Obituaries

Dean L. Saylor

Dean L. Saylor

Oct 9, 2017

Dean L. Saylor, 51, of Lititz, PA, went home to be with his Lord on Monday morning, October 9, 2017 at his home following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Leroy M. and Rose M. King Saylor of Lititz and the late Sandra E. Petticoffer Saylor. He was the loving husband of Linda A. Nolt...

June R. Williams

June R. Williams

Oct 7, 2017

June R. Williams, 93, of Lancaster, PA, went home to her Lord in Heaven on Saturday morning, October 7, 2017 at the home of her caregivers, Linda Pace and Sharon Benham. Born in Reading, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ethel Reinohle Rader. She was the wife of the late Charles Williams. She was also preceded...

Hannah R. Greenawalt

Hannah R. Greenawalt

Sep 30, 2017

Hannah R. Greenawalt, 74, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, September 30, 2017 at Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Columbia. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Richard F., Sr. and Miriam M. Gouse Stone. She was the wife of Roscoe K. Greenawalt for 52 years on February 14. A homemaker, Hannah was a...

Luke B. Pierce

Luke B. Pierce

Sep 22, 2017

Luke B. Pierce, 81, of Marietta, PA, formerly of Mount Joy, entered the presence of his heavenly Father on Friday evening, September 22, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Penryn, PA, he was the son of the late Sylvester S., Sr. and Dorothy Brown Pierce. He was the husband of Anna Mae Greenly Pierce for 59 years on March...

Margaret W. Thorpe

Margaret W. Thorpe

Sep 20, 2017

Margaret W. "Peg" Thorpe, 90, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Lansdale, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, September 20, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Doylestown, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Margaret Goetter Wood. She was the wife of William A. Thorpe for 67 years on June 3. Peg was a...

Arlington R. Blantz

Arlington R. Blantz

Sep 20, 2017

Arlington R. "Ray" Blantz, Jr., 65, of Manheim, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, September 20, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital following a period of declining health. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Arlington R., Sr. and Grace Williams Blantz. He was the husband of the late Susan M. Long Blantz for 30 years prior to...

David E. Gibble

David E. Gibble

Sep 18, 2017

David E. "Butch" Gibble, 85, of Manheim, PA, entered into rest at Signature Senior Living in Lititz on Monday morning, September 18, 2017 following a lengthy illness. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Frank S. and Mary Earhart Gibble. He was the husband of Sandra J. Long Gibble for 59 years on December 7. David was...

Anna H. Brandt

Anna H. Brandt

Sep 17, 2017

Anna H. Brandt, 87, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, was called to her Heavenly home on Sunday morning, September 17, 2017 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in Rapho Twp., she was the daughter of the late Herbert O. and Esther Hess Wolgemuth. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Brandt for 59 years prior to his...

Robert L. Wieder

Robert L. Wieder

Sep 8, 2017

Robert L. Wieder, 84, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, entered the Church Triumphant on Friday evening, September 9, 2017 at the Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Leroy and Stella E. Zerbe Wieder. He was the husband of Mary D....

Michael C. Wagner

Michael C. Wagner

Aug 29, 2017

Michael C. Wagner, 47, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday afternoon, August 29, 2017 at Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy following a courageous year-long battle with brain cancer. He was the son of Richard T., Sr. and Shirley A. Heagy Wagner of Manheim....

Dorothy L. Weaver

Dorothy L. Weaver

Aug 27, 2017

Dorothy L. Weaver, 97, of Manheim, PA, passed on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Ervin W. and Verna E. Crawford Miller. She was the wife of the late Ira G. Weaver who passed in 1965. A...

Elsie S. Dejesus

Elsie S. Dejesus

Aug 20, 2017

Elsie Kreider Shelley DeJesus, 89, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at her home. Born in Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Franklin B. and Edith Bricker Kreider. She was the wife of Angel M. DeJesus for 48 years on May 5. She was...

J. Albert Greenawalt

J. Albert Greenawalt

Aug 11, 2017

J. Albert Greenawalt, 74, loving husband, father, and brother from Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with his Lord on August 11, 2017, at the Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. He was the son of the late Albert and Sarah Koser Greenawalt and the husband of Carol A. Risser. They observed...

Bernadette L. Barnes

Bernadette L. Barnes

Aug 8, 2017

Bernadette L. Barnes, 81, of Manheim, PA, formerly of York, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, August 8, 2017 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Edwin A. and Beatrice Mortorff Larkin. She was the wife of the late Raymond H. Barnes, Jr. who died in 2010. Bernadette was a member of St....

Janet L. Groff

Janet L. Groff

Jul 20, 2017

Janet L. Groff, 84, formerly of Manheim and Lititz, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday morning, July 20, 2017 at Brethren Village in Lancaster. Born in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late John H. and Ida May Flory Haldeman. She was the loving wife of the late...

Ethan R. Mcbeth

Ethan R. Mcbeth

Jul 20, 2017

Ethan R. McBeth, 75, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, July 20, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving and caring family. Born in Nappanee, IN, he was the son of the late Rev. Paul W. and S. Esther McCulloh McBeth. He was the husband of Doris J....

Karen E. Shuman

Karen E. Shuman

Jul 12, 2017

Karen E. Shuman, 79, of Lebanon, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday afternoon, July 12, 2017 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Grand Rapids, MI, she was the daughter of the late Leon F. and Laura W. Schantz House. She was the wife of John A. Shuman, Jr. They would have been married for...

Lee R. Bashore

Lee R. Bashore

Jul 11, 2017

Lee R. Bashore, Sr., 85, of Lebanon, PA, passed away peacefully to be with his Lord on Tuesday evening, July 11, 2017 at Juniper Village at Lebanon. Born in Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., he was the son of the late Isaac E. and Amy K. Gettle Bashore. He was the husband of the late Annamae G. Miller Bashore for 48...

Myrtle S. White

Myrtle S. White

Jun 29, 2017

Myrtle S. White, 94, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Manheim, was called home to heaven on Thursday morning, June 29, 2017 at Landis Homes after a period of declining health. Born in Mount Joy Twp., she was the daughter of the late John K. and Katie Hess Stauffer. She was the wife of Stanley H. White for 72 years prior...

Dawn Elaine Herr

Dawn Elaine Herr

Jun 9, 2017

Dawn Elaine Herr, 47, of Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Hershey, found peace in the loving arms of Jesus on Friday, June 9, 2017 in Harrisburg. Born in Hershey, she was the daughter of Ruthanne Landvater Herr of Hershey and the late Robert L. Herr. Dawn was raised in the Conewago Church of the Brethren in Hershey and more recently attended...