Obituaries

Jacob “Jake” F. Lefever, Jr., 92, of Lancaster, died Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Mennonite Home, where he had resided for the past month.He was married 68 years to Barbara M. Eshleman Lefever.  Born in Marticville, he was the son of the late Jacob F., Sr. and Katie Thomas Lefever.Early in life Jake had been a farmer.  He then...

David Michael Slaugh“David the Goldsmith”David Michael Slaugh, 68, well known downtown Lancaster jeweler, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, November 9, 2015.  He was the husband of Cynthia A. Pagotto to whom he was married 31 years.Born in Lancaster, David was the son of the late James R. Slaugh Sr. and Clare Kruschinsky Slaugh.In addition to his wife, Cynthia, David...

Claire Lundberg Ashby of Lititz, Pa died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at age 71.  Words cannot express the family’s feeling of grief at the loss of their loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother.  She was the devoted wife and best friend of Richard J. Ashby, Jr., the loving mother of Douglas R. Ashby (husband...

Peter Schrank, Jr., 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015. He was the loving husband of Ruth M. (Humphreville) Schrank.Born in Columbia, PA, he was the son of the late Peter Schrank Sr. and Anna (Stoeger) Schrank.After attending Columbia High School, Peter studied at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.He then went on to work at Permutit in...

Kenneth C. Sahm, 86, of Lancaster, died Friday, November 6, 2015, after a 20 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A resident of Lancashire Hall for nearly 5 years, he was born at home in Penn Township, Lancaster County, PA, on March 11, 1929, to the late Harry L. and Minnie (Rudy) Sahm.  The youngest of 4 brothers and 1 sister,...

William “Bill” M. Hollman, 61 of Lancaster, left us on Sunday, November 1, 2015.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Marion James Hollman and Mozelle Morgan Hollman.Bill was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School.  Earlier in life he was very active in sports.  Bill had a lot of friends and was greatly loved by everyone...

Ann C. Walton, 56, of Lancaster, PA passed away  on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital after a lengthy illness.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late C. Wayne and Rosanna Broadt Creasy.Ann fought a long, hard battle with her illness.  She was a devoted friend and a most loving mother to her son, Alan whom...

Ann Davis Knapp, 94, of Moravian Manor Lititz, formerly of 332 Valleybrook Drive, Lancaster, died on Friday, October 30, 2015.  She was the wife of the late Edgar I. Knapp who died in 1974.  Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late George W. Davis, Jr. and Virginia Barr Davis.  She moved to Lancaster with her family during...

Gloria M. Nixdorf, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday October 31, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the loving wife of the late Jere L. Nixdorf.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Vincent S. and Barbara M. (Chambers) Good.Gloria retired from the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic.She was a member of First Reformed Church in...

Mildred Cox Welde was born in Detroit Michigan on November 8, 1931 and passed from this life on October 25, 2015.She  graduated from Bob Jones University with a BS degree in Elementary Education.  Mildred was an elementary school teacher in Pasadena California, Boyton Beach, Florida  Dallas Texas, and Kimberton Pennsylvania.  She received recognition as a leader in Future Teachers of...

Paul R. Gring, 91, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the loving husband of Elfriede Koerber as well as to his first wife, the late Edna Mae (Culp) Gring.Born in Reading, PA, he was the son of the late Harvey and Esther (Luppold) Gring.He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp...

Joseph R. Kirchner, 87, of Lancaster, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015.He was the husband of the late Lillian Shuder Kirchner who died in 1981.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Charles T. and Theresa Moser Kirchner.Joseph had been employed in the Research & Development Department of Armstrong World Industries for many years.  He was a graduate...

Richard M. Sayres, 61, of Leola, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2015.Richard was a graduate of Lampeter Strasburg High School and the Culinary Institute of America in New York.   He was the Executive Chef of The Inn At Leola Village.  He enjoyed philosophy, sports and was a big fan of Michael Jordan and Bruce Springsteen.  Surviving are two sons, Ian...

James W. Treichler, of Lancaster, PA and a WWII Navy Veteran, passed away on Friday, October 23, 2015 at the age of 89 years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years Ruth (Fletcher) Treichler and his parents Warren and Minerva (Kline) Treichler.Jim retired from Sperry Rand New Holland as an Engineer. After retirement he went on...

Mae L. Aungst, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Lancashire Hall in Lancaster Pa.  Born in Sioux City, IA, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah (Bronson) Webster.In her spare time she enjoyed reading, crosswords, puzzles and spending time with her loving family and friends. Mae spent most of her life living...

June D. Miller, 85, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Landis Homes. She was the wife of the late Robert L. Miller.Born in Wrightsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ida (Kimes) Miller.She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church.She is survived by 2 sons, Robert Miller and Rodney Miller (husband...

Dorothy R. WilsonDorothy Richards Wilson, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Mennonite Home.She was the wife of the late Preston A. Wilson who died in 1985. Born and raised in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late George K. and Eva (Spangler) Richards.A beloved mother and grandmother, Dottie is survived by her three children:...

Delores M. Shives, 81, of Lancaster, died at home on Monday, October 19, 2015.She was the wife of the late Orville H. Shives who died in 2005. Born in Everett, PA she was the daughter of the late John Brallier II and Grace Smyers Brallier.Delores was a homemaker and had also worked at QVC and Active Security for a few...

Gerald Everet Enslen, 97, of Lancaster, PA, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Arbor View at Willow Valley Retirement Communities. He was the husband of the late Marybelle C. Enslen, who passed away on December of 2014 and the son of the late Roy E. and Alice Pearl Pfeiffer Enslen.He was born on January 25, 1918, in Evans City,...

Dorothy M. Lesher, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015 at her home.  She was the loving wife of the late Elmer P. Lesher.Born in Lancaster, PA., she was the daughter of the late Harold and Reba (Ditzler) Harbison.She is survived by two daughters, Jane M. Colon (wife of Joseph) and Laura L. Levin; a son, Elmer...