Obituaries

Donna J. Quinn

Donna J. Quinn

Apr 5, 2021

Donna J. Quinn, 67, of Lancaster and formerly of South Charlotte Street, Manheim, passed away at home on Monday, April 5, 2021. Born in Christopher, IL, she was the daughter of the late Joyce (Dwyer) Davis Frank. She was the loving wife of the late Lawrence P. Quinn who passed away in 2012. Donna owned and operated the former Caribbean...

Joel Curtis Theimer

Joel Curtis Theimer

Apr 5, 2021

Joel Curtis Theimer, 30, of Manheim, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Chambersburg, he was the son of Richard and Susan Frazeur Theimer. He was the loving husband of Emily Grumbine Theimer and they would have celebrated their 6th wedding anniversary in May. Joel graduated from Messiah University in...

Arthur Becker Jr.

Arthur Becker Jr.

Apr 5, 2021

Arthur Becker Jr., 78, of Lititz, died peacefully at UPMC Lititz, on Monday, April 5, 2021. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Arthur Becker Sr. Art was the husband of the late Lois B. Groff Becker who died in 1997; and the late Patricia Long Becker. A life-long farmer, he was owner and operator of his...

Dorothy H.  Peacock

Dorothy H. Peacock

Apr 2, 2021

Dorothy H. Peacock, 96, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Moravian Manor. Born in Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Roy D. and Irene Hartman Hassler. A homemaker, Dorothy was the loving wife of the late Bruce M. Peacock who died in December of 2016. Since 1962 Dorothy was an active and faithful member...

Anita W.  Moyer

Anita W. Moyer

Apr 1, 2021

Anita W. Moyer, 89, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died peacefully on Thursday April 1, 2021 at The Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Lake Worth, FL, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Katherine (Puljer) Welsch. She was the widow of the late George A. Moyer, Jr. who died December 2018, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage...

Marilyn E. Griest

Marilyn E. Griest

Mar 31, 2021

Marilyn E. Griest, 81, of Marietta, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Carolyn (Kramer) Fierstein. Marilyn had been employed in the housekeeping department of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, for 27 years before retiring. She was a member of the Faith Outreach Center, Mount Joy. She enjoyed attending her...

Robert L. "Bob" Hykes

Robert L. "Bob" Hykes

Mar 31, 2021

Robert L. “Bob” Hykes, 87, of Salunga, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Born in York, he was the son of the late Harry K. and Alva Livingston Hykes. Bob was the loving husband of Beulah Ayres Hykes and they observed their 64th wedding anniversary in March of this year. He was the owner and operator along...

Doris F. Keiser

Doris F. Keiser

Mar 30, 2021

Doris F. Keiser went to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 82 on March 30, 2021, at Susquehanna Rehabilitation Healthcare Center, Columbia. She was the daughter of the late Elmer S. and Ruth Breneman Shenberger, born April 24, 1938 in Mt. Joy, PA. She attended Mt. Joy Elementary School and Hempfield High. She was a member...

John  P. Lapp

John P. Lapp

Mar 29, 2021

John P. Lapp, 83, of Manheim, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in West Liberty, OH, he was the son of the late Boyd and Ruth Hartzler Lapp. John was the loving husband of Jane M. Weaver Lapp. John proudly served in the United States Navy for four years and worked aboard the USS...

Dori Lynn Moody

Dori Lynn Moody

Mar 27, 2021

Dori Lynn Moody, 56, of Mount Joy, died unexpectedly at her residence on Saturday March 27, 2021. She was the loving wife of Robert L. Moody and they would have celebrated 10 years of marriage this May. Born in Pottstown, she was the daughter of Patricia (Damore) and Ronald Misiaszek of Reading, and William and Edith Shirey of Douglassville. Dori...

Larry L. Kramer

Larry L. Kramer

Mar 26, 2021

Larry Lee Kramer, 60, of Landisville, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 26, 2021 at his home. He ultimately won the 5-month struggle with cancer, because we know that, "To live is Christ and to die is gain!" And now Larry is in heaven, his eternal home, where "No eye has seen, no ear...

Julie Michelle Eberly

Julie Michelle Eberly

Mar 25, 2021

Julie Michelle Eberly, 47, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at the Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, North Carolina. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Michael and Linda Loose Hamaker of Manheim. She was the loving wife of Ryan D. Eberly and they just celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary this past Tuesday. Julie graduated from Manheim...

George D. Steedle III

George D. Steedle III

Mar 23, 2021

George Dewey Steedle III of Lititz, died on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy following a cancer diagnosis in February. He was 67 years old. George was born at a Navy hospital in Norfolk, Virginia on October 7, 1953, the son of the late George Dewey Steedle, Jr. and Deloris Stephens Steedle, currently of...

Fay R. Obetz

Fay R. Obetz

Mar 22, 2021

Fay R. Obetz, 80, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 22, 2021. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late John and Grace Summers Tshudy. Fay was the loving wife of Thomas L. Obetz and they observed their 62nd wedding anniversary this past December. In her earlier years she was a teacher’s aide for...

William Garton

William Garton

Mar 19, 2021

William Garton, 96, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Haywood, VA, he was the son of the late Larry and Mary Chiera Garton. William was the loving husband of Christina M. Seagrave Garton for over 40 years. He was a faithful member of St. Richard Catholic Church, Manheim....

Perry L. Hackman

Perry L. Hackman

Mar 19, 2021

Perry L. Hackman, 87, of Lititz, died peacefully on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Brethren Village. Born in Hopeland, he was the son of the late Walter and Sallie Reist Hackman. Perry was the loving husband of the late Evelyn M. “Evie” Brumbach Hackman who died in December of 2019 following 62 years of marriage. He was a 1951 graduate...

Walter Olenderski

Walter Olenderski

Mar 17, 2021

On March 17th, 2021, Walter Olenderski, age 36, passed away peacefully in the arms of his parents after a long battle with mitochondrial disease. Walter was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. His most memorable adventures included fishing trips in 2002 and 2003 to remote wilderness areas in northern Minnesota and Canada with his Dad, Uncle Mick...

Nancy J. Garber

Nancy J. Garber

Mar 13, 2021

Nancy J. Garber, 86, of Manheim, passed away at home on Saturday, March 13, 2021. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late J. Clarence and Aletha Artus Adair. She was the loving wife of the late Harry B. Garber who passed away in 2019. Retired in 1993, Nancy was a clerical worker for the former NCR, Mount...

Betty J. O'Connell

Betty J. O'Connell

Mar 8, 2021

Betty J. O’Connell, 96, of Manheim passed away peacefully on Monday, March 8, 2021 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Brownstown, she was the daughter of the late James and Eva Haldeman Weachter. She was the wife of the late Patrick F. O’Connell who died in 1997. Betty retired in 1987 from the former John Cope Food Products,...

Ruth S. Spahr

Ruth S. Spahr

Mar 7, 2021

Ruth S. Spahr, 101, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Ephrata Manor. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Thomas W. and Ada Lehn Steffy. Ruth was first employed in retail sales for the former Hagers Department Store, Lancaster; she then became the owner of Ruth’s Fashions, a women’s clothing store in Middletown....