Obituaries

Helen K. Biechler, 87, a resident of Oak Leaf Manor, died Thursday, August 21, 2014.She was the wife of the late John R. Biechler who died April 30, 2014.  Born in Millersville, she was the daughter of the late Park M. and Anna Mary Habecker Kauffman.Helen retired from Commonwealth Bank.  She was a graduate of Penn Manor High School and...

Harry A. Jenkins, 101, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at St. Anne’s Retirement Community.  He was the husband of the late Virgie M. Jenkins who died June 19, 2007.Born in Conestoga, PA he was the son of the late Harry I. and Ella (Good) Jenkins.Mr. Jenkins worked for over 40 years for Hamilton Watch Company and was...

Jack S. Gerhart, of Lancaster, died on August 19, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care.He was 88 years of age, the son of Sherman N. Gerhart and Catherine Scherer Gerhart.  He and his wife, Bernice Krentz Gerhart, celebrated 66 years of marriage this past year.Surviving is one son James M. Gerhart and wife Nancy F. of Lancaster, Margaret L. Gerhart...

Doris C. Stief, 88, of Lancaster, died Sunday, August 17, 2014.She was the wife of the late William U. Stief who died in 2003.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Elsie Stermer Coble.Doris was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School and a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.  She...

William Brinton Weaver, formerly of Lancaster, died Friday, August 8, in Longboat Key, Florida at age 84.Born in Lancaster, Bill was a resident of Lancaster for 55 years and had lived in Florida for the past 29 years.He was the son of the late Edward Benjamin Weaver and Catherine McGovern Brinton Weaver. Bill was predeceased by a sister, Catherine Weaver...

Anthony Isaac De Bruin, 5, of Mount Joy, was called to his eternal home on August 12, 2014, as the days that the Lord formed for him came to an end. Born in Lancaster, Pa, he was a son of Troy A. and Amy B. (Underwood) De Bruin.Anthony loved music. Every day he would sing, sit at the piano and...

Louis T. Menga, 64, of Lancaster, was called home by his Lord and Savior on August 11, 2014.He was married 13 years to the late Barbara Menga, 17 years to his former wife Karen Menga, and his final 14 years devoted to his best friend and fiancée Jacqué Rupp.  Born in Ossining, NY, he was the son of Rhoda A....

Louise J. Rowits, 86, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at Luther Acres in Lititz, PA.Born August 28, 1927 in Ottawa, OH she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Edna Gardner Jones.Louise received a Master’s Degree from Ball State University and was employed as an elementary school teacher with the Middlebury School District in Indiana for 20 years.She was...

Ethel M. Witmer, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on August 9, 2014 at her home. She was married 69 years to J. Stanley Witmer.  Born in Manheim, PA on March 27, 1924 she was the daughter of the late Clayton S. and Mary Stauffer Wenger.Ethel was an active member of Erisman Mennonite Church.  She taught children’s Sunday School and...

Abram “Ken” Hartsough, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care.  He was the loving husband of Kathryn E. (Rittenhouse) Hartsough with whom he celebrated 67 years of marriage.  Born in Manor Township, PA, he was the son of the late Clayton and Pearl (Mowrey) Hartsough.In his early years he enjoyed working with...

Stanley B. Williams, 74, of Lancaster, PA passed away August 4, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in San Angelo, TX, he was the son of Grace Butler Williams and the late Ben H. Williams. He was the loving husband of Judith Lepley Williams to who he had been married 30 years.Stan was a 1962 graduate of Baylor University where...

Ivie Fern Ressler Walkowicz, 93 of Lititz, PA, passed away on August 5, 2014 at Conestoga View, Lancaster PA, after a brief illness.  She was a resident at the home for the past 4 years.Born in Mt. Nebo, PA., December 6, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Florence M. (Stokes) Heiney.Ivie was the first sibling...

Larry G. Castleman, 75, of Lancaster, died on Saturday, August 2, 2014 after a short stay at Conestoga View Nursing and Rehabilitation.Born in Eugene, OR, he was the son of the late Ben L. and Marie All Castleman.   Larry retired from Armstrong World Industries after 37 years, where he worked as a foreman at the Floor Plant Distribution Center.In his...

Ellen G Jury, age 87, passed away on July 28, 2014, at the Mennonite Home.  Ellen was born in Lancaster, PA to the late Paul and Dorothy Gantz and was the loving wife of Lloyd Jury, Lancaster.Ellen graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School and attended Pratt Institute, School of Art and Design in New York City. She was a creative,...

Benedict L. Stabile, 86, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2014 at Willow Valley Communities.Ben was born in Brooklyn NY, graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a commission in the U.S. Coast Guard, and from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1956, having earned a graduate Naval Engineers Degree.   He retired...

C. Jane Biemesderfer, 92, a resident of Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2014.Jane was a long-time resident of Morrisville, Bucks County before coming to Moravian Manor in 1993. She was a member of the Morrisville United Methodist Church and was last employed with Educational Testing Services of Princeton, NJ.  She enjoyed cooking, baking and...

Mary S. McCommon, 92, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, at Country Meadows Retirement Community.  She was the widow of H. Ross McCommon, who died in 1991, and the daughter of the late Howard B. and Mary D. Stauffer of Landisville.A graduate of Hempfield High School, Class of 1939, she graduated from Lancaster Business College and was...

Anthony “Tony” M. Thomas, 55, passed away on July 19, 2014 at his home.  Born in Scranton, PA he was the son of Shirley (Gibbons) Thomas and the late Leroy Thomas.After graduating from J.P. McCaskey High School, Tony went on to serve in the U.S. Air Force, then attended ITT Technical Institute to earn his associates degree in engineering technology. ...

Susan J. “Susie” Fawber, 72, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 21, 2014 at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, MD.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Jane (Mehl) Ziegler.  She was the wife of the late Warren “Pud” Fawber, who passed away in 2007.  They were married for 44 wonderful years.Susan was...

Mildred Marian Landis Peters, 102, of Julesburg, CO passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Julesburg.  Mildred was born May 16, 1912 in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Emmanual Rudy and Esta Leamon (Roher) Landis.  She graduated from Steven High School in 1930 and then spent 2 years in nursing school at Osteopathic Hospital in Philadelphia.  She then attended...