Obituaries
Mitchell J. Hammer
Dec 18, 2018
Mitchell J. Hammer, 27, of Grantville and formerly of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Cindy L. (George) Rubendall of Grantville and the late Paul E. Hammer. Mitchell graduated in 2010 from Manheim Central High School and he attended Lancaster CTC for diesel mechanics. He worked for Boots and...
Michael W. Sandbrook
Dec 18, 2018
Michael W. Sandbrook, 72, of Manheim, and formerly of Saugerties, N.Y., died peacefully on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Richard T. and Marguerite Perkins Sandbrook. Michael was the loving husband of Kay L. Miller Sandbrook, and they observed their 50th wedding anniversary in August...
Dorothy S. Herneisen
Dec 17, 2018
Dorothy S. Herneisen, 88, of Lititz, died on Monday, December 17, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Penn Township, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Grace Eckert Sangrey. She was the loving wife of Wilbur U. “Bill” Herneisen who died in October of 1999. Dorothy was a faithful member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Manheim....
Virginia S. "Ginny" Seaman
Dec 17, 2018
Virginia S. “Ginny” Seaman Ginny Seaman of Lititz, passed away on Monday, December 17th after a very long full life of 102 years. Ginny was born Virginia Scullin on June 20th, 1916 in Morrisville, PA., to John (Happy) and Suzanna Beysan Scullin. She had one brother, Jack who preceded her in death. Ginny married a soldier, Ralph Wilkin Seaman, (deceased...
Betty J. Belmonte
Dec 17, 2018
Betty J. Belmonte, 88, of Manheim passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 17, 2018. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Phares M. and Anna Kautz Sweitzer. She was the loving wife of the late Rafael Belmonte who died in 2004. Betty retired after twenty-five years from the former RCA, Lancaster. She was a former...
Robert G. "Robbie" Showers
Dec 15, 2018
Robert G. “Robbie” Showers, 20, of Lititz, died peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Diane Keener Showers of Lititz, and Kenneth E. Showers of Lititz. Robbie was a 2017 graduate of Manheim Central High School, and was very active with the high school band throughout the years....
Betty Jane Spahr
Dec 11, 2018
Betty Jane Spahr, 90 of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Raymond D. and Lydia Hartenstine Becker. She was the wife of the late Elmer V. Spahr Jr. Betty worked as an Elementary Art Teacher for the Manheim Central School District for over 39 years. She was a...
Ruth E. Aument
Dec 9, 2018
Ruth E. Aument, 65, of Manheim passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Janet Wise. She was the wife of Gerald E. Aument and they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary in October. Ruth graduated from Warwick High School in 1973 and she was a...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Dull
Dec 9, 2018
Sandra L. “Sandy” Dull, 75, of Akron, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Clair and Mildred Steffy Nissly, Sandy was the loving wife of Donald E. Dull and they would have observed their 17th wedding anniversary on December 28th. For many years Sandy worked as a...
Samuel S. "Sam" Keefer
Dec 8, 2018
Samuel S. “Sam” Keefer, 74, of Manheim passed away at home under the care of his daughter on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Lester and Lois McCulloh Keefer. Sam retired as an electrician for Armstrong World Industries, Marietta. He proudly served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War....
George Addison Moyer Jr.
Dec 7, 2018
George A. Moyer Jr., 87, of Lancaster, PA., and formerly of Wilmington, DE., died peacefully on Friday, December 7, 2018 in Arbor View at Willow Valley. Born in Reading, PA., he was the son of the late George A. Sr., and Edna Folk Moyer. George was the loving husband of Anita Welsch Moyer and they observed their 65th wedding anniversary...
Ronald C. "Ron" Newswanger
Dec 7, 2018
Ron “Newsy” Newswanger, 76, of Manheim died peacefully at his home on December 7, 2018. Newsy was a colorful and complex character. He was a Renaissance man, who was not afraid to try anything. He was an entrepreneur who also ran several small businesses. The life of many parties, his door and his backyard pool were always open, and his...
Sylvia E. Parks
Dec 6, 2018
Sylvia E. Parks, 84, of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Upper Darby, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Lee and Elsa L. (Russ) Lee Weygand. She was the beloved and cherished wife of Richard E. Parks. They celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in May and had...
Robin A. Loercher
Dec 3, 2018
Robin A. Loercher, 58, of Manheim, beloved wife and mother went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 3, 2018. She passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family. Robin was born in Muncy and raised in Sullivan County and was the daughter of the late Merl and Frances Gavitt Peterman. She was the loving wife of Michael...
Mark H. Hoffer
Dec 1, 2018
Mark H. Hoffer, 73, of Manheim, died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Born in Rapho Township, he was the son of the late Amos H. and Grace Haldeman Hoffer. Mark was the loving husband of Jonna M. Smith Hoffer, and they observed their 41st wedding anniversary on November 12th. For many years Mark was a partner for...
Mary S. Miller
Dec 1, 2018
Mary S. Miller, 101, of Manheim, passed away into a new home in Heaven with her Savior on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Manheim she was the daughter of the late John and Amelia Gibble Sauble. She was the loving wife of Cleo Miller who died in 1973. Mary was a member of Ruhl’s...
Glenn H. Landis
Dec 1, 2018
Glenn Hagey Landis, 84, died on Saturday, December 1, 2018, of congestive heart failure at the Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. He and his wife of 50 years, Susan (Veazie) Landis, had resided in Lititz for 26 years, most recently at Luther Acres. His brother, Merrill Hagey Landis, and his sister, Joan...
Claude H. Sites
Nov 30, 2018
Claude H. Sites, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully on Friday, November 30, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in Sporting Hill, he was the son of the late Levi and Louise Horst Sites. Claude was the loving husband of the late Geraldine R. Burkey Sites who died in October of 1998. For over 20 years he worked...
Allen H. Kreider
Nov 27, 2018
Allen H. Kreider, 80, of Lancaster, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to be with his Lord & Savior, on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Flora (Craun) Kreider and they celebrated 60 years of marriage this past May. Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Allen H. and Anna...
Brenda S. Groff Wright
Nov 22, 2018
Brenda S. Groff Wright, 56, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the loving wife of Barry L. Wright and they observed their 26th wedding anniversary in June of this year. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Jay E. and Betty L. Pennington Groff of Quarryville....
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