Obituaries

John D. Coolidge

John D. Coolidge

Apr 19, 2013

John D. Coolidge, Jr., 86, of Lancaster, PA, died Friday morning, April 19, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John D. and Verna Coolidge. He was the husband of Faye C. Young Coolidge for 54 years prior to her death in 2001. During World War II, John...

Jim L. Warren

Jim L. Warren

Apr 19, 2013

Jim L. Warren, 64, of Mount Joy, PA, died Friday evening, April 19, 2013 at Frey Village in Middletown, PA following a five month battle with cancer. Raised in Kentucky and Indiana, "Jimmie" was the son of Mabel M. DeSpain Warren and the late Arvin Warren. Jim lived fast and furious and left behind alot of people who will miss...

Helen M. Earhart

Helen M. Earhart

Apr 15, 2013

Helen M. Earhart, 92, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Monday afternoon, April 15, 2013 at Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, PA following a brief decline in health. Born in Maytown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Laura Johnstin Farmer. She was...

Donald R. Graybeal

Donald R. Graybeal

Apr 11, 2013

Donald R. Graybeal, 74, of Manheim, PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday morning, April 11, 2013, at his home after a long struggle with ALS. Born in Manheim, he was the son of the late Elwyn and Miriam Shutt Graybeal. He was the husband of Barbara L. Ditzler Graybeal. They would have been...

John M. Becker

John M. Becker

Apr 8, 2013

John M. Becker, 77, of Manheim, PA, entered into rest in the presence of the Lord Jesus on Monday evening, April 8, 2013 at his home of natural causes. Born in Brownstown, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late John P. and Anna K. Good Becker. He was the husband of Mary A. Gutelius Becker for 56 years...

George James "Jimmy" Catalano

George James "Jimmy" Catalano

Apr 6, 2013

George James "Jimmy" Catalano, 66, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Harrisburg, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, April 6, 2013 at his residence following a lengthy illness. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Goodyear Sloan. He was the husband of Bonnie J. Brubaker Catalano for 10 years on...

Anne Louise Dickinson

Anne Louise Dickinson

Apr 3, 2013

Anne Louise Dickinson, 71, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, entered eternal rest on Wednesday evening, April 3, 2013 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, PA following a lengthy illness. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frank R. and Agnes Lally Jobin. She was the wife of Robert H. Dickinson for 50...

Burnell S. Siegrist

Burnell S. Siegrist

Mar 21, 2013

Burnell S. Siegrist, 89, formerly of Lititz, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, March 21, 2013 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, PA. Born in Manheim Twp., Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of the late Clarence F. and Mattie Stauffer Siegrist. He was the husband of the late Verna Neff...

Miriam D. Heisey

Miriam D. Heisey

Mar 17, 2013

Miriam D. Heisey, 80, of Manheim, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday evening, March 17, 2013 at Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, PA. Born on the 1727 Wenger homestead in West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, she was the only daughter of Noah W. and...

Miriam E. Gantz

Miriam E. Gantz

Feb 24, 2013

Miriam E. Gantz, 84, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Sunday evening, February 24, 2013 at her home. Born in Elizabethtown, PA, Miriam was the daughter of the late Russell S. and Ruth (Kipp) Sweigart. She was married to Robert E. Gantz, Sr. for over 65 years prior to him passing away just 43 days prior to Miriam. She was...

Luella H. Myer

Luella H. Myer

Feb 16, 2013

Luella H. Myer, 90, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, February 16, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital after becoming suddenly ill earlier in the day. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Elmer, Sr. and Elizabeth Eshelman Huber. Luella was a Christian and was associated with the...

Royden P. Nice

Royden P. Nice

Jan 26, 2013

Royden P. "Roy" Nice, Lt. Col. (Retired), 94, of Annville, PA, formerly of Palmyra, PA, entered into rest with his Lord on Saturday evening, January 26, 2013 at his residence. Born in Green Lane, Montgomery Co., PA, he was the son of the late Morrison R. and Mamie Florence Snyder Nice. He was the husband of Lucille Moyer Nice for...

Velma F. Shenk

Velma F. Shenk

Jan 24, 2013

Velma F. Shenk, 74, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed peacefully of natural causes on Thursday morning, January 24, 2013 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, PA. Born in Mount Joy Twp., she was the daughter of the late Earl E. and Katie Flory Shenk. Velma was a faithful member of Chiques Church of the Brethren in Manheim, PA...

Victoria  Kauffman

Victoria Kauffman

Jan 23, 2013

Victoria Kauffman, 62, of Mount Joy, PA, died Wednesday morning, January 23, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Etta Kreiner Gibble of Manheim, PA and the late Victor Gibble. She was the wife of John Kauffman, Jr. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children, Delilah M. Miller...

Kenneth R. Bretz

Kenneth R. Bretz

Jan 21, 2013

Kenneth R. Bretz, 85, of Myerstown, PA, formerly of Manheim, died Monday evening, January 21, 2013 at StoneRidge Retirement Living in Myerstown. Born in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of the late Stewart and Bertha Mann Bretz, He was the husband of Lucille Feeman Bretz who died in 2009. Mr. Bretz was employed as an assembler in the plastics...

Robert E. Gantz

Robert E. Gantz

Jan 12, 2013

Robert E. Gantz, Sr., age 84, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Saturday morning, January 13, 2013 at the Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Manheim, Robert was the son of the late Jacob O. & Ella Kopp Gantz. He was married to Miriam E. Sweigart Gantz and they would have celebrated 66 years of marriage in...

Nancy J. Kover

Nancy J. Kover

Jan 5, 2013

Nancy J. Kover, 77, of Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Manheim, PA, went to be with her Lord on Saturday morning, January 5, 2013 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, PA. Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Anna Mae Parkinson Herr. She would have had her 78th birthday on...

Steven E. Sonnen

Steven E. Sonnen

Dec 18, 2012

Steven E. Sonnen, 50, of Manheim, PA, died on Tuesday morning, December 18, 2012 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy, PA following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of R. Elaine Hershey Dalley and the late Edward Sonnen. A 1980 graduate of Manheim Central High School, he was employed for nearly 14 years as...

Audrey M. Haldeman

Audrey M. Haldeman

Dec 6, 2012

Audrey M. Haldeman, 81, of East Petersburg, PA, entered into rest with her Lord on Thursday afternoon, December 6, 2012 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, PA. Born in East Petersburg, she was the daughter of the late Horace L. and Violet M. Quigley Book. She was the wife of the late Roy F. Haldeman, Sr. who...

Layser N. Shenk

Layser N. Shenk

Nov 21, 2012

Layser N. Shenk, 94, of 544 North Penryn Road, Manheim, PA, passed away Wednesday morning, November 21, 2012 at Pleasant View Retirement Community following a six week illness. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of the late John S. and Katie Layser Shenk. He was the husband of Elizabeth Brill Shenk for 72 years...