Obituaries
Kent D. "Mac" MacKinnon
Jul 23, 2019
Kent D. “Mac” MacKinnon, 70, of Mount Joy passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Kent was the son of the late Hector E. and Helen (Weissent) MacKinnon. Kent was the proud father of Matthew D. MacKinnon and his wife Brandi of North Easton, MA, and Melissa E. Dowdle and her husband Brendan of Stoneham, MA....
Janet L. Wolgemuth
Jul 20, 2019
Janet L. Wolgemuth, 92, of Manheim, died on Saturday, July 20, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Gertrude Sharp Givler. Janet was the loving wife of Mark S. Wolgemuth who died in 1976. She was an active and faithful member of Hershey Free Church...
Vincent E. "Vinny" Spahr
Jul 14, 2019
Vincent E. “Vinny” Spahr, 51, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elmer V. Jr. and Betty Jane Becker Spahr. Vinny worked on small engines for Wes Stauffer Equipment, Ephrata. He was also self-employed in the lawn care industry and snow plowing. Vinny attended Salem...
Jallena Strawder
Jul 13, 2019
Jallena Strawder, 37, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Donald E. and Kathy Strawder of New Providence. She was a 2000 graduate of Solanco High School. Jallena worked in printing manufacturing for Engle Printing, Lancaster; and most recently for the Caskey Group, York. Jallena had a deep passion for photography,...
William H. "Bill" McCoy
Jul 8, 2019
William H. “Bill” McCoy, 82, of Manheim, peacefully left this earth to spend eternity with his Father in Heaven on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, after a short battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Esther D. McCoy who was by his side. Born in Sultan, Washington, he was the son of the...
Francoise "Fran" Lynn
Jul 8, 2019
Francoise “Fran” Lynn, 75, of Mountville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 8, 2019 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Marguerite (Collette) Millot. Fran was the loving wife of Thomas D. Lynn with whom she shared 56 years of marriage. Fran was born in...
Jay M. Eberly
Jul 6, 2019
Jay Marlin Eberly, 86, of Mount Joy, passed away quietly on July 6, 2019 at home with Hospice Care. Born in Rapho Township on May 13, 1933, he was the son of the late Park N. and Mary Detwiler Eberly. Jay graduated from Manheim Central High School in 1952. He was a Tech Sergeant in the US Air Force where...
Doris Elaine Flory
Jul 6, 2019
Doris Elaine Flory, 83, of Manheim, died on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Pleasant View Retirement Community with her family by her side. Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Esther Heagy Ruhl. Doris was the loving wife of Lester O. Flory who died in 2016. She was a member of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church,...
Ruth A. Shonk
Jul 5, 2019
Ruth A. Shonk passed away at Brethren Village on July 5, 2019 at the age of 86. One of seventeen children, Ruth was the youngest daughter of the late Aaron B. and Elma Ober Binkley. She will be missed by her four children: Dawn (Robert) Houff of Elizabethtown, Douglas (Jeanette Kline) Shonk of Goldvein, VA, Cathy Hower of Mount Joy...
Lisa A Naimoli
Jul 4, 2019
Lisa Naimoli, 44, of Lancaster passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 4, 2019. She was the daughter of Faith Gallagher and the late Robert Naimoli. Surviving in addition to her mother are two children; Dejanelle and Taylor Abel, a sister, Denise Shaw (Chris), her uncle and aunt, Patrick and Kathy Naimoli, and many cousins and nephews. A celebration of Lisa’s...
H. Howard Witmer
Jul 2, 2019
H. Howard Witmer, 93, of Lititz, and formerly of Manheim, passed away at Landis Homes, Lititz, on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Born August 24, 1925 to the late J. Earl and Ruth Mae Shearer Witmer. He was the husband of Miriam Mohler Witmer with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. He was a lifetime member of Erisman Mennonite Church...
James H. "Jim" Africa
Jul 1, 2019
James Henry Africa, 55, of Lancaster, passed away suddenly at home, of natural causes due to heart disease, on Monday, July 1, 2019. Born in Huntingdon, PA, he was the son of Ruth Gibbel Africa, Lewes, DE and the late James D. Africa. Jim was a member of the Manheim Township high school, Class of 1982. He spent 30 years...
Mary E. "Meg" Spackman
Jun 30, 2019
Mary E. “Meg” Spackman, 77, of Lancaster, and formerly of Centerville, Utah, Roundup, Montana, and Lititz; died peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Dorothy Hall Spackman. She had worked in manufacturing of computer parts in Bountiful, UT. Surviving is a son, Joseph D. husband of...
Dudley L. "Dud" Myers
Jun 30, 2019
Dudley L. “Dud” Myers, 80, of Lititz died on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Brethren Village Retirement Community, Lititz. Dud was the loving husband of Deanna R. Peffley Myers and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this October. Born in East Petersburg, he was the son of the late Robert B. and Blanche S. (Myers) Myers. A 1956...
Jeanette D. Hershey Martin
Jun 29, 2019
Jeanette D. Hershey Martin, 100, a life-long resident of Manheim, died peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Ida E. Pfautz Dourte. Jeanette was the wife of the late Reverend Donald I. Martin who died in November of 2012; her first...
M. Grace DiMassa
Jun 25, 2019
M. Grace DiMassa, 101, of Elizabethtown, died on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Staffieri DiMassa. Grace was a Past Matron of both the Order of the Eastern Star and the Order of the Amaranth. She was a member of the John S....
Robert G. Martin
Jun 25, 2019
Robert G. “Bob” Martin, 81, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jacob and Ruth Eby Martin. He was a 1956 graduate from J.P. McCaskey High School. Bob was the loving husband of the late Carolyn E. Wenrich Martin who died in 1997. For 20 years...
Donal M. Newcomer
Jun 23, 2019
Donal Newcomer, 95, formerly of Mount Joy, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Harvey and Anna Mumma Newcomer. Donal was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline Hall Newcomer who passed away in October of 2018 after 70 years of marriage. For many...
Harold F. Witmer
Jun 21, 2019
Harold F. Witmer, 92, of Manheim passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lampeter, he was the son of the late Frank and Minerva Kreider Witmer. He was the loving husband of the late Naomi K. Mumma Witmer who died in 2015. Harold operated a dairy farm in Schuylkill County and he drove school...
Jennifer L. Hollinger
Jun 21, 2019
Jennifer L. Hollinger, 42, of Lancaster, died peacefully at home on Friday, June 21, 2019. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Beverly L. Graybill Hollinger of Manheim, and the late Michael L. Hollinger. For over 18 years, Jennifer was the loving fiancée of Robert K. “Bobby” Dyer. In 1995 she graduated from Manheim Central High School, and she...
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