Obituaries

Vicky L. Ruby

Vicky L. Ruby

Apr 11, 2020

Vicky L. Ruby, 57, of Elizabethtown, died on Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Paradise, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Groff. Vicky’s family was important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her precious grandchildren. She enjoyed camping and going to the beach. Surviving are...

Ethel M. Hollinger

Ethel M. Hollinger

Apr 10, 2020

Ethel M. Hollinger, 100, of Manheim passed away peacefully of natural causes on Friday, April 10, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Conoy Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maria Shelly Hilsher. She was the loving wife of the late Marvin H. Hollinger who died in 1992. Ethel was a member of Manheim...

Ruth L. Dambeck

Ruth L. Dambeck

Apr 8, 2020

Ruth L. Dambeck, 93, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Altoona, on March 14, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas L. and Elenora M. Kohler McNamara. She was the loving wife of the late Xavier L. “Frank” Dambeck who died in 1997. She was a...

Arthur L. Brubaker

Arthur L. Brubaker

Apr 8, 2020

Arthur L. Brubaker, 90, of Manheim, went to be with the LORD on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born on his family farm in Rapho Township, he was a devoted son of the late Roy G. and Emma (Sharpe) Brubaker. Art married Doris M. Achey Brubaker in 1951, and before her death in March of...

Todd M. White

Todd M. White

Apr 7, 2020

Todd M. White, 52, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Kenneth E. and Rey A. Weaver White of Lititz. He was a member of the Germania Band Club of Manheim, and was a member of the Pool Billiard’s League. Todd enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping,...

Margaret E. "Peggy" Buckwalter

Margaret E. "Peggy" Buckwalter

Mar 30, 2020

Margaret E. “Peggy” Buckwalter, 96, of Lititz, and formerly of Manor Township, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 30, 2020, at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. She was the wife of the late Richard G. “Dick” Buckwalter and they shared 70 years of marriage together. Born in Lititz, on January 22, 1924, Peggy was the daughter...

Khatoon M. Jiwa

Khatoon M. Jiwa

Mar 25, 2020

Khatoon M. Virji Jiwa, 88, of Kenmore, Washington and formerly of Manheim passed away at home on March 25, 2020 of natural causes. Born on June 11, 1931 in Kisumu, Kenya, she was the daughter of the late Kassam and Fatmabai Virji. She was a member of the Shia Imami Ismaili, Muslim Community. She was the loving wife of the...

Jean T. Winters

Jean T. Winters

Mar 24, 2020

Jean Tyson Winters, 87, of Manheim, was called home to glory on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 with her loving husband by her side. Born in Manheim on January 15, 1933, Jean was the daughter of Abram and Cora Earhart, the youngest of 15 children. Always a Manheim Girl, she was a 1951 graduate of Manheim High School. She married another...

Jeanette S. Frable

Jeanette S. Frable

Mar 23, 2020

Jeanette S. Frable, 87, of Lititz, and formerly of Lebanon County, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, March 23, 2020. Born in Brickerville, she was the daughter of the late William and Mazie Spangler Young. A homemaker, Jeanette was the loving wife of Earl Frable and they observed their 70th wedding anniversary on March 11th. Her...

E. Eugene "Gene" Hummer

E. Eugene "Gene" Hummer

Mar 22, 2020

E. Eugene “Gene” Hummer, 87, of Manheim, died peacefully on Sunday, March 22, 2020, at the Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Penn Township, he was the son of the late Earl S. and Anna K. Cassel Hummer. Gene was the loving husband of Dorothy “Dottie” Swan Hummer, having recently observed their 5th wedding anniversary in February of this year. Gene...

Barry L. Herr

Barry L. Herr

Mar 22, 2020

Barry L. Herr, 71, of Manheim and formerly of Mount Joy and Lampeter passed away at home on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lloyd K. and Ruth Pleger Herr. He was the husband of the late Lois A. Weaver Herr who died in 2013. Barry was a self-employed truck driver and...

Nancy Wallauer

Nancy Wallauer

Mar 19, 2020

Nancy Wallauer, 77, Mount Joy, formerly of Silver Spring, MD, died peacefully, Thursday March 19, 2020 at Conestoga View Nursing & Rehabilitation, Lancaster. She was the loving wife of William A. “Bill” Wallauer, and they celebrated 47 years of marriage July 2019. Born in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lorraine (Rivinius) Ingrassellino, and was...

Lois B. Boll

Lois B. Boll

Mar 18, 2020

A beloved of many, Lois B. Boll, 89, formerly of Lititz, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Landis Homes in Lititz. Born in Mount Joy, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Barbara (Garber) Brubaker. She was the loving wife of Titus B. Boll with whom she shared 59 years of...

Lawrence E. "Larry" Horne

Lawrence E. "Larry" Horne

Mar 17, 2020

Lawrence E. “Larry” Horne, 64, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harold S. and Margaret Kerr Horne. He was a 1973 graduate of McCaskey High School. Larry was the loving husband of Julia A. “Julie” Fry Horne and they observed their 41st wedding anniversary in...

Joyce  A. Miller

Joyce A. Miller

Mar 17, 2020

Joyce A. Miller, 88, of Lancaster and formerly of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord Jesus on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Homestead Village. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Daniel S. and Lois Lichty Will. Joyce was the loving wife of the late Kenneth E. “Gene” Miller who died in April of 2013....

Mary E. Gibble

Mary E. Gibble

Mar 16, 2020

Mary E. Gibble, 98, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Rheems, she was the daughter of the late Willis and Annie (Heisey) Heisey and her foster parents, the late Samuel and Mary (Butzer) Heisey. She was the loving wife of the late Martin G. Gibble who passed away in 2002....

Gregory R. Sides

Gregory R. Sides

Mar 13, 2020

Gregory R. Sides, 69, of Mount Gretna, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry V. and Fay J. Miller Sides. Greg was the loving husband of Sharon M. Kuhlman Sides and they would have observed their 40th wedding anniversary in...

Carl Hines

Carl Hines

Mar 11, 2020

Carl Hines, 83, of Manheim, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Dellard and Marion Fisher Hines. Carl worked as a tool and die maker for the former Raymark Industries, Manheim. He was a member of Salem United Methodist Church, Manheim. Carl enjoyed...

Melvin A. "Pepper" Martin

Melvin A. "Pepper" Martin

Mar 10, 2020

Melvin A. “Pepper” Martin, 86, of Lititz, died peacefully on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Brethren Village. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jacob A. and Ruth Groff Martin. Pepper was the loving husband of Lorraine Saylor Martin who died in 2005. He was a faithful member of Lititz Church of the Brethren and was a...

Chester E. "Chet" Habecker

Chester E. "Chet" Habecker

Mar 9, 2020

Chester E. “Chet” Habecker, 87, of Lititz, died peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the United Zion Retirement Community. Born in Warwick Township, he was the son of the late Chester K. and Mary E. Reidenbach Habecker. Chet was the loving husband of Verna M. Lehman Habecker, and they observed their 60th wedding anniversary in September of last year....