Obituaries

May 2, 2011

Myron L. "Mike" Graef, 74, of 300 West Lemon Street, Lititz, PA, formerly of Kenosha, WI, passed away Monday evening, May 2, 2011 at Moravian Manor after years of declining health and Alzheimer's dementia. Born in Winside, NE, he was the son of the late Otto and Minnie Loebsack Graef. Mike was a graduate of Winside High School and at...

May 1, 2011

Paul L. Neff, 93, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, formerly of East Petersburg, PA, passed peacefully to be with his Lord on Sunday evening, May 1, 2011 at Brethren Village. Born in Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., PA, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Anna Z. Longenecker Neff. He was the husband of Anna Mary Weaver Neff...

Apr 27, 2011

Erma M. Nissley, 83 of Palmyra, PA, formerly of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA. Born June 1, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Abram and Minnie Flory Zellers. She was the wife of Harold M. Nissley for 63 years. A homemaker, she was...

Apr 22, 2011

Kathryn M. Miller, 84, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA, formerly of the Elizabethtown area, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Brethren Village. Born in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Mahlon S. and Mariah S. Shenk Ginder. She was the wife of the late Paul E. Miller who...

Apr 18, 2011

Joseph Mascioli, 88, of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Poughkeepsie, NY, peacefully passed from this life on Monday afternoon, April 18, 2011 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA following a nine month illness. Born in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Luigi and Antonette Rosano Mascioli. He was the husband of Lorraine C. Halpern Mascioli for 64 years on...

Apr 4, 2011

Amos G. Whisler, 89, of Elizabethtown, PA, peacefully went home to be with his Savior on Monday evening, April 4, 2011 at his home. Born in Mount Joy Twp., he was the son of the late Jonas H. and Elsie Greiner Whisler. He was the husband of Florence S. Myers Whisler for 68 years on June 27, 2010. Mr. Whisler...

Apr 4, 2011

Allen S. Gibble, 82, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Penryn, PA, died Monday, April 4, 2011 at Cedar Haven, Lebanon, PA. Born in Rapho Twp., Lancaster County, PA, he was the son of the late Allen and Lillian Snyder Gibble. He was the husband of Bettie A. Ruhl Gibble for 56 years on May 22, 2010. "Gibble", as he was...

Mar 18, 2011

Beverly E. Shuey, 68, of 425 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA. formerly of Lebanon, PA, died Friday afternoon, March 18, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Ethel Templin Morris. A homemaker, she was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed crocheting afghans and making latch...

Mar 6, 2011

Geraldine "Gerry" Henry, 76, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in the village of Sporting Hill, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. Watson and Alverta Shreiner Watson Crawford. She was the step-daughter of the late A. Charles...

Mar 4, 2011

Margaret Patricia "Pat" Brenner, 63, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Douglasville, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Phoenixville, PA, she was the daughter of Mary Winters Porter and the late David Earl Porter. A memorial service will be held in her...

Feb 17, 2011

Richard "Dick" White, 67, of 542 School Lane, Mount Joy, PA, formerly of Marietta, PA, passed into the presence of his Lord on Thursday morning, February 17, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, PA following a lengthy illness. Born in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Richard G. and Jane Zilhardt White. He was...

Jan 31, 2011

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Elsie Fields Bentzel, age 93, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Manheim, PA, passed away at Vitas Hospice Care Unit at Manor Care in Winter Park, FL, Monday, January 31, 2011. Mrs. Bentzel was born on April 26, 1917, in Stuart,...

Jan 28, 2011

Lucille M. Nice, 88, of 73 Kindred Place, Annville, PA, formerly of Palmyra, PA and Vero Beach, FL, went home to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon, January 28, 2011 at Lebanon Valley Home in Annville. Born in Silverdale, Bucks Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel W. and Della Long Moyer. She was the wife...

Jan 23, 2011

Wilbur "Wib" Snyder, 85, formerly of Rapho Twp. and Manheim, went home to be with the Lord on January 23, 2011 at Masonic Health Care Center, Elizabethtown, PA. Born in Rapho Twp., he was the son of the late Levi B. and Hettie Mumma Snyder. Prior to retiring, Wib was employed for 30 years as a realtor by Town and...

Jan 20, 2011

Ronald Arthur Shepherd, 72, of 2984 High Point Road, Cochranville, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday morning, January 20, 2011 at Lankenau Hospital in Ardmore, PA. Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Cox W. and Edith H. Baker Shepherd. He was the husband of...

Jan 4, 2011

Lazaro M. "Laz" Piedra, 46, of 35 Trail Road North, Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Miami, FL, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 while working in Berks County. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was raised by his father, Antonio Alfonzo-Gato, of Miami, and his mother, the late Gliceria Alfonzo. He was the husband of Kathy C. Escondon...

Jan 4, 2011

Michael L. Mishler, 64, of 1466 North Penryn Road, Manheim, PA, formerly of Ephrata, died Tuesday morning, January 4, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital, in Lancaster, PA of natuarl causes following a decline in health. Born in Ephrata, PA, he was the son of the late Elmer R. and Florence T. Pfautz Mishler. He was the husband of Paula R....

Jan 1, 2011

Grace Boyer, 90, formerly of Lexington, PA, passed peacefully on Saturday morning, January 1, 2011 at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz, PA with her family by her side. Born in Lititz, PA, she was the daughter of the late Roman and Erna Todd Boyer. Earlier in her life, she was employed by the former Lititz Shoe Company and, later, B&G...

Dec 25, 2010

Daisy C. Kline, 97, of Manheim, PA, peacefully went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 25, 2010 at her home. Born in Mastersonville, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Emma Caslow Gibble. She was the wife of the late Willoughby W. Kline, Sr. who died in 1979, just months from them celebrating their...

Dec 11, 2010

Minola Meiser, 92, died at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, PA, on Saturday morning, December 11, 2010 due to complications resulting from an automobile accident August 27, 2009. Minola Evans Meiser was born March 22, 1918 in Shamokin, PA. She was the tenth child born to William and Mary Gensel Evans. She was a 1935 graduate of the former Coal...