Obituaries

Thelma G. Weaver, 96, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016, at Lakeside at Willow Valley Retirement Community. Thelma was the loving wife of Dr. E. Mark Weaver.  They formally resided in Strasburg, PA, where Mark practiced dentistry for 50 years.  Thelma and Mark celebrated a remarkable 76 years of marriage on July 11.Thelma was born in Quarryville, PA, the...

Kathryn A. Huffman was the beautiful, intelligent, fun loving woman of integrity, strength, and conviction as Mother, Grandmother, and Wife to her family. She was a full time Mom all the years our three children were growing up. She always wanted to be home when the children came home from school because that is when they wanted to talk. She...

Hildegard H. Lefever, 84, formerly of Landisville, died Friday, August 26, at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown.She was the wife of the late Park Lefever.  She had married him in Washington, D.C. in 1963.Hildegard was born in Germany in 1932.  She is survived by sisters, Hannelore Diener of Germany, and Renate McKnight of Sedona, AZ; and two nephews, Norbert Diener of...

John Frederick [Fred] Esbenshade of Ephrata, PA passed away on August 25, 2016 at Ephrata Manor.  He was the loving husband of Phyllis E. with whom he celebrated 72 years of marriage and who recently predeceased him.Fred was the third child born at home on the family farm in Eden, Lancaster County, PA on May 16, 1921 to Jacob H....

Eleanor “Elly” Seidel Tucker, 92, a resident of the Willow Valley Communities died Friday, August 19, 2016. She was married 69 years to Carl L. Tucker.  Born June 5, 1924 in Passaic, NJ she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Livia Harre Seidel.Elly was a graduate of Bloomfield High School in NJ, and Concordia College, Bronxville, NY.  Before...

Donald E Nolt joined the bass section of the Heavenly Choir on Thursday, August 18, 2016, after a short battle with cancer. Born January 15, 1927 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Mark S and Virgie Nolt of Landisville. He graduated from the former East Hempfield High School, Class of 1944. He was married to the love...

Frederick Stellhorn Bush, 85, a career newspaperman and sailor who taught sailing to hundreds of Lancaster area residents, died on August 18 surrounded by family in Larchmont, NY.He was the husband of the late Katharine Giering Bush.  The couple celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in 2015.He retired in 1991 after 30 years as wire editor of the Lancaster New Era.Born...

Dr. Gilbert B. Lyons, 85, beloved husband of Elaine Lebo Lyons, son of the late Gilbert I. Lyons and Janet F. Lyons, passed away peacefully Wednesday at The Glen at Willow Valley. Gil and Elaine celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June of 2016. He is survived by his daughter, Janet E. Lyons and her partner Robin A. Stokes of...

Linda L. Steinmetz, 66, of Lancaster, passed away unexpectedly on August 18, 2016 at her home.  She was the loving wife of the late Lloyd H. Steinmetz, Sr. Born in York, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Wisotzkey and Phyllis Nelson and also raised by the late Frank Polaskey.After attending school at Lancaster Catholic High School she...

Doris M. Rinier, 86, a resident of ManorCare, Lancaster, died Monday, August 15, 2016.Born in Gordonville, she was the daughter of the late Amos F. and Marie Bernhart Rinier.Doris was a seamstress and retired from the former Tower Enterprises in Bird-In-Hand.  She had also worked for many years as a cosmetologist.     She enjoyed camping and boating in her earlier years. ...

Ruth Wiedenmann, 89, passed away on August 14, 2016 at Willow Valley Communities.  She was the loving wife of John Wiedenmann.  Born in Vennesla, Norway, she was the daughter of the late Anders and Marie (Jvortveit) Sandrib.In her spare time, she enjoyed doing needlepoint, sewing, playing Bingo and Rumbikub with her friends,In addition to her husband John, she is survived...

Agnes Douglas Kuentzel, 93, of Lancaster, PA passed away on August 13, 2016. She was born on April 29, 1923 in Chester, SC, the daughter of Robert Langdon Douglas and Mary Kirby McAlpine Douglas.Agnes received her undergraduate degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA, and then went on to earn a Bachelor of Divinity degree from Princeton Seminary, where...

Harold Y. Fulmer age 99 passed on in faith to be with the Lord on Friday August 12, 2016 at Arbor View. Born in Spring Mount PA he was the husband of the late Jean Francis (Koons) Fulmer. He is survived by his daughter Betsy DeLisle, his grandchildren Nathan Schmid and Lauren Schmid and five grandchildren. Harold was a member...

Gloria Mae Hess Wilfong, 81 of Willow Street passed away at her home from natural causes. Born in Fredonia KY she was the daughter of Alva and Ersie (Prowell) Hess. She was proceeded in death by her husband of 41 years Ronald G. Wilfong who passed in 1995.After working at the Schick Factory for several years she attended the Willow...

Michael W. Steger, 76, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 7, 2016 at Homestead Village.  Born in Mechanicsburg, PA, he was the son of the late Oscar H. and Katharine A. Steger.  He was the loving husband of Nancy A. (Quigley) Steger to whom he had been married since August 25, 1962.In addition to his wife Nancy, Mike is survived...

Herbert Walters, 87, of Rohrerstown, passed away on August 7, 2016 at Manor Care Health Services.  He was the loving husband of Carolyn (Seachrist) Walters to whom he was married to for 63 years.Born in Rohrerstown, PA., where he resided his entire life, he was the son of the late Herbert W., Sr., and Stella (Weimer) Walters.In his spare time,...

Donna Lynn Bender Yohe widow of Keith W. Yohe was born September 20, 1965, the third daughter of the late Bob & Pat Bender of Rohrerstown, was called home to be with her heavenly father on Saturday August 6, 2016. She will be dearly missed by her entire Bender and Garber family as well as her only daughter Bridgette Barnes...

Conrad B. Bare, 94, of Willow Valley Manor died August 1, 2016 peacefully in his sleep.  He was married to Carolyn H. (Hall) Bare, the love of his life, for 66 years.  She predeceased him on his 90thbirthday, January 15, in 2012.Born in Marysville, PA, Conrad was the son of Earle H. and Hazel H. (Hain) Bare.  He grew up...

James M. Scott, 89, a resident of Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, died Friday, July 29, 2016.He was the husband of the late June H. Scott who died in 2007.  Born in Gap, he was the son of the late James M., Sr., and Margaret R. Kennan Scott.James was a machinist and retired from RCA after 36 years of employment.  Upon...

C. Kline Kuntz, 92, of Willow Valley Retirement Community, Lancaster, PA, passed away Thursday, July 21, at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Union Deposit, PA, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Martha (Kline) Kuntz.From a very early age, he exhibited prodigious woodworking talents. His shop teacher was so impressed with his skills that he commissioned the...