Obituaries

Howard R. "Chub" Rhinier

Howard R. "Chub" Rhinier

Apr 29, 2017

Howard R. "Chub" Rhinier, 79, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Saturday morning, April 29, 2017 at Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy following a long illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Howard E. and Evelyn Floyd Rhinier. He was the husband of the late Jo Ann...

Daniel R. Seiders

Daniel R. Seiders

Apr 26, 2017

Daniel R. Seiders, 55, formerly of Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in Harrisburg following a brave fight with a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of William L. Seiders of Elizabethtown and the late Grace Glass Seiders. He was the husband...

Jamie L. Krimes

Jamie L. Krimes

Apr 20, 2017

Jamie L. Krimes, 57, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Ephrata, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2017 at Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy following an 18 month illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Walter P. Krimes of Tallahassee, FL and Beverly J. Mohler Krimes of Crawfordville, IL....

Melvin G. Hoffer

Melvin G. Hoffer

Apr 12, 2017

Melvin G. Hoffer, 90, of Elizabethtown, PA, entered heaven's glory on Wednesday evening, April 12, 2017 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Christ H. and Margie Greiner Hoffer. He was the husband of the late Violet Sweigart Hoffer for 51 years prior to her passing in...

Ralph E. Lentz

Ralph E. Lentz

Apr 9, 2017

Ralph E. Lentz, 72, of Elizabethtown, PA, peacefully entered the courts of God with singing and praise on Sunday evening, April 9, 2017 at his residence. Born in Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, he was the son of the late Lester S. and Elva M. Gantz Lentz. He was the husband of Miriam J. Frey Lentz for 52 years on June...

Catherine L. Bettis

Catherine L. Bettis

Apr 7, 2017

Catherine L. "Kitty" Bettis, 82, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Naples, FL and Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away on Friday morning, April 7, 2017 at Mennonite Home following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin H. and Catherine R. Brackbill High. After graduating from McCaskey High School in 1952, Kitty earned a Bachelor...

Linda M. Humphries

Linda M. Humphries

Mar 31, 2017

Linda M. Humphries, 64, of Lititz, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Friday morning, March 31, 2017, at ManorCare in Lancaster following an illness of one month. Born in Charlottesville, VA, on December 15, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Zebie and Edna McKenzie Madison. She is survived by two children, Mike, husband of Lisa...

Gary L. Campbell

Gary L. Campbell

Mar 17, 2017

Gary L. Campbell, 70, of Manheim, PA, entered into rest on Friday afternoon, March 17, 2017 at Select Medical in Harrisburg following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Samuel L. and Ethel M. Manning Campbell. He was the husband of Carol A. Campbell who passed in 2016. He is survived by a daughter,...

Richard A. Wirth

Richard A. Wirth

Mar 12, 2017

Richard A. Wirth, 91, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Drexel Hill and Westtown, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, March 12, 2017 at Masonic Health Care Center in Elizabethtown. Born in Allentown, he was the son of the late Alfred and Irene Tust Wirth. He was the husband of Joan McGlinchey Wirth. Richard was of the Lutheran faith. He was...

Patricia M. Doney

Patricia M. Doney

Mar 6, 2017

Patricia M. Doney, 72, of Lebanon, PA passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 6, 2017. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Anna S. Witters. She was the loving wife of James H. Doney for 55 years on February 6. She is also survived by her three sons, grandchildren, two sisters,...

Gladys A. Rittenhouse

Gladys A. Rittenhouse

Feb 14, 2017

Gladys A. Rittenhouse, 96, of Worcester, PA, passed away Tuesday afternoon, February 14, 2017 at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness. Gladys was the daughter of the late Norman and Clarella Dresher Anders and was born at home and raised on the property that would eventually become Freddy Hill Farms. She lived in...

Fred C. Raffensperger

Fred C. Raffensperger

Feb 12, 2017

Fred C. Raffensperger, Sr., 91, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Adams County, went to be with his heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Heart of Lancaster Medical Center in Lititz due to complications of pneumonia following a brief illness. Fred was the son of the late Emory E., Sr. and Nora Heiges Raffensperger. His first wife,...

Doris J. Byrne

Doris J. Byrne

Feb 5, 2017

Doris J. Byrne, 81, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in St. Mary's, GA while on vacation. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Miriam Shaffner Emenheiser. She was the wife of the late James V. Byrne, Sr. for 54 years prior to his passing in 2011. A...

Theodore D. Williams

Theodore D. Williams

Jan 12, 2017

We celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Theodore D. "Ted" Williams, 82, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Mount Joy, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday evening, January 12, 2017 at Lebanon VA Medical Center following an illness of more than two years. Born in Florin, PA, he was the son of the...

Selena  Henny

Selena Henny

Dec 18, 2016

Selena Kraybill Henny, 95, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday morning, December 18, 2016, at Pleasant View. Born in Elizabethtown on December 9, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Irvin L. and Elizabeth Haldeman Kraybill. She lived in her hometown until...

Patricia J. Stephens

Patricia J. Stephens

Dec 14, 2016

Patricia J. Stephens, 91, of Elizabethtown, PA, while surrounded by her loving family, went home to be with her Lord and Savior and to join her parents on Wednesday afternoon, December 14, 2016 at her residence following a brief illness. Born in Erie, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jay W. and Zelma B. Goforth Wasser. She was...

Darlene S. Zeigler

Darlene S. Zeigler

Dec 5, 2016

Darlene S. Zeigler, 86, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Monday evening, December 5, 2016 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Lillie Stoner Hossler. She was the wife of Samuel H. Zeigler for 51 years on March 5. She was preceded in...

Verna Grace Nissley

Verna Grace Nissley

Dec 4, 2016

Verna Grace Nissley, 78, of Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday afternoon, December 4, 2016 at the Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born in West Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co., she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Anna E. Landis Zeager. She was the wife...

Julianne  Dickson

Julianne Dickson

Dec 3, 2016

Julianne Dickson passed away at her home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Saturday, December 3, 2016. At the time of her death she was surrounded by loving friends. Throughout her life, Julie gave the gift of service to the students she taught; the athletes she coached; the parents she counseled; the co-workers she mentored; the women she inspired; and the...

Kathryn E. Hartman

Kathryn E. Hartman

Nov 28, 2016

Kathryn E. Hartman, 96, of Myerstown, PA, formerly of the Elizabethtown area, went home to be with her Lord peacefully on Monday afternoon, November 28, 2016 with her loving son by her side. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Jamie L. and Jennie M. Wisegarver Hostetter. A homemaker, Kitty was a former...