Obituaries

Richard Bevier Duncan, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Betty (Bowen) Duncan, with whom he just celebrated 59 years of devoted marriage.Born in Chicago, IL on January, 10 1928, he was the son of Frederick B. and Dorothy M. (Bevier)...

Parke D. Wilson, Jr., 56, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, on Friday, January 16, 2015.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Park D., Sr. and Evelyn McVey Wilson.Parke was employed by Rental World and prior to that had been employed by J & J Plumbing for many years. ...

Robert L. Shaub, Sr, 83, of New Providence, died at home on Monday, January 12, 2015.He was the husband of the late Anna Mary Sellers Shaub who died in 2000.  Born in Strasburg Twp., he was the son of the late Roy F. and Elizabeth R. Rankin Shaub.Robert retired from D. M. Stoltzfus, Inc. where he had worked for 25...

Kenneth B. Noll, 88, of Rohrerstown, PA, died Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Landis Homes due to recently discovered cancer.  He joins his beloved wife of 63 years, Lois Arlene Hershey Noll, who died in 2011.  Born in Rohrerstown on November 4, 1926, he was the son of Earl H. and Esther Brubaker Noll.After graduating from high school in the...

Robert L. Singleton, 92, of Lancaster, died peacefully on January 11, 2015 at the Mennonite Home near his residence at Woodcrest Villas retirement community.  Bob was the son of the late W. Roy and Iva Rhoads Singleton.  He was married to his beloved wife of 49 years, Norma Diffenbach Singleton, who died in 1989.Bob graduated from Manheim Township High School...

Nelson Fitzgerald Craige III (Nels), 81, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on December 31 at Landis Homes with all four of his children at his side after receiving wonderful care from the Landis Homes staff for over two years.  He was the loving husband of Margaret Clarke Craige (Peggy) for over 58 years. Peggy predeceased Nels in March 2013.Nelson was...

Douglas Dean Davis, 63, of Dillsburg died Monday, January 5 2015 after a brief illness.  He was preceded in death by his life partner of Cynthia Gulage Dagen.Born in Lewistown, PA, on April 25, 1951, he was the son of Joyce Metzger Davis and the late Dean Doyle Davis.   In addition to his mother, Douglas is survived by two sisters...

Frank P. Farkas, a resident of Pleasant View Retirement Community since 1996, passed away at his home on Monday, December 22, 2014. He was born in Budapest, Hungary on September 22, 1921, the only child of Ferenc Pal and Emma Farkas. Due to the invasion and occupation of his country at the start of World War II, he relocated to...

Marybelle (Crawford) Enslen, 93, of Lancaster, PA, died on Tuesday, December 30, 2014, after a year of rapidly declining health during which she lived with grace, faith and fortitude. She was the daughter of the late Glenn M. and Mabel Montgomery Crawford.She was born on May 31, 1921, in Latrobe, PA. Marybelle went on to graduate from Allegheny College in...

Sharon Swope Schmid passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy, PA with family by her side following a serious illness of several years. Born January 5, 1945 in Lancaster County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Margaret R. and Henry M. Swope.  She married Dennis C. Schmid in 1965 who...

Mildred G. Albright, 90, a resident of the Mennonite Home, died Sunday, December 28, 2014.She was the wife of the late Ross E. Albright, Jr. who died in 1999.  Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Amos and Bertha Frank Smith.Mildred had worked many years at the former Hubley Toys.  She was a member of Covenant...

Emmet “Jim” C. Eckman II, 79, a Lititz resident and a life-long resident of Lancaster County, entered into rest on December 27, 2014.Emmet was the son of Emmerson F. and Maud M. (Myers) Eckman.   He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Edna M. Eckman and sister Betty Mandros.   He has 2 children, Emmet C. Eckman, III husband of...

Terrance “Terry” R. Sheaffer, 85, of Lancaster, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Christmas Eve, 2014, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, surrounded by his daughter Ann Sheaffer and his caregiver Gail Barnes, both of whom he resided with. Born in Lancaster, PA in 1929, he was the son of the late A. Paul and...

Howard D. Eckhart, 89 of Lancaster, PA passed away peacefully at his home on Christmas Eve, December, 24, 2014. Born in Hopeland, PA on January 9, 1925, he was the son of the late Stuart E. and Maude Dailey Eckhart. He was the husband of Jessie Jones Eckhart to whom he had been married 67 years.Dr. Eckhart attended a 2...

Lillian M. Nissley, 97, currently of Camp Hill, PA, passed away peacefully, to meet her lord, with her family by her side on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at Manor Care Health Services in Camp Hill, PA. She was the loving wife of the late Wayne C. Nissley, Sr.Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albertus and...

Patricia S. Jensen, 84, of Willow Street, PA shared her life with her husband, Richard W. Jensen, for the past 61 years. She died December 20, 2014 at the Lakeside Skilled Care Facility at Willow Valley.Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth A. and Frances Pickens Smith. In 2004 she and her husband moved to...

Randall Lewis Gillett, 65, of Lititz, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Iowa City, IA in 1949, he was the son of Phyllis Teasdale and the late Frank Albert Gillett. Randy was the husband of Sonja “Soni” Kelley, of Lititz, with whom he spent 6 ½ years of loving marriage.Randy graduated from...

Betty M. Cornell was born on November 23, 1921 in Lancaster, PA to her parents Robert G. and Goldena C. Houser.  She passed away at the age of 93 on December 14, 2014 in Ft. Myers, FL.Betty was a resident of Ft. Myers Beach since 1982 and was formerly of Lancaster, PA.  She retired from RCA after working there for...

Eleanor Budding Yohn, 98, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at her home. Born in Lancaster in 1916, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Anna (Weller) Budding. She was the wife of Clarence E. “Judge” Yohn, who died in 1996.After graduating from Stevens High School, she went on to get her Associates Degree...

Frank G. Goodhart, Jr., 86, of Lancaster,  went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 15, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care surrounded by his loving family.  He was the husband of Margaret “Peggy” (Vinson) Goodhart who was his “sweetheart” for 66 years.Born in Lancaster, PA., he was the son of the late Frank G. Goodhart, Sr. and...