 10, 2020 at his residence, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the loving husband of Hazel G. (Yost) Buckwalter, and they would have celebrated 58 years of marriage this coming August. Born in Howard (Centre Co.), he was the son of the...
Mona L. Plubell
Jul 8, 2020
Mona L. Plubell, 66, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Hyde, Clearfield County, she was the daughter of the late Peter Blake and Betty L. Bell. Mona retired as an LPN for Excentia, East Petersburg. In her earlier years, she worked as an LPN for Dubois Hospital and Community Hospital...
Donald E. "Don" Hess
Jul 6, 2020
Donald E. “Don” Hess, 75, of Manheim, died on Monday, July 6, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Manor Township, he was the son of the late Harry K. Sr. and Emma Good Hess. Don was the loving husband of Connie F. Bixler Hess and they would have celebrated 28 years of marriage this September. He owned and operated...
Kelly J. McCartney-Souders
Jul 4, 2020
Kelly J. McCartney-Souders, 52, of Bernville, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Beverly Huff Kauffman. She was the loving wife of Roger E. Souders. Surviving in addition to her husband are four children, Joseph and Anthony Mastromatteo, Bobby Markley, Caleb Haldeman, three grandchildren, and two sisters;...
Jeanette S. "JD" Dalton
Jul 3, 2020
Jeanette S. Dalton, affectionately known as “JD”, 92, of Manheim, died peacefully, Friday, July 3, 2020 at Ephrata Manor, Ephrata. Born in Manheim she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Stauffer and Anne E. (Fauser) Stauffer Herr. Jeanette was a station leader at the former Hamilton Clock Co. of Lancaster. She was a graduate of Manheim High School,...
Adam Scott Dietrich
Jul 1, 2020
Adam Scott Dietrich, 68, of Lancaster, and formerly of East Petersburg, died peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. Scott was the son of the late Chester and Esther May Shelly Dietrich. He was the loving husband of Barbara Graham Dietrich. He was a confirmed member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Petersburg and more recently attended...
Paulette J. Parker
Jun 28, 2020
Paulette J. Parker, 75, of Ephrata, died on June 28, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Helen Gibble Weaver. She was the loving wife of Wayne R. Parker for nearly 50 years. She owned and operated her own salon in Easton for many years. Surviving in...
Carolyn B. Morrell
Jun 27, 2020
Carolyn B. Morrell, 80, of Lancaster, died peacefully on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Country Meadows. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John Redman Coxe and Charlotte Lowe Boyer. Carolyn was the wife of the late Martin Plantholt. Her first husband was the late Richard W. Morrell, who died in 1967. Carolyn worked primarily as a...
Shirley A. Smith
Jun 24, 2020
Shirley A. Smith, 77, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Born in Reidsville, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Ollie Mae Ingram Huskey. For many years Shirley worked for Comfort Keepers Home Care, Lancaster. Her interests included: flower gardening, shopping, and stopping at every yard sale she could. Surviving is a...
Steven G. "Steve" White
Jun 21, 2020
Steven G. “Steve” White, 60, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard and Ruth Myers White. Steve was an auto detailer at Auto Impressions, Manheim. He loved spending time at the mountains with his good friends. Steve was a member of the Germania...
Bennetta M. Shelly
Jun 21, 2020
Bennetta M. Shelly, 94, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William R. Sr. and Mabel D. Hendrix Gates. A homemaker, she was the loving wife of the late Ray S. Shelly who died in October of 1994. Bennetta was a faithful and...
Donald E. Dull Sr.
Jun 20, 2020
Donald E. Dull Sr., 72, of Akron, died on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at his home. Born in Brickerville, he was the son of the late William E. and Jean Tome Dull. Donald was the husband of Sandra who died in 2018. He worked at the former Raymark Industries, Manheim, where he later retired from. Donald enjoyed going to the...
Thomas M. "Tommy" Brady
Jun 19, 2020
Thomas M. “Tommy” Brady of Manheim (formerly of Selinsgrove and Millersville) went home to be with his parents and brothers on Friday, June 19, 2020. Tommy’s passing was due to complications from dementia, he was 65 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents Harry E. Brady Sr and Lizzie S. Wenger Brady and three brothers Paul A.,...
Freeman "Fritz" Blough Jr.
Jun 18, 2020
Freeman “Fritz” Blough Jr., 73, of Manheim, and formerly of Lititz and Johnstown, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 18, 2020. Born in Johnstown, he was the son of the late Freeman W. and Mary Gindlesperger Blough. Fritz was the loving husband of Mary Ann Caplinger Blough and they observed their 52nd wedding anniversary in...
Priscilla A. Martin
Jun 17, 2020
Priscilla A. Martin, 85, of Ephrata, and formerly of Lititz, and York County, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Lincoln Christian Home, Ephrata. Born in York she was the daughter of the late Richard J. and Ida McWilliams Miller. She was a talented girl, vivacious and fun-loving. Much of her time during her early years were spent...
Betty N. Meck
Jun 16, 2020
Betty N. Meck, 82, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in West Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of the late J. Robert and Elizabeth Hostetter Neff. Betty was the loving wife of P. Melvin Meck and they observed their 62nd wedding anniversary in November of last year. Betty...
Mervin D. Wenger
Jun 15, 2020
Mervin D. Wenger, 93, formerly of Lititz, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2020 at Lincoln Christian Home, Ephrata. Born in West Earl Township, he was the son of the late Noah and Elma (Denlinger) Wenger. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Catherine (Herr) Wenger who passed away in 2017. He was a member of New Haven...
Robert S. Bender
Jun 5, 2020
Robert S. Bender, 91, of Lancaster, died peacefully, Friday, June 5, 2020 at ManorCare Health Service, Lancaster. Born in West Hempfield Twp., he was the son of the late Norman Sr. and Annie (Seitz) Bender. He was the loving husband of Aileen (Brubaker) Bender, and they celebrated 42 years of marriage this past January. He was also the husband of...
Charles J. "Charlie" Martin
Jun 5, 2020
Charles J. “Charlie” Martin, 81, of East Petersburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2020 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Abel and Anna Mary Hufford Martin. He was the loving husband of the late Joanne G. Wise Martin who died in 2015. Charlie retired as a mechanic supervisor at the former...
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