Obituaries

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...

Dec 28, 2024

Gail Faith Thompson, 88, of Lititz, PA, formerly of Doylestown, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Landis Homes.  Born in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Russell E. and M. Lillian J. Panuska Thompson.  She was raised by her maternal aunt, Rose Panuska.

Dec 21, 2024

Ruthanne L. Herr, 86, of Hershey, PA, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Saturday, December 21, 2024 and awoke in the presence of her Lord with her arms open wide.  Born in Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob R. and Fannie H. Longenecker Landvater.  She was the wife of...

Dec 21, 2024

Terry P. Monaghan, 76, of Manheim, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 21, 2024 after a period of declining health. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William E. and Shirley Yetter Monaghan.

Following his graduation from Cedar Cliff High School, he enlisted...

Dec 17, 2024

Janette L. Wenger went home to be with Jesus on December 17, 2024. She was 96 years old. Janette was the beloved wife of Melvin S. Wenger for more than 78 years. They met on March 4, 1945, when Janette was only 16 years old, and were married on October 12, 1946. They always said it was...

Dec 15, 2024

Marie C. Hershey, 80, of  Manheim PA, formerly of Ephrata and Lancaster, passed away peacefully after years of struggling with COPD on Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2024 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community with her family by her side.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Catherine Wickenheiser Bleacher.

Dec 15, 2024

Harold L. "Rocky" Bechtold, 66, of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away unexpectedly on December 15, 2024 at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jay M. and Ruth Longenecker Bechtold.  He was the husband of Susan Hershey Bechtold for 43 years on April 11.

Dec 6, 2024

David S. Coble, 77, of Hershey, PA, passed into Glory on Friday afternoon, December 6, 2024 at his residence.  He was the son of the late J. Ira and Anna Mae Meckley Coble.  David was born, raised, and lived his entire life on the farm deeded to his family by William Penn.  He was the husband of...

Nov 30, 2024

Dorsey E. "Gene" Enck, 88, of Elizabethtown, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, November 30, 2024 at Masonic Health Care Center.  Born in Elizabethtown, he was the son of the late Eugene Z. and Lucetta Frey Enck.  He was the husband of Kim L. Hippensteel Enck for 33 years on...

Nov 30, 2024

Catherine O. Haldeman, 91, of Elizabethtown, PA, formerly of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, November 30, 2024 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Franklin Twp., Carbon Co., PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer C. and Olive P. Prutzman Ahner. She was the wife of...