Obituaries

Abram G. Flory

Abram G. Flory

Aug 30, 2020

Abram G. Flory, 85, of Lititz, passed away peacefully at home on August 30, 2020. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Abram K. and Florence (Garman) Flory. He was the loving husband of the late Grace P. (Rohrer) Flory who passed away on September 19, 2017. Abe was the Vice President of Operations at the former...

Alice S. Snyder

Alice S. Snyder

Aug 25, 2020

Alice S. Snyder, 97, of Lititz, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Landis Homes, Lititz. Born on February 17, 1923, in Warwick Township, she was the daughter of the late Jacob B. and Fannie N. Stauffer Snyder. Graduating in 1940 from Lititz High School, she was a member of Lititz Mennonite Church. Alice served with Eastern Mennonite Missions and...

Sandra K. "Sandy" Pennell

Sandra K. "Sandy" Pennell

Aug 24, 2020

Sandra K. “Sandy” Pennell, 77, of Lititz, died peacefully, Monday, August 24, 2020, at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the loving wife of Leon D. Pennell, and they celebrated 54 years of marriage in June. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Ruth (Bruce) Keller. Sandy was employed at the Lancaster Church...

Thomas Allen Drennen

Thomas Allen Drennen

Aug 22, 2020

Thomas Allen Drennen, 76, of Manheim passed away peacefully on August 22, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Richard P. Drennen and Mary (Cameron) Drennen. Thomas was the husband of Patricia Hall Drennen and the father of two daughters, Heather Bowser, married to Scott Bowser and Carrie Emich Wallace, married to Douglas Wallace. Thomas had...

Dr. Leonard L. Szpara

Dr. Leonard L. Szpara

Aug 21, 2020

Dr. Leonard L. Szpara passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21st, at the age of 76. Leonard was born and raised in Blakely, Pennsylvania. At the University of Scranton, Leonard completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology (1965) and a Master of Science in Counselor Education (1967). He went on to complete his Doctor of Education degree in Psychoeducational Processes...

K. Gregory Sangrey

K. Gregory Sangrey

Aug 21, 2020

K. Gregory Sangrey, 54, of Landisville, beloved husband, father and son, went to be with our Lord on Friday, August 21, 2020 at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Sallylee K. Shultz Sangrey of Landisville and the late Kenneth F. Sangrey. Greg was the loving husband of Carol Bernhard Sangrey and they observed their...

Klara K. Dietz

Klara K. Dietz

Aug 21, 2020

Klara K. Dietz, 94, of Lititz and Mount Joy, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Juniper Village, Mount Joy. Born in Bensheim, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Margarethe (Best) Dorsheimer. She was the loving wife of the late Lloyd W. Dietz who passed away on July 30, 1979. Klara was a...

J. Quentin "Quinny" Buckwalter Jr.

J. Quentin "Quinny" Buckwalter Jr.

Aug 18, 2020

J. Quentin “Quinny” Buckwalter, Jr., 92 of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Born in Neffsville, he was the son of the late J. Quentin Sr. and Alta McDonald Buckwalter. He was the loving husband of the late Geraldine J. Weaver Buckwalter who died in 2017. A lifelong farmer, Quinny owned and operated his farm...

Elam G. Shelly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...