Obituaries

Doris Jane Beitzel, 84, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Mennonite Home.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Verna (Herr) McKelly. Her husband, the late Samuel E. Beitzel, Sr., passed away in 1972.Doris was a lifelong resident of Lancaster and a 1951 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School. After raising...

Gladys M. McKerns, age 93, died peacefully early Monday morning at the Courtyards of Brethren Village with family by her side. She was the wife of Edward McKerns with whom she shared nearly 70 years of life. Gladys was born in in Mahanoy City, PA to Frank and Hattie (Snyder) Millard. Gladys was one of eight children, including her brothers...

Robert B. Roth, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on December 9, 2017 at the Mennonite Home.  He was the loving husband of Jean M. (Bedford) Roth.Born in Germantown, PA., he was the son of the late William and Dorothy (Turner) Roth.After graduating from Springfield H.S. in Montgomery County, he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years during...

Carl B. Kaufman, 89, formerly of Elizabethtown, PA, passed away on December 5, 2017 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, PA.Born in New Cumberland, PA, he was the son of the late Jean Coulson and Mercedes (Beshore) Kaufman. He was the loving husband of Lois (McMinn) Kaufman to whom he had been married 63 years.Mr. Kaufman graduated from New Cumberland High School...

Jean Massie Bosch, 94, of Lancaster, passed away on December 5, 2017 at her home.  She was the loving wife of the late Dr. Gerald “Jerry” J.A. Bosch, Professor Emeritus of Penn State University and Millersville University.Born in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of the late Herrick Stuart and Louise Wills (Cobb) Massie.After receiving her BS in Secondary English...

Robert C. Kaley, 90 of Landisville, died on Monday, December 4, 2017 at Mennonite Home.Born in Hershey, he was the son of the late Harry E. and Pauline C. Kaley. He was the husband of Nancy (Gaenzle) to whom he was wed for 63 years this past May.He graduated from McCaskey High School in 1945. He then served in the...

C. Donald Grason, 89, of Homestead Village, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 3, 2017. He was the husband of Nancy S. Rentschler to whom he has been married to for 66 years.A graduate of Millersburg High School, he was First Trumpet and Student Band Leader. After hearing that Jesus Christ was a carpenter at the...

James Everett Masterson, age 89, of Willow Street, PA went home to be with his LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on November 28, 2017. He was the loving husband of Virginia Felten Masterson, to whom he was married for 67 years.Born in Elizabeth NJ, Jim was the son of the late James Everett and Ruth Reynolds Masterson. He grew up...

Donald C. Henning, of Mountville, passed to the Lord, on November 30, 2017, at 84 years of age. He was the loving husband of Theresa (Sickman) Henning. He was born in Chicago and was one of seven children of Frank and Agnes Henning.Don married Nanci Thomas in 1954. In their fifteen years of marriage they had five children. Surviving children...

Margaret Ewing Lafferty, a resident of Brethren Village in Neffsville, passed away quietly on Sunday, December 3rd. She was 98.Born in Rehoboth Beach, DE on July 6, 1919, Margaret was the daughter of Catherine Lingo Ewing and Benjamin Burton Ewing, Sr. At the time of her death, Margaret was the oldest living Rehoboth-born native. One of only nine members of...

Catherine E. Harnish, 90, of Lancaster, passed away on November 27, 2017 at Brethren Village.  She was the loving wife of the late Parke B. Harnish.Born in Lancaster, PA., she was the daughter of the late Donald and Marie (Herr) Mahler.In her spare time, she enjoyed participating in the senior citizens activities and Rodney Park, she was an avid bowler,...

Ronald E. Leisey, 84, of Pequea, passed away on November 25, 2017.  He was the husband of Willadene (Price) Leisey.  DeBord Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory.  (717) 394-4097

Thomas G. Sanders, 91, of Lancaster PA., died peacefully on Nov 19, 2017 after a brief illness. Tom was born in Stillwater, OK, son of Margaret (Boylin) and Jesse T Sanders. During WWII he served in the European Theater as a PFC US ARMY Infantry.He earned both a bachelor’s in foreign service and master’s in economics from Georgetown University, primarily...

Barbara Smith Davis, went home to the Lord on Friday November 17 while residing at the Maple Farm Nursing Home in Akron, PA. She is now with her late husband George W. Davis III, son Bryan Scott Davis and her grandson Michael Bryan Davis who passed before her.Originally from Bryn Athyn, Barbara lived in Lancaster and taught Physical Education at...

Steven J. Mull, of Ft. Lauderdale, FL passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017 at Northwest Medical Center in Margate, FL. He was the son of Elizabeth and Denis Hildebrand. Steven was born in Lancaster and after graduation from Lampeter Strasburg High School, he worked for Willow Valley restaurant and Lancaster Regional Hospital.Steven enjoyed going to the beach, shooting darts,...

Jeannette “Jyvonne” Inman passed away peacefully early in the morning of November 11, 2017 after a courageous nine year battle with breast cancer.Born to Dr. Michel and Carol Ossesia on May 29, 1962 in Grove City, PA, Jeannette was a graduate of Clarion Area High School in 1980 and Geisinger Medical School of Nursing in 1982. Jeannette enjoyed a successful...

Joan Alice Ranck, 86, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 10, 2017 at Calvary Fellowship Homes. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Frank and the late Emma Desjardins.She graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, PA, as well as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. From there, she worked as...

The Lord welcomed home a Christian servant, Erdean B. Ross, 98, of Masonic Village on November 11, 2017. She was the loving wife of Paul H. Ross for 67 years. Paul was entered into rest on March 20, 2010.Born in Van Ormer, PA, she was formerly a resident of Level Green, PA. Erdean was a member of the Irwin Chapter...

Mark D. Branstetter, 84, of Lancaster, PA, died on November 5, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital, following a brief battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 56 years of Fredonna “Donnie” (Holcomb) Branstetter. He was born on September 25, 1933 in Worthington, OH, the third child of the late Lyman and Ellen (Williams) Branstetter.He attended schools in Ohio...

Roy Thomas “Tom” Bender, 61, of Millersville, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Hospice & Community Care. He was the loving husband of Wendy Bender, with whom he celebrated 26 years of marriage on June 9, 2017.Born on July 9, 1956 in Lancaster, PA, Tom was the son of Doris Huss Bender and the late Roy M. Bender.He...