Obituaries

Martin B. Strickler, Jr., 93, of Lancaster, PA passed away on May 17, 2015 at The Mennonite Home.  He was the husband of the late M. Christine Strickler, who died on February 16, 2014.Born in Lancaster, Mr. Strickler was the son of the late Martin B. and Katherine G. Bard Strickler.He was a graduate of the former Landisville High School.He...

Morris E. Stroup, 69, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at his home.  He was the loving husband of Juell E. (Daisy) Stroup.Born in Teegarden, Indiana, he was the son of Orville and Lois (Vance) Stroup.He spent much of his career as a cylinder maker for R. R. Donnelley and after retirement worked for Fisher Auto.In his...

Donald A. Becker, 70, of Newmanstown, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy. Born on August 7, 1944, in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Alfred M. and Madelyn E. Messersmith Becker.After graduating from Hempfield High school in 1962, Donald went on to attend Millersville University. He then went on...

Polly Ann Hoover Myers, 83, of Lancaster, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 14, 2015.She was the wife of the late Paul L. Myers who died in 2012.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Catherine Kreider Hoover.Polly was a homemaker and a longtime member of Redeemer Lutheran Church.  She enjoyed going...

Mildred “Millie” V. (Rutter) Suter, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.  She was the wife of Donald K. Suter, with whom she shared 67 years of marriage.Born in Lancaster on October 17, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Elwood L. and Mildred L. (Sener) Rutter.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey...

William “Bill” Dodd Elliot, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2015 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  He was the loving husband of Ina (Church) Elliot.  Born in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Wilson) Elliot.He proudly served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Infantry (Trailblazers) while stationed in...

Heaven gained an angel on May 10, 2015 when Audrey Witmer, 79, of Lancaster, went to be with her Lord.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Gladys (Pleger) Dommel and wife of 61 years to Raymond Witmer.A beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she was a retiree of Armstrong World Industries and a...

Charles Augustus Achey, Jr. passed away peacefully on May 1, 2015 at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA, of complications following a stroke. He was 81 years old.Charles, also known as “Charlie” and “Chip” to his friends, was born on June 4, 1933 in Lancaster, PA. He was the son of the late Charles A. Achey, Sr. and Ruth Mueller Achey....

James L. Rhoads, 85, of Woodcrest Villa in Lancaster, passed away on May 6, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Ruth L. Rhoads to whom he was married to for 63 years.  Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Vernon L. and Florence C. (Lykens) Rhoads.After graduating from Penn State University...

William C. Borders, 89, of Willow Street, PA, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Sullivan, IN, he was the son of the late William Borders, Sr. and Marion (Boge) Borders.He is survived by his wife, Eleanor (Woodward) Borders, of Willow Street, PA; a son, Gregory W. Borders, of Lancaster, PA; a daughter,...

Edwin C. Greenwald, 89, of Lancaster, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.  He was the loving husband of the late Alberta S. (Rose) Greenwald to whom he was married for 49 years.Born in St. Clair, PA he was the son of the late August and Edith (Stickloon) Greenwald.Ed’s professional career was with Armstrong...

Marjorie E. Doran, 91, a resident of Homestead Village, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was the wife of the late Richard F. Doran who died in 1987.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary Hooven Stehman.Marjorie was a homemaker who earlier in life had been employed in the Library at...

Elwin I. Peet, 88, of Columbia, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at York Hospital.He was married 66 years to Julia Clark Peet.  Born in Camptown, PA he was the son of the late Glenn and Edith White Peet.  He was a 1944 graduate of Camptown High School.Elwin retired after 40 years with G.L.F. (Grand League Federation) then Agway Petroleum.  He...

Janice Marie Luttenberger, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the age of 63. Born on June 19, 1951 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of John H. Luttenberger, Jr. and the late Evelyn May (Tomlinson) Luttenberger.After graduating from the Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia, PA, she went on to work for Vision Corps...

Yvonne G. Geib, 89, of Manheim, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2015.  She was the loving wife of Clayton R. Geib, Jr.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Bruce R. and Rose E. (Farrell) Laukhuff.In her spare time she was a proud member of the VFW Auxiliary #8757 in Mountville, PA, the Theodore Burr Covered...

Clara Long, of Lancaster, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at the age 82. Born on July 5, 1932 in Youngwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Raymond B. and Ivy P. (Rutter) Long.After graduating from Youngwood High School, Youngwood, PA, Clara went on to the Westmoreland School of Nursing, Greensburg,...

Annemarie H. Strickler died peacefully in her home at Brethren Village on April 16, 2015. She was the daughter of Gustav and Marianne Zuckschwerdt Heinemann. Annemarie was predeceased by her husband J. Laurence Strickler who was president of Educators Mutual Life Insurance Company.Annemarie was born in Philadelphia. Thanks to her family’s German ancestry, she and her late sister Dora moved...

Marian R. Kreider went home to be with her Lord and Savior at the age of 86 on April 21, 2015.  She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Clyde Kreider in 2009, and a beloved daughter, Lisa Y. Graybill in 1991.  Born in Martic Township, she was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Solidan)...

Jackie Davis Nickel passed away Sunday, April 19, 2015 in her 90thyear.  She was born October, 6, 1924 in Holmsburg, PA (Philadelphia area) to the late Ethel Straley Dougherty and Gerald Dougherty and Charles W. Lowrey (Ethel’s second husband and childhood sweetheart).  She was married to the late George C. Davis Sr. who passed away in 1991.  She is survived...

Anna E Westfall Huber,89, of Lancaster, passed away April 19 2015.  Survived by a daughter Shirley A Yonce wife of Franklin Yonce, Lancaster, PA; 2 granddaughters,Tammy Denlinger,Strasburg,PA and Kimberly Rinier, Conestoga,PA; 4 great grand children and 1 great great granddaughter; 2 Sisters Dorothy Booth and Eileen Anderson of Lancaster,PA.  A life celebration will be held at the convenience of the...