Obituaries

Ruth N. Lamb,90, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, November 8, 2013.She was the wife of the late Girard E. Lamb, with whom she shared 52 years of marriage, before his death in 2001.  A native of Ridgewood, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Wheeler) Nutt.She is lovingly remembered by her daughter...

Rena M. (Miller) Weaver, 78 of Lancaster, PA died on Friday, November 8, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy, PA.   Born on “Cabbage Hill” in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George N. and Annabel (Schickel) Miller.A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School¸ she worked for many years at Alcoa.She is survived by twin daughters, Karen...

Romaine L. Stumpf, 84, a resident of St. Anne’s Retirement Community, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the home.She was the wife of the late Jack R. Stumpf who died in 2007.  Born in Mountville, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Grace Spiese.Romaine retired from Hamilton Watch and then in retirement worked part time for Yorgey’s Cleaners...

Lorraine F. Rice, 84, of Lancaster, a former longtime resident of Conestoga, died Monday, November 4, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was the wife of the late Charles W. Rice who died in 1987.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Catherine Shissler Mauer.Lorraine was a homemaker and enjoyed bingo, playing cards and spending time...

Dorothy L. Lyet, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, November 02, 2013 at Willow Valley Retirement Community.  She was the loving wife of the late J. Paul Lyet, II., who passed away in 1984.Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Jenny (Hoffman) Storz.Following her graduation from Overbrook High School, Dotty met and later...

Jane S. Darmstaetter, 92 passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, October 27thafter a brief illness. Born in Harrisburg, she was a lifelong resident of Lancaster, and the wife of the late Douglas Darmstaetter, Sr.Jane graduated from Manheim Township High School and LaSalle Junior College.  She worked briefly for Armstrong Cork Company.  Jane was a member of the Towne Club of...

Richard I. Stevens, Sr., 94, a resident of Ephrata Manor, died Monday, October 28, 2013 at the home. He was the husband of the late Jean H. Snyder Stevens who died in 2003. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Henry H. and Anna M. Irwin Stevens. Richard had worked as a proof reader at Lancaster Press...

Mary E. Kirchner, 91, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully at Conestoga View on Tuesday, October 22, 2013.  Mary was the wife of the late Albert G. Kirchner.  Born in in Kirkwood, PA, she was the daughter of the late Hugh F. and Grace L. (Gruber) McCrea.Surviving is a son, Larry E., husband of Carol Kensinger, of Stevens, PA, and...

Ronald R. Roberts Sr., 82, of East Petersburg, PA died unexpectedly on Sunday October 20, 2013. Born in Butler Township, PA, he was the son of the late William and Ruth Eckroat Roberts. He was married to Lorrain Roberts for 62 years.Mr. Roberts retired from Armstrong Cork Company. He was a veteran in the United States Air Force during the...

Betty Darlene (Hathaway) Spencer, 82, of Willow Street, PA passed away on October 16, 2013 at Lakeside, Willow Valley.  She was born in Lincoln, NE on September 15, 1931 and was the only child of the late Professor I.L. “Jack” and Pearl (Boid) Hathaway.  She is survived by her husband of over 61 years, Captain Harry A. Spencer, Jr., USN ...

John J. Stehman , 88, of  Salunga, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy, PA while holding the hand of his wife and soul mate and in the presence of his caring family.  He was the loving husband of Mary Lou Stigler Stehman for 67 wonderful years.Born in Lancaster, Mr. Stehman...

Doris L. Alexander, 84, of Lancaster, PA; wife, mother, and now with God passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at home under the loving care of family, friends, and Hospice.Born October 6, 1929 in Lancaster, PA.  Daughter of Allen and Kathryn Sweigart.  She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Clair H. Alexander.  Also, survived by her sister,...

MARION LELIA SCHEDLER GRAHEK ATKINSON, 97, of Willow Valley Retirement Community, passed away on Wednesday October, 16, 2013.Born in Spokane, Washington on October 22, 1915, she was the daughter of Paul Arthur and Lelia Van Allen Schedler.  She was preceded in death by brothers Paul and Roger and sisterPhyllis S. Hove, all of Spokane.In the Lancaster area, she was the...

Virginia (Ginny) McCluskey Mehler died on October 14, 2013 at her apartment at Homestead Village after a lengthy illness.  She was the wife of William A. Mehler, Jr., with whom she celebrated their 65thwedding anniversary on August 28.  She had been a long-time resident of Manheim Township, having come to Lancaster with her husband in 1948.She was a member of...

William C. Sidebothom, 83, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 at Hospice & Community Care.  He was the loving husband of Ann E. (Nagle) Sidebothom.  Born in Philadelphia, PA he was the son of the late William and Ethel (Cosgrove) Sidebothom.Following his schooling, William spent much of his career as an Industrial EngineerIn his spare time he...

George E. Edwards, 84, of Lancaster passed away at Brethren Village on Thursday, October 10, 2013. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Ervin and Mary Edwards. George was the loving husband of Mary Crockett Edwards for 59 years.  He lived in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia until 2007.George was an electrical engineer for the School District...

Nancy W. Collette (Waterman), 88, passed into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, her Savior on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Willow Valley Retirement Community.  She was the loving wife of the late Alexander D. Collette who went to be with the Lord in 2007.  Born in Kansas City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and...

The Rev. Charles Arthur Schroeder of Lancaster, PA died October 10, 2013 at Brethren Village.Born in Buffalo, NY he was the son of the late Walter W. and Thelma White Schroeder.  He was the loving husband of Alice Larson Schroeder for 60 years.At the time of his death he was retired since 1994 and was a member of Donegal Presbytery.Before...

Betty Jane Hodecker, 89, of Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013.She was married to the late Andrew R. Hodecker for 48 years at the time of his death on April 20, 1991.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William C. Hoer and Mildred Brinser Hoer Geiter.Surviving are three children; Terry L....

Myrtle Siegler Geist, 106 years old, entered the loving armsof her Savior at 11:35 AM on September 22nd at HomesteadVillage.Her husband was the late Allen H. Geist, and she is survivedby her children, Phyllis Geist Strittmater and Andrew L.Geist, both of Lancaster.She was the oldest member of her church, Emmanuel Lutheran inLancaster.Myrtle was a 1925 graduate of Penn Manor, working...