Obituaries

Ada E. (Ruth) Gockley Good, 95, went into the presence of her Lord on March 19, 2013. Born in Terre Hill, she was daughter of the late Harvey M. and Carrie (Ammon) Ruth.Ada was the wife of the Rev. Robert W. Gockley (deceased). Surviving are a daughter, Sandra R. Lane, Willow Street, and a son, the Rev. Robert W. Gockley...

Harry Yellets, Sr., 79, of Leola, died on Sunday, March 24, 2013.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William F. , Jr. and Lydia Ann Peters Yellets.Harry retired from Childcraft where he had been employed for 15 years. Prior to that he had worked at Calder Door for many years. He enjoyed fishing, scraping metal, family vacations,...

Scott L. Phillips, 56 of Lancaster, died at home on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.He was the life partner of Susan Mapes. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Joseph Phillips of Tennessee and the late Catherine PhillipsScott was a 1974 graduate of Manheim Township High School. He was a member of the Elks Lodge #134 and enjoyed reading, history...

Betty S. Sebelist, 85, of Silver Spring, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at Moravian Manor. She was the wife of the late Joseph R. Sebelist. Born in McKeesport, PA she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Grace (Schaffer) Schnably.She attended the Pittsburgh School of Art and spent much of her professional career as an advertising fashion...

Jerome H. Heisey, 88, of Lancaster, went home to be with his lord on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Born in Hempfield, PA, he was the son of the late Samuel S. and Rebecca (Hostetter) Heisey.He was a member of The Old Order River Brethren Church. Surviving is a son Stephen M. Heisey of Lancaster.Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to...

Charles Frederick Rengier IV, 62, of Lancaster, died at The Lancaster General Hospital on March 16, 2013 after a 10 day struggle with lung cancer.He was the son of the late Mary N. Rengier and John B. Rengier. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lin, sisters-in-law Carole Berwager and her family, Barbara Marzinko and her family, brothers-in-law...

Mary B. Markley, aka BuBu, passed away March 11, 2013. Mary was born April 24, 1929 at the Buckwalter farm property, now a part of the Lancaster airport. Her parents were Elam and Iva Buckwalter. She grew up with her brothers and sisters, Lois Stehman and Pat Breidenstine and was predeceased by John, Robert, and Peg Woerner. Mary was married...

Samuel J. Seaber, Jr., 64, of Lancaster, PA passed away unexpectedly March 7, 2013. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Samuel J., Sr. and Nancy (Hoover) Seaber. He was the husband of Kathryn (Hughes) Seaber. He and Kathy had celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on October 9, 2012.Sam was a 1966 graduate of Manheim Twp. High...

Cherie L. Clay, 57, of Conestoga, went home to be with the lord on the 26th of February, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.Cherie was born on February 8th, 1956, in Conestoga, PA to Elwood J. and Esther P. Walker.She worked at the Host Town for most of her young life.Her hobbies were music, animals, drawing, traveling, playing pinochle, sunbathing, the...

Margaret Moffat Young, 88, of Lancaster, PA died Sunday, January 27, 2013.She was born to the late John Gilchrist and Jane (Scull) Moffat on September 18, 1924 in Scranton, PA. Margaret graduated from The Knox School and attended Vassar College. She married the late John P. Dowdney in 1947. They lived together in New York, NY and East Hampton, NY.She...

Jeffrey W. Baum, 57, of Lancaster, died on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Patricia (Wilson) Lorah and George Baum.He graduated high school from J.P. McCaskey and spent his career as a mechanic for JL Clark.Surviving in addition to his mother and father are his step-father, Howard Lorah; a son...

Thelma E. Gibson, 87, a resident of Hamilton Arms, died Tuesday, March 6, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital. Prior to moving to Hamilton Arms she had resided at Brereton Manor for many years.She was the wife of the late Elwood W. Gibson who died in 1985. Born in Pequea, she was the daughter of the late Ira H. and Anna...

Shirley E. Abell Truby Repp, 91, of Lancaster died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was the wife of the late Howard P. Repp who died in 1996 and the late Francis R. Truby who died in 1954. Born in Springfield, MA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florence Dumas Abell.Shirley received her Bachelor’s Degree...

Ann Trautman Fields, 88, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Mennonite Home. In 2004 Ann entered Woodcrest Villa and transferred to the Mennonite Home in 2011.Born January 13, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Robert and Frances Trautman. She was the wife of the late William F. Fields who died in 1975.After completing K-12 in public schools...

Larry R. Schlegelmilch, 64, of Conestoga, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was the loving husband of Peggy Metz Schlegelmilch to whom he was married to for 43 years. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ralph L. Schlegelmilch and Eunice (Leaman) Schlegelmilch. Larry graduated from Penn Manor High School and then from The Industrial Management...

Margaret C. Craige, 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Lancaster Hospice and Community Care. She was the loving wife of Nelson F. Craige for over 58 years.Margaret was born July 9, 1933 in Englewood, New Jersey to Rev. Robert J. and Margaret H. Clarke. She graduated from Keuka College in 1955 with a B.S. in...

Harry Robert Frey passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Homestead Village Retirement Community, Lancaster, PA in his eightieth year, following a long illness with Parkinson’s disease. He was married to Beryl Catherine Frey for forty nine years.Born October 24, 1932 in Millersville, PA, Harry was the son of the late John Henry and Ruth Parmer Frey. He attended...

Betty J. Davis, 80, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Rossmere passed away on Tuesday, February 26th at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the wife of C. William “Bill” Davis and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July, 2013. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Bervin and Serena Schmidt Gerhart. Betty was a 1950...

Gladys Mae Snook, 99, of Lancaster, died Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care.She was the wife of the late Thomas B. Snook who died in 1973. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late George Mummaw and the late Mary Rineer Mummaw Reed. She was also preceded in death by a step father Wilmer Reed.Gladys...

James R. Green, 78, a resident of St. Anne’s Home, died peacefully Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the home.He was married 54 years to Eleanor Hertsch Green. Born in Taunton, MA he was the son of the late Erastus and Blanche Minnich Green.Surviving besides his wife is a daughter, Allyson G. wife of Joseph Mowery of Lancaster; a son, Kendal...