Obituaries

Roxanne McMellen, 73, of Willow Street, passed away on January 12, 2016 at Conestoga View.  She was the loving wife of Joseph C. McMellen, Jr.  Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Russell and Marguerite (Miller) Botzum.In addition to her husband Joseph, she is survived by her three sons, Eric, Harry and Robert Myers; and her step sons,...

Clyde “Chick” D. Cooper, Jr. 75, of Masonic Villages, died at 9:50 PM on Monday, January 11, 2016, after a long siege of heart problems and diabetes.Cooper, known mostly as “Chick,” was born in Lancaster, a son of the late Clyde D. and Frances Elizabeth BIllmeyer Cooper.  He graduated from McCaskey High School in 1958, from Millersville University in 1970...

Mildred C. Hambleton, 109, of Lancaster, passed away at Conestoga View on January 14, 2016.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Annie Kinsey Wiggins.Her husband of 60 years, Gerald W. Hambleton died in 1983.Mildred and her husband owned and operatedJ & M Antiques on Eastland Drive for 30 years. She was a long time...

Phyllis L. Stoner, 75, of Mount Joy, entered into rest and peace on Monday, January 11, 2016, after a brief illness. Born in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Judd and Thelma Lamson and the widow of W. Scott Stoner.Phyllis graduated from Mt. Jackson High School in 1957 then received a B.S. in Home Economics from...

Nancy A. Hevner, 82, of Columbia, formerly of Cape Coral, FL, died on Saturday January 9, 2016.She was the wife of the late Clifford H. Hevner. Born in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late H. Carter and Rae Virginia Lambert Appleby.Nancy was a homemaker and a member of the Toastmasters in Frederick, MD.  She enjoyed hand sewing,...

Richard D. Dombach, 90, of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.He was the husband of the late Jeanne Nolte Dombach who died in 2012.  Born in Columbia, he was the son of the late Earl Witmer and Louise Demy Dombach.Richard was a Professional Engineer starting his career with Armstrong and then retiring...

Donald K. Suter, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at home.  He was the widower of Mildred Rutter Suter.  Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Florence Schickel Suter.Mr. Suter was an electrical assembler for Black & Decker Corp.  He was a member of Boehm’s United Methodist Church, in...

Mary Jane Schoenberger, 86 , formerly of East Petersburg,  passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at  Luther Acres, Lititz, PA, surrounded by her family.Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Clarence D. and Mary Amand Hertzler.She was the loving wife of the late Chester W. Schoenberger, Jr. who died in February, 2015.  They had been married...

Shirley Ann Brossman Sipe, 61 of Lancaster, PA died Thursday, January 7, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the wife of Jeffrey G. Sipe.Born in Ephrata, PA she was the daughter of the late Harold and Edna Witmer Brossman.Shirley was a 1972 graduate of Ephrata High School.  She worked in Harrisburg as a clerk/typist.In addition to her husband, she...

Richard Demme of Lancaster, passed away at home on January 6, 2016.  He was the loving husband of Ruth and loving father to Karen and Denise.

Anna K. Mann, 92, a resident of Landis Homes, died Wednesday, January 6, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.Born in Manor Twp, she was the daughter of the late Ira K. and Annie S. Mann.Anna served the Lord throughout her life in employment and church involvement.  She worked in migrant ministry in various states in the Voluntary...

Naomi P. Glick Harnish Graver, 97, of Lancaster, flew away to be with the Lord on Monday, January 4, 2016.Born September 18, 1918 in Minot, ND she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Minnie M. Miller Glick.She was married 20 years to Harold B. Graver.  Her first husband, Amos S. Harnish died in 1992.Naomi had been employed...

Jean Kraft- Davis, 53, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was born in Waco, TX to the late Edward and Shirley Kraft Jr.She is survived by her devoted partner Gregory Jones and by her loving children, Jessica Sweeney, wife to Christopher, Danielle Lambert, wife to Paul, Charles Davis III, husband to Annie, and...

Gloria B. Shultz, 89, a resident of Luther Acres, died at the home on December 26, 2015.She was the wife of the late Richard L. Shultz who died in 1990.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Roy A. and Anna Heilman Bowman.Gloria retired from Dodge Cork Co. in 1978 after 34 years of employment as the...

Carol J. Bautista, formerly of Salem, NJ, died on December 26, 2015, at Ephrata Manor, Ephrata, PA.She was the only child of David and Florence (Logan) Boggs and the beloved granddaughter of Charles and Sophia Logan.She graduated from Salem High School and the Wilmington, DE Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.  Carol loved her St. Bernards, nursing, and classical music, especially...

THOMAS WILLIAMS   11/26/17 – 12/24/15Tom Williams, 98, of Lancaster, our beloved husband, dad and pap went Home to be with our Lord on Christmas Eve, December 24, at St. Anne’s Retirement Community.Tom was the youngest (and last) of six children of William and Priscilla Williams.Tom began his career in law enforcement in 1947 with the Lancaster City Bureau of Police,...

Rev. Matthew J. Welde was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 25, 1932 and passed from this life December 20, 2015.He graduated from Fuller Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. Matt was a Presbyterian minister at Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in Hollywood, Florida and later at First Presbyterian Church in Norristown, Pennsylvania.  He served as executive director of Presbyterians...

Giles “Joe” M. RineerJoe, beloved husband of Joanne B. Zinn Rineer, went home to be with the Lord on December 20, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy.  He was the son of the late Wesley and Ella Sigman  Rineer.  Joe lived in Lancaster his entire life and worked as a superintendent for Wickersham Construction Co. for 42 years,...

Keith R. Fuller, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015 with his devoted wife and advocate at his side. He is the loving husband of Roberta (Albrecht) Fuller.Born in Rochester, PA, he is the son of William H. and Margaret E. (Webber) Fuller.After graduating from Beaver Area High School, Keith attended Penn State University.  Keith proudly served in...

Patricia A. Bender, 74, of Landisville, went home to be with her lord after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Hershey Medical Center, surrounded by her loving children.Born in Columbia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Betty (Rost) Garber.She spent much of her life as a homemaker and in her spare time enjoyed...