Obituaries
James D. "Jim" Conrad
May 19, 2018
James D. “Jim” Conrad, 73, of Manheim, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 19, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Pauline Bair and Levi Conrad. Jim retired as a lifelong machinist for The Fuller Company, Manheim after 40 years of service. He was very active as a younger man and enjoyed riding...
W. Richard "Dick" Swarr
May 18, 2018
W. Richard Swarr, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Oak Leaf Manor North. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Elva M. (Wenger) Swarr. Dick was a mechanic by trade working many years with his father, W.W. Swarr. He liked old cars, collecting coins, and dabbling in the stock market....
Sally Louise Eby
May 16, 2018
Sally Louise Eby, 64, Manheim, died peacefully with her husband by her side on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. She was the loving wife of Jay Leonard Eby, and they would have celebrated 47years of marriage on May 27th. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Eli and Sadie (King) Esh....
Dale G. Johnson
May 16, 2018
Dale G. Johnson, 69, of Lititz, died on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Born in LaPorte, Indiana he was the son of the late Richard E. and Eddie Jean Blackenship Johnson. He was the husband of 46 years to Linda K. Johnson. For the past two years Dale worked as a driver for Lebanon Valley Farms; previously he was employed for...
Delmer D. "Dee" Willen
May 16, 2018
Delmer Dee Willen, 81, of Manheim, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on May 16, 2018. He was the husband of the late Arlene E. (Fisher) Willen who died in 2016. Born in Mountain City, TN on April 17, 1937, he was the son of the late Conley R. and Bonnie A. (Elliott) Willen. Dee, as he...
Pearl A. Culbert
May 16, 2018
Pearl A. Culbert, died of natural causes on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Moravian Manor, Lititz. She was the widow of H. Mark Culbert who died in 2002. Surviving is a daughter, Lynne wife of Stanley Rohrer of Manheim and a granddaughter, Diane wife of Kenneth Jones of Wernersville. A memorial service will be held at Moravian Manor, Steinman Hall,...
Doris G. McGinnis
May 15, 2018
Doris G. McGinnis Doris G. McGinnis, 90, of Lititz, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Born in Lyndon, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Blanche Groff. Doris was the wife of the late Everett B. McGinnis who died in August of 2015. For over 37 years Doris worked as a proofreader for Science Press...
Elva H. Martin
May 15, 2018
Elva H. Martin, 98, resident of Brethren Village in Lititz, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 15, 2018. Born in Middletown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel S. and Eva E. (Haar) Baer. Elva shared 59 years of marriage with Samuel E. Martin until his passing in 1999. Together they tended a...
Elva F. Bomberger
May 13, 2018
Elva F. Bomberger, 92, of Lititz, died peacefully on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Brethren Village. Born in Ephrata Township, she was the daughter of the late Harry W. and Ellen N. Faus Bollinger. Elva was the loving wife of the late Jay Lloyd Bomberger who died in December of last year. The couple celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on...
Noah B. Weaver, Jr.
May 10, 2018
Noah B. “Junior” Weaver, Jr., 65, of Manheim, peacefully went home to Jesus surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday May 10, 2018. He was the loving husband of Erma (Martin) Weaver, and they observed their 44th wedding anniversary in September of last year. Born in Ephrata, he is the son of Edna (Burkholder) Weaver...
Mary J. Haldeman
May 9, 2018
Mary J. Haldeman, 90, formerly of Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at Signature Senior Living, Lititz. Born in Penn Township, she was the daughter of the late Harold G. and Kathryn Sheaffer Haldeman. Mary loved working for Wilbur Chocolate Company in Lititz for over 50 years; and her all-time favorite candy was those Wilbur...
Jeannie S. Meekins
May 9, 2018
Jeannie S. Meekins, 75, formerly of Manheim, Lititz, and current resident of Denver, passed away on May 9, 2018. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Mabel Spayde Hackman. She was the wife of the late Jim Meekins. Jeannie enjoyed fishing, gardening, yard sales, playing cards and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are...
E. June Witmeyer
May 7, 2018
E. June Witmeyer, 93, of Manheim, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, May 7, 2018. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late James and Stella Greiner Peters. June was the loving wife for over 30 years to the late Rev. William R. Witmeyer who died in November of 1979. She enjoyed working...
Lloyd E. Bradley
May 5, 2018
Lloyd E. Bradley, 77, of Manheim passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle, Lititz. Born in Mount Joy Township, he was the son of the late Earl and Carrie Zink Bradley. Lloyd was the loving husband of Barbara A. Kain Bradley and they would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in June. He worked for J...
Pastor Paul L. Shumate
May 4, 2018
Echoing the words of the Apostle Paul from II Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith,” Pastor Paul L. Shumate, of Elizabethtown, traded this earthly life for his heavenly home on Friday, May 4, 2018 following a courageous battle with numerous health issues including pancreatic cancer. Paul, born on...
Frank S. Sweigart
May 2, 2018
Frank S. Sweigart, 84, formerly of Manheim and a resident of Colonial Lodge, Denver passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in East Earl Township, he was the son of late Ellsworth and Martha Steinmetz Sweigart. Retired in 2000, Frank worked for thirty years as a plant foreman at Rohrer’s Quarry,...
Robert "Bob" Tait
May 1, 2018
Robert “Bob” Tait, 86, of Manheim, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born in New York, N.Y., he was the son of the late Amerigo and Helen Butcher Tait. Bob was the loving husband of Geraldine “Gerry” Turner Tait and they observed their 65th wedding anniversary in October of last year. In...
Eugene F. Shelly
Apr 30, 2018
Eugene F. Shelly, 95 of Manheim, and formerly of Penryn, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, April 30, 2018 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Penn Township he was the son of the late John G. and Emma Fasnacht Shelly. Gene was the loving husband of Kathryn V. Dohner Shelly who died in January of this year....
Jean L. Spear
Apr 30, 2018
Jean L. Spear, 89, died Monday April 30, 2018 At Masonic Village at Elizabethtown where she was a resident. Born in Duquesne, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Agnes (Gillis) Sullivan. She was the widow of John T. spear who died in 2006. She was a homemaker, and was much beloved by her family. “She was...
William H. "Bill" Morgan III
Apr 27, 2018
William H. Morgan III, 81, of Lititz, died peacefully at his home on Friday, April 27, 2018. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late, William H. Jr. and Carolyn Nixdorf Morgan. Earlier in his life, Bill was the owner and operator of the Chevron Gas Station, Oregon Pike, Lancaster. For over forty years he worked for Stoltzfus...
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