Obituaries

Apr 8, 2025

Brian K. Roten, 61, of Manheim, PA, formerly a resident of Mount Joy and Marietta, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home on Tuesday morning, April 8, 2025. Born in Peach Bottom, he was the son of the late Joseph Roten, Sr. and Virginia Trimble Roten.

Brian was...

Apr 3, 2025

Mary W. Snyder, 91, of Lititz , PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, Mount Joy, and Manheim, was taken to be with her Savior on Thursday, April 3, 2025, at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mabel Landis Wert. She and her husband, Glenn M....

Mar 31, 2025

Gerald C. "Jerry" Rohrer, 85, of Ronks, PA, also known as "Super Seed", went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, unexpectedly on Monday evening, March 31, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Willis W. and Grace Kendig Rohrer. He was the husband of Ruth...

Mar 29, 2025

We remember Donald W. Patrick who departed this world on March 29, 2025, at the age of 87. Donald was born on December 12, 1937, to the late Irvin E. Patrick, Jr. and Florence Patrick of Hershey, PA.

Donald was preceded in death by his wife Gladys D. Patrick...

Mar 28, 2025

Larry L. Geib, 65, of Hallem, PA, formerly of Manheim, entered rest on Friday evening, March 28, 2025, at Lancaster General Hospital after a period of declining health.  Born in Lebanon, he was the son of Richard (Doris) Geib of Manheim and Alice (the late Eugene) Enterline of Elizabethtown.

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Mar 28, 2025

Barbara H. Black, 87, of Lititz, PA, surrounded by her loving family, went home to be with her Lord on Friday afternoon, March 28, 2025, at Moravian Manor, after a brief illness. Born in Royersford, she was the only child of the late Ira J. and Hilda Stepp Hilborn. She was the wife of Ronald H. Black...

Mar 23, 2025

Virgil H. Ritchey, 94, of Lititz, PA, was welcomed peacefully into heaven by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday morning, March 23, 2025, while in his sleep. Born in Tatesville, Bedford County, PA, on April 5, 1930, he was the son of the late Marvin S. and Mildred L. McFarland Ritchey. He was...

Mar 14, 2025

Catherine Frances Plummer (nee Fickling), resident of Masonic Villages, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania passed away on March 14, 2025 at the age of 90. She was born August 30, 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina to the late Thomas N. and Everdell (Jowers) Fickling.

Catherine's artistic, poetic and...

Mar 9, 2025

Beverly Anna Earhart, 84, of Lititz, PA, passed peacefully at home on Sunday morning, March 9, 2025 surrounded by her loved ones.  Born in Germany Valley in Huntington County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas M. and Norma K. Lansbury Goshorn.

Beverly was a 1959 graduate of...

Mar 4, 2025

Ruth Whisler Gamber, 91 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday morning, March 4, 2025 at Landis Homes.  Born in Mount Joy Twp., she was the daughter of the late Jonas H. and Elsie Greiner Whisler.  She was the wife of the late Arthur B. Gamber.

Ruth spent...

Mar 3, 2025

Thomas A. Booze, 72, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Georgetown, DE and Rio Rancho, NM, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 3, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital and is now in the arms of Jesus.  Born in Milford, DE, he was the son of the late James A. Booze, Jr. and Eva L. Gardner Booze.  He was...

Feb 28, 2025

Sawyer Robert Jerimiah Bair, 23-day-old son of Jayden K. Walker and Kyle S. Bair, died on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Born in Lancaster on February 5, he was the son of Jayden Walker and Kyle Bair of Manheim.

Sawyer was a pleasant baby with deep blue-gray eyes. ...

Feb 24, 2025

Evelyn M. Heister, 91, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Mount Joy and Mifflin County, went home to be with her Lord on Monday evening, February 24, 2025 at Pleasant View Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Hamlin, KS, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Ethel Engle Byer. She was the wife of Orville P....

Feb 20, 2025

J. David Brubaker, 65, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Thursday morning, February 20, 2025 after battling cancer.  He was the husband of Martha J. (Hershey) Brubaker for 44 years.

He was the son of the late H. Elmer and Rachel Bucher Brubaker.

After graduating...

Feb 11, 2025

J. Wilmer Thomas, 87, lifetime resident of Lititz, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, February 11, 2025 following a brief illness.  He was the son of the late Jacob Wilmer and Helen A. Brubaker Thomas.  Wilmer was the loving husband of Ruth J. Brubaker Thomas.  They would have...

Feb 11, 2025

Jere Alan Hoffman, 81, of Manheim, PA, formally of Bethlehem, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, morning, February 11, 2025, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim. He was born August 10, 1943, in Manheim, and was the third son of the late Richard E. and Florence B. (Weidman) Hoffman.

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Feb 7, 2025

Dale R. Bezzard, 72, of Manheim, PA, completed his journey on earth on Friday evening, February 7, 2025 at his residence and has returned to Mother Earth.  He was the only child of the late Richard S. and Doris N. Miller Bezzard.  He was the husband of Carmen D. Sanchez Bezzard for 52 years on August 12....

Jan 23, 2025

George Franklin "Frank" Stover, 82, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Woodward, passed from this life on Thursday morning, January 23, 2025 at the Masonic Health Care Center in Elizabethtown.   He was born in Bellefonte and raised in Millheim, He was the son of the late George M. Stover and Freda M. McCool Stover of Millheim.

Jan 20, 2025

Tamma I. Snyder, 65, of Mt. Joy Township, passed away at Penn State Lancaster Medical Center on Monday, January 20, 2025, due to a heart attack. Born in Elizabethtown, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Della E. Keller Snyder.

She was a graduate of the...

Jan 12, 2025

William B. Berrier, 79, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Sunday morning, January 12, 2025 at home with his family by his side.  Born in Quentin, PA, he was the son of the late Eugene and Joyce Wolf Berrier.  He and his wife, Dawn M. Greiner Berrier, would have celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary on April...