Obituaries

Dorothy  Shaffer

Dorothy Shaffer

Nov 15, 2012

Dorothy Foreman Shaffer, 87, of Manheim, PA, peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz, PA, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Annie Fry Foreman. She was the...

Edna J. Verlenden

Edna J. Verlenden

Nov 7, 2012

Edna J. Verlenden, 98, of Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, PA, died Wednesday evening, November 7, 2012 at Masonic Health Care Center. Born in New Castle County, Delaware, she was the daughter of the late Arthur B. and Anna I. Boyd Johnson. She was the wife of the late Charles L. Verlenden who died in 1971. Formerly of Springfield, PA and Boynton...

Virgil Kermit Ogle

Virgil Kermit Ogle

Oct 19, 2012

Virgil Kermit Ogle, 79, of Manheim, PA, died peacefully at home following a lengthy illness on Friday morning, October 19, 2012, under the loving care of his wife assisted by Hospice and Community Care. Born in Carroll County, VA, he was the son of the late Virgil K. and Opal Gallimore Ogle. He was the husband of Marjory Urquhart Ogle...

Martha Haldeman Elliott

Martha Haldeman Elliott

Oct 11, 2012

Martha Haldeman Elliott, 95, of Manheim, PA died on Thursday morning, October 11, 2012 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim following a brief illness. Born in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Annie Ginder Haldeman. She was the wife of the late Douglas H. Elliott who died in 2000. Martha...

Ray E. Showalter

Ray E. Showalter

Oct 8, 2012

Ray E. Showalter, 68, of Manheim, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday morning, October 8, 2012 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Manheim. Born in Dayton, VA, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Evangeline Keller Showalter. He was the husband of Jane K. Wenger Showalter for 41 years on September...

Esther M. Engle

Esther M. Engle

Oct 6, 2012

Esther M. Engle, 89, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, formerly of Middletown and Palmyra PA, peacefully went home to heaven at Brethren Village on Saturday afternoon, October 6, 2012, following a brief illness. Born in Lebanon County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hoffer and Fannie Gingrich Reesor. She was the wife of the late Vincent N. "Vince"...

Phill Carlos Archbold

Phill Carlos Archbold

Oct 1, 2012

Rev. Dr. Phill Carlos Archbold, 76, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, was promoted to Glory on Monday morning, October 1, 2012 at Brethren Village following a brief illness. Born in Colón, Panama, he was the son of the late Jaroth and Sophronia Stephens Archbold. Brother Phill Carlos was an energetic preacher and prominent leader in the...

Anna Mary Neff

Anna Mary Neff

Sep 24, 2012

Anna Mary Weaver Neff, 90, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, formerly of East Petersburg, PA, passed away surrounded by her family at Brethren Village on Monday morning, September 24, 2012 following a long and full life. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late S. Clyde and Emma Weaver Weaver. She was the wife of the late Paul...

Teresa A. Farrell

Teresa A. Farrell

Sep 14, 2012

Teresa A. Farrell, 42, of Mount Wilson, PA, formerly of Palmyra, PA, unexpectedly went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, September 14, 2012 of natural causes. Born in Ligonier, IN, she was the daughter of John A., Jr. and Karen E. House Shuman of Mount Wilson. She was the wife of the late Patrick M....

Katrina Francissa Shenk

Katrina Francissa Shenk

Aug 1, 2012

Katrina Francissa Shenk, 41, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, entered into peace on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at her home unexpectedly of natural causes. Born in rural Bogotá, Colombia, she was the adopted daughter of Velma F. Shenk of Elizabethtown. Katrina was a member of the Elizabethtown Area High School Class of 1991 and a member of Chiques Church...

Anna Ruth Burkholder

Anna Ruth Burkholder

Jul 15, 2012

Anna Ruth Burkholder, 79, of Mountville, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday afternoon, July 15, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, PA following a brief illness. Born in Manor Twp., Lancaster, Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late John P. and Anna K. Good Becker. She was the wife of...

Paul L. Myers

Paul L. Myers

Jul 14, 2012

Paul L. Myers, 79, of United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz, PA, formerly of Rapho Twp., unexpectedly went home to be with his Lord on Saturday morning, July 14, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital following declining health. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Ezra B. and Lottie Long Myers. Paul was a 1951 graduate of Manheim...

Alice G. Schneider

Alice G. Schneider

Jul 1, 2012

Alice G. Schneider, 92, of Akron, PA, formerly of Indianapolis, IN, passed away on Sunday afternoon, July 1, 2012 at Rheems Nursing Center, Rheems, PA, following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Noblesville, IN, she was the daughter of the late Vernice and Katherine Stern Unger. She was the wife of the late Raymond J. Schneider who died in...

Helen L. Musser

Helen L. Musser

Jun 15, 2012

Helen L. Musser, 94, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Columbia, PA, died Friday afternoon, June 15, 2012, at home, following a week long illness. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late William and Hanna Louise Habel Preston. She was the wife of the late R. Dean Musser who she was married to for over 50 years. Mrs....

Verna N. Siegrist

Verna N. Siegrist

Jun 8, 2012

Verna N. Siegrist, 87, of Lititz, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, June 8, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy, PA following a brief illness. Born in Manheim Twp., Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Ella Bowers Neff. She was the wife of Burnell...

Carl E. Schroeder

Carl E. Schroeder

Jun 1, 2012

The Rev. Father Carl E. Schroeder, 78, of Mount Joy, PA, retired Rector of All Saints Anglican Church in Lancaster, died on June 1, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy. The son of the Rev. Hugo W. Schroeder, Sr., and Florence May (Smith) Schroeder, he was born on June 1, 1934 in Narrowsburg, N. Y., but grew...

Alta H. Hosler

Alta H. Hosler

May 9, 2012

Alta H. Hosler, 88, of 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA, formerly of Manheim, PA, was called home to Glory on Wednesday evening, May 9, 2012 at Brethren Village, following a period of declining health. Born in Mount Joy Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late John K. and Katie Hess Stauffer. She was the wife of Galen...

Joan L. "Joanie" Lefever

Joan L. "Joanie" Lefever

May 4, 2012

Joan L. "Joanie" Lefever, 73, of Lancaster, PA, died on Friday afternoon, May 4, 2012 at Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster, following a brief illness. Born in Lancaster, she lived her entire life in the same neighborhood. Joanie was a follower of the Roman Catholic faith. She was employed by the former K-D Tools in Mountville as an assembler for...

Elma P. Myers

Elma P. Myers

Apr 30, 2012

Elma P. Myers, 84, formerly of Conewago Twp. and Elizabethtown, died Monday evening, April 30, 2012 at Mennonite Home, Lancaster, PA. Born in Manheim Twp., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ruth Peifer Landis. She was the wife of the late Clarence S. Myers for 57 years prior to his death in 2010. A homemaker, Mrs. Myers...

Jayden Douglas Muchmore

Jayden Douglas Muchmore

Apr 21, 2012

Jayden Douglas Muchmore, son of Benjamin D. Muchmore and Melissa S. Reinford of Conestoga, PA, was delivered stillborn Saturday morning, April 21, 2012 at Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, PA. In addition to his parents, Jayden will be forever in the hearts of his maternal grandparents, D. Mark and Wendy M. Kunkle Reinford of Ephrata, PA; paternal grandmother, Rose...