Obituaries

Florence Jean Smith, 86, of Lancaster, went to be with her Lord on January 26, 2017.  Born in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles Alfred and Ruth May Rinier.  Florence was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Melvin G. Smith.  She was a great homemaker, loved to cook and took pride in her family. ...

Albert Edward Hey, III, 84, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on January 21, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital surrounded with the love of his family and close friend. He was the loving and faithful husband of June L. (Bjork) Hey, of 61 years. They were honored to celebrate their 60th anniversary on October 8, 2015 with great joy at an...

James Harold Frederick, Jr of Columbia, Pennsylvania passed away on January 20, 2017 at his home at the age of 85. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Harold Frederick and Ethel F. (Warfel) Frederick. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Jane (Cunningham) Frederick.In addition to his wife he is survived...

Evelyn Jeanette  Butz , 93 of 31 N. Park Ave., Meadville, PA, formerly of Landisville, PA passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Meadville Medical Center.  She was married to the late John Andrew Butz, Sr. for 60 years and the matriarch of a loving family.Born in Philadelphia, PA on October 16, 1923, she was the daughter of the...

Charles H. Dyott, 92, a resident of the Willow Valley Retirement Communities, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.He was married 70 years to Audrey May Sutcliffe Dyott.  Born in Lynchburg, VA he was the son of the late Rodney W. and Lillian Mildred Conklin Dyott.Charles graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.S. Degree and received his Master’s...

Florence L. O’Connor Butler Brensinger, 96, a resident of Homestead Village, Lancaster, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.She was the wife of the late Lawrence J. Brensinger.  Born in Norristown, PA she was the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret V. Johnson O’Connor.Florence graduated from Norristown High School in 1937.  She began working for Bell Telephone Co. of...

Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Bleecher, 88, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Mt. Hope Nazarene Home in Manheim.She was the wife of the late R. Frederick Bleecher who died in 1994.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Ralph, Sr. and Julia Quino Bowers.Betty retired from Lancaster General Hospital where she had been employed in Central Supplies.Prior...

William T. Pfautz, Sr., 91, of Lancaster, PA died on January 17, 2017 at Brethren Village Retirement Community.  He was the husband of Lucy Sebastian Pfautz whom he married in 1950.Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of the late Martin M. Pfautz, Sr. and Nellie Barlow Pfautz.William was a member of the class of 1943 at Manheim Township...

Lillian Carolina Hofer (Carol) Ide, resident of Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2017, in Quarryville, PA.Carol was born on October 30, 1925 in Philadelphia to Paul Bruno and Carolina Hofer, immigrants from Germany and Austria.  She graduated from Olney High School in 1942, and worked as a secretary at Sears.  During World War II she...

Esther Fry Schlosser, 105, passed away peacefully in her apartment on January 12, 2017 at Brethren Village surrounded by her nearby family, her books, and dozens of photos of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.Born on November 19, 1911, in Chestnut Hill Hospital, she was the daughter of the lateWilliam Warder Brittain and Harriet (Gartley) Brittain.   Esther spent her early years...

Lois A. Witmer, 88, a resident of Landis Homes, died Thursday, January 12, 2017.Born in West Lampeter Twp., she was the daughter of the late Arthur G. and Katie H. Witmer.Lois graduated from Penn Manor High School, received her Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Mennonite College and her Master’s from Millersville University. She started her teaching career by teaching at Locust...

Virginia C. “Sammy” Boyd, 90, of Lancaster and formerly of Bluewell & Bramwell WV., went to see her Lord on Thursday , December 29, 2016 at Mt. Joy Hospice.Born on October 19, 1926 in McComas WV., she was a daughter of the late Everett Reeves & Mary  Alagria Coburn Cox. She had lived most of her life in WV, and...

Kyle Steven Gerber, 38, of Pequea, PA., passed away on January 8, 2017.   Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of Kenneth E. Gerber, Jr. and Diane Y. (Rock) Gerber.Kyle graduated from Hempfield High School in 1996 where he played baseball and basketball.  After graduation, he went on to proudly serve 4 years in the US Navy as a...

Arthur “Skip” R. Field, 82, of Lancaster, was called into everlasting life by the grace of God on January 6, 2017, at the Mennonite Home, Lancaster.  He will be greatly missed by his loving wife, Jacqueline (Shade) Field, to whom he was happily married for 54 years, his sons and daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, and many others who came to know his...

Joan C. Creswell, 82 of Lancaster passed away January 7, 2017 at Hamilton Arms Center. She was the loving wife of the late Richard D. Creswell and daughter of the late Clarence S. and Catherine Rohrer.Born in Lancaster she had been employed by Watt & Shand and Hagers Department Stores. She was a member of  St. Pauls Sunday School Group...

Omar K. Stoltzfus, 61, originally of Ronks, PA died at his home in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, January 5, 2017.  Omar was the son of Elam L. and Mattie (Kauffman) Stoltzfus of Ronks.Omar attended Conestoga Valley schools and later attended Vo-tech where he first gained an interest in computer programing eventually landing a position with Apple Computer.He then moved to...

Jane B. Kulp, 92, of Lancaster, PA, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016.  Born in Lancaster on July 23, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Herbert N. and Anna E. Breneman and the wife of Harry R. Kulp.She graduated from Manheim Township High School and Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.  After college she worked at...

Jane Brittain Wilcox, born July 11, 1939, died January 1, 2017 in Oakton, Virginia after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 77.Mrs. Wilcox was the only child of the late Alpheus Oscar Brittain and the late Mary Edwards Brittain of Hershey, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Hershey High School and Hershey Junior College. She went on to graduate from Cornell...

Robert Leslie Ellis, Jr., 68, of Grand Rapids Michigan, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016.He was the son of the late Robert Leslie Ellis and Margaret Middleton Ellis.Surviving is one brother Daniel M. Ellis and a niece Morgan S. Ellis.A private service will be held for the family.

Janet L. Abel, 62, of Mountville., PA, passed away on January 3, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of Charles L. Abel.   Born in Yonkers, NY., she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Edith (Howe) Peters.She dedicated her life to her family and spent much of her life as a homemaker.In...