Obituaries

Roy H. Charles, 88, of Strasburg, went to be with his Lord & Savior, on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community.He was married 21 years to Elsie Newcomer Mellinger Charles.  His first wife, Alice Breckbill Charles, died in 1989.  Born in Manor Twp, he was the son of the late Abram B. and Anna Heller Charles.Roy...

Melvin E. Miller, Jr., 65, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 24, 2016.He was married 44 years to Jeanette L. Spidle Miller.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Melvin E., Sr. and Mary Ann Keller Miller.Melvin retired from Kirchner Brothers where he had been employed as an exterminator.  He was a 1968 graduate of J....

James L. “Lee/Skip” Sauder, 91, of Willow Street, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 21, 2016 following extensive heart issues for many years.He was married 65 years to Rose Marie Lines Sauder.  Born in Mountville, he was the son of the late Clarence and Melba Hershey Sauder.James graduated from Stevens Trade as a Machinist...

Oliver Peters Heisey died peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on July 19, 2016.  Oliver was born on May 25, 2016 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with a severe congenital heart defect.  During his short time here on Earth, he touched many lives and was deeply loved by family and friends.  Oliver’s strength was unwavering, even in...

Tom L. Wolf, 76, of Lancaster, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Masonic Villages in Elizabethtown, PA.  He was the loving husband of the late Patricia (Jones) Wolf to whom he was married to for 57 years.Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of the late Clarence L. and Bertha Mae (Felker)...

Patty Ann Weitzel, 59, of Peach Bottom, died unexpectedly, Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.She was the wife of William James Kalin.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of George and Doris Wiley.Patty was a seamstress for many years.  She enjoyed arts and crafts, crocheting, knitting, acrylic painting and reading.Surviving besides her husband is a daughter,...

Audrey M. Long, 88, formerly of 222 Lincoln Street, Lancaster, died peacefully on July 16, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.Born on April 29, 1928  in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Julia Weina Ruth.  She was the wife of George W. Long who preceded her in death in 2001.Audrey worked at...

Ruth L. Mellinger, 99, formerly of Baumgardner Road, Willow Street, a resident of Landis Homes, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 15, 2016.She was the wife of the late Benjamin G. Mellinger who died in 2004.  Born in Martic Twp., she was the daughter of the late Jacob F. and Katie Thomas Lefever.Ruth worked...

Herman A. Crabtree, 87, of Lancaster, PA passed away at Conestoga View on Thursday, June 23, 2016.  He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothea in 2004.Herman retired from Armstrong World Industries in 1989 after 42 years of service where he was a general supervisor, and from Reifsnyder’s Pianos in 2014 where he was a scheduler.He was born in...

Virginia Ann Miller Boyer passed away early morning Wednesday, July 13th at Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA after a long illness.Born in 1929, Virginia (“Ginny”) was the eldest daughter of Creston and Hope Shreve Miller.  Ginny spent her entire life in Lancaster and began playing piano at an early age.  While attending McCaskey High School (class of ’46) she studied...

William C. Fry, 82, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016.     He was married 55 years to Karen Scholz Fry.  Born in Conestoga, he was the son of the late Ralph and Barbara Groff Fry.     William was a 1953 graduate of Penn Manor High School and had worked for many years as a machinist at Thomson Corporation.  Earlier in life...

Harriet E. Shiffer of Lancaster, PA died on Monday, July 11, 2016.She was born in Lancaster, PA, the only child of the late John E. and Dorothy P. LeFever Shiffer.  She was the last of her immediate family.Harriet was a graduate of Maret Girls School in Washington, D.C.  She attended Chevy Chase Jr. College, Washington University, Wilson Teachers College and...

Comley B. Springer, 88, passed away unexpectedly at her home at Country Meadows of Lancaster on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John and Lenore Wild Benson.  She was the wife of the late Edwin R. Springer who died in 1998.Comley was a 1949 graduate of Goucher College where she graduated first in...

Herbert T. (Ted) Cunningham, 83, of Willow Street, passed away on July 8, 2016 at home with his wife of 61 years, Lorraine at his side.He was born on February 24, 1933 in Lancaster to Paul H. and Claire Heisse Cunningham.Ted graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1951 and went on to work for Posey Iron Works and then...

James Frederick Wheeler, 77, of Lancaster, PA died Saturday at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.Born the tenth child of Robert and Maude Burnham Wheeler in New Market, Indiana, he graduated from Waveland High School in 1957. He served his country in the United States Army from 1957-1960 and was stationed in Germany. James worked for IBM in Greencastle, Indiana and...

Shirley M. Bear, 88 of Lancaster, PA passed away at Homestead Village on July 6, 2016.  Born in Edgemere, MD she was the daughter of the late Howard A. and Josephine Vinson Foulke.  She was the wife of the late Frank R. Bear who died in 1969.Shirley was a long-time member of Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ...

Robert T. Kiernan(Bob) peacefully passed away in the loving arms of his wife of 53 years Mary Ellen on July 3, 2016 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.He was born August 5, 1940 in Somerville, MA, the second son of the late James C. and Mary Kiernan.In addition to his wife Mary Ellen he is survived by his two...

David Lee Urban, 25, of Palmyra died Sunday, July 3, 2016 at Hershey Medical Center.Born in Coudersport, PA he was the son of Mary L. Swinehart Urban of Elizabethtown and the late Gary L. Urban, Sr.David was a truck driver for Sygma.  He enjoyed fishing, working out and weight lifting.Surviving besides his mother are three daughters, Alivia, Alayanna and Harmonie...

M. Nancy Morrison, of the Willow Valley Retirement Communities, died Tuesday, July 5, 2016.Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Kennedy.  Nancy was the wife of the late Warren Paul Morrison who died in 1984.She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and served as a deaconess.  She was a former member of the...

Phyllis Ethel Esbenshade (nee Roberts) of Ephrata, PA passed away on July 3, 2016 at Ephrata Manor.  She was the loving wife of J. Fred Esbenshade with whom she celebrated 72 years of marriage.She was born in Lebanon, PA on March 13, 1920 to Herbert Light and Ethel Mutch Roberts.A member of Grace United Church of Christ, Eden, Phyllis was...