Obituaries

Evelyn Mae Horst, 89, of Ephrata, PA entered into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,  on April 26th at Ephrata Manor Nursing Home.   Born in Lititz, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Esther Peiffer Neidermyer. She retired from Shady Maple Smorgasbord after many years of employment at the age of 87.Evelyn  is survived...

Norma E. Faith, 86, of Leola, died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.  Mrs. Faith had suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis since she was 12 years old.She was married 63 years to Rev. Joseph R. Faith. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Leona Sayre Gaskell.Mrs. Faith was a homemaker and earlier in life...

James F. McGee, 73, died peacefully at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy on Monday, April 25, 2011. He was born in Mt. Carmel, PA to the late John and Irene McGee.Jim is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara,  and his cat Oreo; his daughter, Tammie McGee and two grand cats, Tom & Jerry;  two  brothers Tom and...

Morris W. Minnig, 89, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the Mennonite Home. Born in Tremont, he was the son of the late William F. and Iva Fehr Minnig. He was married to the late Fay Adams Minnig who died in January of 2010.Morris served in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII.  He worked as an electrician for...

Cecil (Bud) Busler, Jr., 87,    of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, went to be with the Lord on Saturday,  April 23, 2011. Born in Williamsport, PA, he was the son of the late Cecil R., Sr. and Hannah Davis Busler. He was the husband of Dorothy Jane (Aderhold) Busler.Bud was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster. He...

Patricia B. Keene, 80, died at the Willow Valley Retirement Community on Friday, April 22.  She was the daughter of the late Edgar Harrison and Edith Gorsuch Bicknell.Dr. Keene was a teacher in the Penn Manor School District, and an adjunct professor for a time at both Franklin and Marshall College and Penn State University.  She was a graduate of...

Ronald D. Woomer, 74, of Lancaster, PA passed away with his family surrounding him on Thursday, April 21st, 2011.Born in Hegins, PA, and son of Clarence and Annie (Dietrich) Woomer, he moved to Lancaster and worked for AMP, Incorporated until his retirement in 1997.A devoted, kind and generous father and doting grandfather, Ron was loved by many.  He enjoyed the...

Marvin Grady Beesley, 81, of Willow Valley Retirement Community, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died Tuesday, April 19th, at The Glen at Willow Valley. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1951 and served as an Air Force medical supply officer during the Korean War. Mr. Beesley worked for the DuPont Company for 38 years in the Human Resources and...

George D. Eisenberger, Sr., 85, formerly of Drexel Ave., Lancaster, was called from his residence at Landis Homes to his eternal home on Monday, April 18, 2011.He was the husband of the late Esther H. Thomas Eisenberger who died in 2003.  Born December 9, 1925 in Paradise Twp., he was the son of the late Clarence and Mabel Hassel Eisenberger.George...

Jean F. Fulmer, 90, of Lancaster passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Arborview at Willow Valley. Born in Schwenksville, she was the daughter of the late Ross G. and Elizabeth Searfass Koons.  She would have been married 70 years on November 22nd to Harold Y. Fulmer.She retired as a secretary at the Montgomery County Geriatric and Rehabilitation Center. She...

Lois A. Habecker, 81, formerly of Lancaster passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Oak Leaf Manor.  Born in Sistersville, WV, she was the daughter of Lester and Eloise Mason Berisford.  She was the wife of the late John David Habecker.She was a registered nurse, retiring from Lancaster General Hospital.She is survived by: 2 sisters, Janice Stewart of Belton, MO,...

Seth H. Ebersole, 84, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at ­Landis Homes following an extended illness.Born April 19, 1926 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Laura Hertzler Ebersole. He was the husband of Virginia Metzler Ebersole, sharing 62 years of marriage.Seth was an active member of the Akron Mennonite Church and the Men’s Chorus for...

Charles F. Wehry, Jr., 76, formerly of Mountville, passed away on April 12 at Manor Care Health Services of Lancaster. He was the husband of June Miller Wehry and the father of three children: Gail Wehry, Lititz, PA, Kathi Stewart, Mountville, PA and Dean Wehry, Hershey, PA. Born in Rock, PA, he was the son of the late Myrtle Jones...

Klaus Lehmann, 71, unexpectedly departed this earth on Sunday, April 10, 2011.  He was born in Pforzheim, Germany to Emil and Emma Lehmann. He was preceded in death by his twin brother Günter. He was the gracious, most precious husband of Rebecca Wilcox Lehmann with whom he would have celebrated 24 years of an exceptional marriage in May 2011. Klaus...

Harold L. Eachus, of ­Salunga, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital in his 76th year.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William H., Sr., and Edna Mae Moffet Eachus.Harold worked for York Waste Disposal Corp. for 21 years, retiring in 2002. He was a member of New Life ­Assembly of God Church....

Joseph J. (Fofe) Wysock was born on November 22, 1927 in Shamokin PA to Joseph and Ester (Quinn) Wysock. He passed away on April 6, 2011 at the Hospice of Lancaster County on Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster. Despite 3 heart surgeries, congestive heart failure, and kidney and lung ailments, he lived to be 83 years old. Known as Pap to...

Donald E. Ansell, 85, of Ephrata, died at home on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.He was married 24 years to Gloria J. Rittenhouse Ansell.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles Ansel and Catharine Hess Meekins.Donald retired in 1989 from the U.S. Postal Service after 30 years of employment.  Prior to that, he had worked at Armstrong...

Clarence J. “Klee” Fitze, 89, of Lancaster, PA died April 3rd  at Willow Valley. Born in Tunkhannock, PA, he was the son of the late Judd M. and Louise Lynch Fitze. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, the former Ruth Steigerwalt.A Lieutenant in the United States Navy (Naval Aviator), he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for...

Dolores M. Buckwalter, 79, passed away at Hospice of Lancaster County on Saturday, April 2, 2011 to go with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Born in Girard, OH, she was the daughter of the late Francis B. and Ruth Sharp Pinkerton.   She was married for 58 years to Robert E. Buckwalter, Jr.A 1948 graduate of McCaskey High School, she...

Clyde C. “Froggy” Coen, 83, of Mount Joy, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Rheems Nursing Center.He was the husband of the late Ethel Leppo Coen who died in 1979. Born in Mount Joy, he was the son of the late Chester A. and Esther Zeager Coen.Clyde had worked at the former Auto-Kraft Box Co. in Mount Joy for...