Obituaries

Sep 2, 2023

Anna Belle Honafius, 90 years of age, entered eternity in heaven on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Pleasant View Communities in Manheim, PA. She was born in Manheim on January 5, 1933 to the late Norman and Ethel Keener Moyer.  In addition to her parents, Anna Belle was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Harry Honafius;...

Sep 1, 2023

Wilma M. McCoy, 90, of Somerset, PA, went to be with her Lord and to be reunited with her late husband, Tom, on Friday morning, September 1, 2023 at Meadow View Nursing Center in Berlin.  Born in Somerset Twp., she was the daughter of the late William and Lissie Meyers Shaulis.  She was the wife of Talmadge M....

Aug 25, 2023

Wayne B. "Sug" McCardle, 89, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Beavertown, passed on Friday, August 25, 2023 at Masonic Village.  Born in Derry Twp., Mifflin County, he was the son of the late William B. and Anna P. Schwab McCardle.  He was the husband of the late Amber Rae Hassinger McCardle for 65 years prior to her passing...

Aug 11, 2023

Geraldine M. "Gerry" Hershey, 85, of Manheim, passed on Friday morning, August 11, 2023 at Pleasant View Retirement Community.  Her spirit was released from her earthly body to spend eternity with Jesus.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Alvin H. and Martha Myers Snavely.  She was the wife of the late Donald L. Hershey...

Aug 8, 2023

Ruth S. Westenberger Lentz, 91, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed from her earthly home to her heavenly home on Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2023 at Landis Homes in Lititz.  Born in West Donegal Twp., she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Sarah O. Snavely Westenberger.  She was the wife of the late Wilbur...

Aug 5, 2023

Emily J. New, 95, of York Haven, PA, formerly of Shenandoah Heights, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday afternoon, August 5, 2023 at UPMC Memorial in York.  Born in Shenandoah, she was the daughter of the late Fredrick H. and Elizabeth Evans Sperr.  She was the wife of the late Donald L. New for 37...

Aug 4, 2023

Nevin Dourte, age 66, left this broken world behind to run into the loving arms of Jesus, his Savior, on Friday, August 4, 2023.  His death followed a brief hospital stay where he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor.  From the outset of the sudden diagnosis, his desire was to trust God completely and to glorify...

Jul 22, 2023

Nedra L. Shuman, 85, entered Heaven on July 22, 2023 at United Zion Retirement Community.  Born in Astoria, IL, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Zeretha Garrett Riebling.  She was the wife of Kenneth R. Shuman for 64 years on June 7.

Nedra was baptized into the Christian faith...

Jul 22, 2023

Kristie Suzanne (Austin) Cliff, 47, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family and friends on Saturday morning, July 22, 2023, at her residence. Born in South Bend, Indiana, she was the daughter of William L. Austin and the late Karen R. Fritz. She was the loving wife to...

Jul 20, 2023

Lynne H. Hays, 76, of Mount Joy, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, July 20, 2023 at Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA.  Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Marie E. Landford Hilpert.  She was the wife of the late...

Jun 25, 2023

Our father, Richard Kurtz Zimmerman, went "home" after a courageous five-month battle with mesothelioma on June 25, 2023. We had the joy of celebrating his 92 nd birthday on April 24 th in the home he built onto his granddaughter, Karrye and son-in-law (Jon Hawryluk's) house, surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Gap, PA to...

Jun 20, 2023

Kenneth W. Ritchey, 87, of Manheim, PA, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday morning, June 20, 2023, at his residence. Born in Sproul, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Grasser Ritchey. He was the loving husband of Elizabeth R. "Liz" Shenk Ritchey to whom he would...

Jun 19, 2023

Shirley Elizabeth Layne Wall, who lived at The Long Community and Brethren Village in Lancaster County, PA, died early in the morning on Monday, June 19, 2023. She was 92.

Shirley was born in Washington, DC, on March 11, 1931, and grew up with her three siblings, Virginia, Carol, and John....

Jun 18, 2023

Janet L. Ebersole, 82, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with Jesus and her late husband on Sunday evening, June 18, 2023 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz.  Born in Mount Joy Twp., she was the daughter of the late Oliver Snavely Haldeman and Bertha C. "Betty" Blough Haldeman.  She was the loving wife of the...

Jun 15, 2023

Jimmy W. "Pop-Pop" Styer, 71, of Mount Joy, PA., passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday evening, June 15, 2023, at his residence. Born in Pennington Gap, VA., he was the son of the late Ruby (Thompson) and Charles Styer. He was the husband of the late Debra A. (Miller) Styer who...

Jun 15, 2023

Richard V. "Dick" Fazenbaker, 78, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away peacefully by the river's edge on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Born in Allenport, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel K. and Mary A. Kline Fazenbaker. He was the husband of the late Erma R. (Burdge) Fazenbaker for 53 yrs.

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Jun 6, 2023

At age 97, James Dean Shaffer (Jim), fondly known to his family as Duffer and Papa Bear, of Manheim, PA passed away June 6, 2023, at Pleasant View Retirement Community surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Altoona on January 30, 1926, he was the son of the late John C....

Jun 4, 2023

Francis E. "Frank" Wolf, Jr., 79, of New Providence, PA, formerly of Norristown, passed away on Sunday evening, June 4, 2023 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim.  Born in Norristown, he was the son of the late Francis E. Wolf, Sr. and Ruth J. Joseph Wolf.  Frank was the husband of Carlene A. Hart Wolf for...

May 31, 2023

Helga Dieffenbach, aged 98, died peacefully at Londonderry Village in Palmyra on Wednesday evening May 31, 2023. Helga was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Hans and Anna Griessmann in 1924.  She met Ray J. Dieffenbach of Berks County, Pennsylvania, in Frankfurt while she was a switchboard operator employed by the U.S. Army.  They were married in...

May 30, 2023

Charity M. Baird, 95, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Clearfield, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday afternoon, May 30, 2023 at the home of her daughter where she made her residence for the last 17 years.  Born in Bigler, PA, she was the daughter of the late Clark D. and Elva Kephart Swisher. ...