Obituaries

Shirley A. Mentch, age 86, of Lancaster passed away, July 28, 2020, at Oak Leaf Manor North. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of Joseph and Theresa Bernauer.She had been employed as a payroll clerk for Hamilton Watch and retired from Wheatland Federal Credit Union. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, and enjoyed travel, playing...

Robert B. Norris 87, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 peacefully at his home in Lancaster, PA. Born in Red Lion, PA. He was the son of the late Robert B. Norris and Bertha M. (Slonaker) Norris. He was the loving husband of Donna A. Norris for 63 years.In addition to his wife he is survived by a son R....

Maurice “Buzz” A. Kendall, 85 of Willow Valley Communities, died Saturday, July 25, 2020.  He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Phyllis J. Kendall (Jenkins). Buzz served in the US Army Security Agency for two years, upon returning home he went to work for Penelec, from where he retired in 1994 after 35 years.  Buzz was born in...

Muriel L. “Iff” Lepley, 94, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Woodcrest Villa in Lancaster, PA. She was the loving wife of Richard H. Lepley, who passed away in 1990.Born in Blissfield, MI, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Letha (Lipp) Iffland.Muriel graduated in 1947 from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, with a Bachelor of...

Joanne E. Zimmerman passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at the age of 80. She is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas P. Zimmerman.Joanne was born on January 30, 1940 in Conestoga PA. Her parents were the late Bertha Reiff Heitmueller and Walter Heitmueller. Joanne was the last living of ten brothers and sisters. Joanne...

Beatrice Agnes Kraftson, 97, of Willow Street, Pa, passed away on July 22, 2020 at Willow Valley Communities (Lakeside) in Willow Street, Pa. She was the loving wife of Edward P. Kraftson who predeceased her in May 2014.She was born in Philadelphia, PA to John and Agnes Cherry.She was a devoted wife and mother who loved the Lord Jesus Christ...

Edward Duane Broyer, 82, of  Little Egg Harbor, NJ passed into the loving arms of Jesus onTuesday, May 26, 2020. Edward was born on August 31, 1937, in Orange, N.J.He proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1962, during which time he also attended college and received his degree.  After leaving the Air Force, he managed...

Ed Howell, age 84, of New Holland, went home to be with the Lord on July 7, 2020. He was at home in the house he designed and built 3 years ago, surrounded by his loving family. He and his beloved wife, Jean, had their 60th Wedding Anniversary on July 2nd.Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, he was the son of...

Helen F. Kingston, slipped her surly bonds of earth to travel her final journey on July 15, 2020.She was 99 years young and in hopes of making the golden 100. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on November 19, 1920 and was the daughter of the late Allen T. and Mattie Fishel. Preceding her in death was her brother, Dr. Howard...

Marion C. Stehman, 89, of Lancaster, passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at Lancaster General Hospital. Marion was the loving wife of Clayton K. Stehman until his death in 1999. Born in Salunga, she was the daughter of the late Alvin and Amelia (Lynch) Waller.Marion was a 1948 graduate of East Hempfield High School and was a member of...

Lee Amigh, 78, of Lancaster Township, died on July 5, at Lancaster General Hospital, and left this world to be with God in a place where illness and pain do not exist.She was the wife of James E. Amigh, Jr. They observed their 54thwedding anniversary in June.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. Todd and...

D. Marian Franck, 83, of Willow Street, passed away on July 11, 2020. She was the loving wife of the late William Norman “Norm” Franck, Jr.Born in Gatchelville, York County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Dorothy (Reading) Fitzgerald.After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree  in Physical Education at West Chester University in West Chester, PA, and...

Charles Warren Collom, 90, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Willow Valley Communities, Lancaster, PA. He was the loving husband of Joyce Collom, (Carpenter), formerly of Ambler, PA. They were married on January 24, 1953 at Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge, PA.Born in Philadelphia, PA on March 30, 1930, Charles was the son of...

Floyd Valson West went home to be with the Lord July 6, 2020. Floyd was born on the Red River near Vernon Texas November 6, 1929 and grew up in San Antonio.In 1948 Floyd joined the US Coast Guard and was stationed in the Atlantic City area. It was there that Floyd met his wife of 64 years Betty Lamson.In...

C. Wayne Meyer, 91, of Lancaster, passed away at his home on July 9, 2020. Born in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Aaron and Minnie (Seger) Meyer. Following high school, Wayne attended The Bible Institute of Philadelphia.After relocating to Lancaster in the 1970s, Wayne was employed by Watt & Shand and Gimbel’s Department Stores. He later...

T. Todd Reboul, 97, died peacefully in his sleep on July 6, 2020 at the Glen at Willow Valley in Lancaster, PA. He and his wife, Doris Hoffman, moved to Lancaster in September 1995 from Moorestown, New Jersey. He had been employed by RCA for 27 years as a research physicist at the David Sarnoff Research Laboratories in Princeton and...

Gordon H. Danielson, age 89, dearly loved husband of Bernina Hostetter Danielson, entered Jesus’ presence Thursday, July 9, 2020.  Born June 27, 1931 to Henry and Saima Danielson, he grew up in Muskegon, MI.Gordon had a life-long personal relationship with God through trusting Jesus’ sacrifice.  Blessed with a sharp mind, terrific work ethic and God-given musical ability, he earned a...

On Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 Ruth A. Tormas, age 83, passed away with her son, Steven by her side.Born and raised in NYC, Ruth started her career as an attendant at Woolworth’s at the age of 17.Her first real job at 18 was working at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital as an x-ray transcriber.  When she moved with her family in 1973,...

Lilli DeVoe, 60, Mt. Joy, passed away on Tuesday, July 7th, 2020. She was the loving wife of Wade DeVoe.She was born in Manhasset, New York on November 12th, 1959 to Robert and Carol Marcus. She graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School in Syosset, New York before attending Castleton State College in Vermont. After college she moved to Israel...

Phillip William Dixon, 35, of Lancaster, passed away on June 27, 2020. He was the son of William N. Dixon (Diane Wayde) and Terri Haubroe.He enjoyed detailing vehicles, playing basketball, going to the driving range, bowling, going to the beach, spending time with friends, but most importantly, spending time with his beloved son, Jordan Phillip Sands- Dixon.In addition to his...