Obituaries

Harvey K. "Esh" Eshelman

Harvey K. "Esh" Eshelman

Feb 12, 2018

Harvey K. "Esh" Eshelman, 93, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away on Monday evening, February 12, 2018 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harvey B. and Irene Kerchoff Eshelman. He was the husband of Olive G. Sweigart Eshelman for 71 years on April 14. Esh was a member of First...

Harry K. Longenecker

Harry K. Longenecker

Feb 11, 2018

Harry K. Longenecker, 91, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed into eternity on Sunday morning, February 11, 2018 at Masonic Health Care Center. Born in South Annville Twp., Lebanon, Co., he was the son of the late Harry B. and Minnie Kreider Longenecker. He was the husband of Doris "Dodie" Heisey Longenecker for 69 years on September 4. Harry was a longtime...

Edward A. Van Horn

Edward A. Van Horn

Jan 27, 2018

Edward Aloysius Van Horn, 72, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Reading and Lebanon, passed away on Saturday evening, January 27, 2018 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Stephen B. and Joan Marie Cippoletti Horney. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Shelton Van Horn for five years prior to her...

Mark W. "Marco" Halterman

Mark W. "Marco" Halterman

Jan 20, 2018

Mark W. "Marco" Halterman, 55, of Elizabethtown, PA, entered heaven unexpectedly on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Born in Columbia, he was the son of Patsy L. Williams Howe, wife of Charles A. "Sonny" Howe of Elizabethtown and the late Kenneth L. Halterman. A man of simple faith, he was employed as a supervisor by Allied Mechanical in State College. Mark...

Keith S. Weachter

Keith S. Weachter

Jan 19, 2018

Keith Scott Weachter, 49, of Ephrata, PA, passed away on Friday afternoon, January 19, 2018 at the Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Keith fought a very determined eight year battle with lung cancer. He was the husband of Deborah L. Poysher Weachter for 12 years on September 6. He is also...

Clarence B. Geib

Clarence B. Geib

Jan 16, 2018

Clarence B. Geib, 84, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior and his loving wife on Tuesday afternoon, January 16, 2018 at Masonic Health Care Center in Elizabethtown. Born in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Samuel S. and Annie Bradley Geib. He was the husband of Alta M. Kulp...

Helen L. Becker

Helen L. Becker

Jan 13, 2018

Heaven gained another angel today, Saturday, January 13, 2018. Helen Becker left this world to be greeted in heaven by her beloved husband, Charles Becker, who she loved for all her life. She also was met by her mother, Daisy Shank Martin, father, Christian Martin, a brother she loved dearly, John H. Martin, and her nephew, George Fitzwater. I have...

Gloria M. Sweigart

Gloria M. Sweigart

Jan 9, 2018

Gloria M. Sweigart, 82, of Manheim, PA, passed away on January 9, 2018 following a brief illness. Born in Heidelberg Twp., Lebanon Co., she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Violet Sattesahn Lerch. She was the wife of the late Lester H. "Gummy" Sweigart who died in 2011 after 58 years of marriage. Prior to retiring in 1998,...

Robert E. Roth

Robert E. Roth

Jan 6, 2018

Robert E. "Bob" Roth, 82, of Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, January 6, 2018 at Masonic Health Care Center in Elizabethtown. Born in Florin, PA, he was the son of the late John G. and Hazel Webb Roth. He was the husband of Shirley A. Roth for 63 years on April...

Sara G. Dickson

Sara G. Dickson

Dec 29, 2017

Sara G. "Sally" Dickson, 97, of Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, December 29, 2017 at Masonic Health Care Center. She was born in Walker Twp., Juniata Co. on January 19, 1920 to Oscar and Clara "Babe" (Kauffman) Groninger and she grew up on their farm in Mexico, PA. She was the...

Lewis D. Sauder

Lewis D. Sauder

Dec 23, 2017

Lewis D. Sauder, 96, of Manheim, PA, entered his heavenly garden, after a brief illness on Saturday evening, December 23, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Washington Boro, he was the son of the late Willis G. and Anna S. Dombach Sauder. He was the husband of Dorothy G. Shenk Sauder for 72 years...

William A. Thorpe

William A. Thorpe

Dec 13, 2017

William A. Thorpe, 88, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Lansdale and other places, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, December 13, 2017 at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Paul N. and Edna Hoffman Thorpe. He was the husband of Margaret Webster "Peg" Thorpe for 67 years prior to her passing September 20...

Dorothy R. Mueller

Dorothy R. Mueller

Dec 12, 2017

Dorothy R. Mueller, 88, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed into eternity on Tuesday afternoon, December 12, 2017 at Masonic Health Care Center. Born in Maytown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Dorothy M. Ney Singer. She was the wife of the late Warren G. Mueller, Sr. who passed in 1993. Dorothy was a graduate of the...

Robert E. Watt

Robert E. Watt

Dec 9, 2017

Robert E. "Bob" Watt, 32, of Manheim, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, December 9, 2017 at home. Born in Jeanette, he was the son of Harry V. and Marcie L. Linsenbigler Jackson of Manheim and the late Gerald R. Watt. Bob was a 2004 graduate of Manheim Central High School. He was employed as a delivery driver for...

Shirley A. Hummert

Shirley A. Hummert

Nov 21, 2017

Shirley A. Hummert, 82, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Falmouth, entered rest from her labor on Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017 at ManorCare in Elizabethtown. Born in Mount Joy Twp., she was the daughter of the late Martin B. and Sarah Henry Bless. She was the significant other of Willard A. "Will" Reigel for 45 years. Shirley was a...

Anna Mary Thompson

Anna Mary Thompson

Nov 19, 2017

Anna Mary Thompson, 69, of Leola, PA went home to meet her loving Lord on Sunday evening, November 19, 2017 at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster surround by her family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Grace Naomi Myer Smith. She was the wife of Richard Thompson for 46 years...

David L. Tibbetts

David L. Tibbetts

Nov 17, 2017

David L. Tibbetts, 77, of Brownstown, PA, formerly of Loudon, Epsom, and Concord, NH, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday evening, November 17, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born in Loudon, he was the son of the late S. Lester and Gladys E. Nickerson Tibbetts. He was the husband of Deanna...

Kathryn L. Symons

Kathryn L. Symons

Nov 11, 2017

Kathryn L. "Kay" Symons, 88, of New Tripoli and Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior following a brief illness on Saturday afternoon, November 11, 2017 surrounded by her family in Elizabethtown. Born in Mill Hall, she was the daughter of the late Doyle L. and Adalene A. Knecht Bitner. She was the wife of the...

R. Elaine Dalley

R. Elaine Dalley

Nov 7, 2017

R. Elaine Dalley, 87, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Tuesday morning, November 7, 2017 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Elmer H. and Esther Kreider Hershey. She was the wife of the late Milton M. Dalley who died in 2015. Elaine was a former member of Zion Lutheran...

Ida Sauder Brubaker

Ida Sauder Brubaker

Oct 21, 2017

Ida Sauder Brubaker, 102, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Penn Twp., died peacefully on Saturday afternoon, October 21, 2017 at Landis Homes. Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late P. Eaby and Ida Martin Sauder. She was the wife of the late John S. Brubaker for 35 years prior to his passing in 1973. A homemaker,...