Obituaries

Doris Marie Neiman Leibold, age 86, died peacefully at Conestoga View, Lancaster, on Sunday, December 14.She retired in 1986 from Armstrong World Industries after 38 years of service. She was a supervisor in the Floor Order Sales and Services Department, and served on the Executive Board for the Activities Association for more than 25 years.She was a member of St....

Rev. Jonathan Currier, 57, of Lancaster, PA passed away Wednesday December 10th 2014 He was the Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church inManheimTownship for the past five years. Prior to that he was the Rector of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in NewCarrollton, MD for seventeen years. He graduated from Harvard University in 1979 with a BA in Near Eastern Languages...

Dorothy Lorraine Herr Sangrey, 97, of Brethren Village, Lancaster, died unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday at Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center, Hospice and Community Care, in Mt. Joy.The daughter of Harry Herr and Henrietta Smith Herr, she was born on April 9, 1917 in Baltimore, MD, and moved at age 4 to Conestoga.  Dorothy played piano by ear by...

Dennis “Denny” C. Rice, Sr., 66, of Conestoga, went home to be with Our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ on December 10, 2014.  He leaves behind his beloved wife of 36 years Marina (Jung) Rice.Born and raised in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of Pauline Rice.He retired from Kellogg’s after 21 years of employment, prior to that he was...

Ann Smithgall Rineer, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Edna Smithgall, of Lancaster. She was the wife of the late Richard D. Rineer.Born in Lancaster in 1932, she was a graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School.Ann was a member of both the Rodney...

Jean A. Alexander, 87, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Conestoga View.  She was the wife of the late John R. Alexander.   Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late J. Wilmer Bradley and Ella (Hurst) Bradley.After high school she spent much of her career as an operator with Bell Telephone.She is survived by...

World War II Veteran and EducatorDavid H. Thomas, 91, of Lancaster, PA died on December 6, 2014 at his home. Born in Bloomsburg, PA he was the son of the late Harold D. and Helen Rebecca Seesholtz Thomas. He was the husband of Kathryn Conrad Thomas to whom he had been married for 66 years. Prior to moving to Lancaster...

On Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 11:00 A.M., after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends, on a rainy morning befitting the way all who knew him felt after his passing, Arthur “Artie” Delmont Calvert, Jr., left this world and passed onto the next.Born January 3, 1954, Artie who was 60 years old and who was described...

Marian Virginia Sanders, age 97, entered into eternal rest at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster. She was formerly a resident of Woodcrest Villa.Born and residing in New York for many years, she and her husband Jackson Edwards moved to Lancaster in retirement. After being widowed, she subsequently married Henry I. Sanders, whom she survived.She is survived by niece Diane DeMartini,...

On November 30, 2014, Margie Duby, age 73, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully and with dignity under nursing and hospice care at Susquehanna Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after suffering from a long term illness.  Formally of Duncannon PA, Margie retired from Conrail as a Clerk.  She was a caring and loving person who enjoyed being with her family.  Margie also...

Brenda Rose Schultz, 77, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Sunday November, 30 2014 surrounded by her loving children. Born in 1937, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John and Rovena Martin.Brenda was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and loving wife.She is survived by 3 children, Cindy Myers, Robin Spackman, and Gary Schultz; several grandchildren and...

Catherine M. Smith, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Hamilton Arms.  Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Chester V. Smith, Sr. and Catherine A. (Lewis) Smith.After graduating from High school, Catherine spent her career with Hamilton Watch Company where she also sang in the choir.She was a member of the Pennsylvania Order...

Alma R. Williams, 91, passed peacefully into the presence of her savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, November 25th at her residence at Evergreen Estates Retirement Community in Lancaster, PA.​ A lifelong resident of the Norristown area, she moved to Lancaster in 2011. Born in Jeffersonville (Norristown), PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Hannah Rittenhouse and wife...

Charlene Scheid (Reese) Thompson, 62, of Mount Joy, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, November 24, 2014, after a one year battle with leukemia. Born on August 29, 1952, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Mary Elizabeth (Buckwalter) Reese, of Lancaster. She was married to the late Edward S....

A fighter for social justice, a supportive patriarch to his family, and a curious, brilliant intellect, Daniel Haines Shertzer, Sr. left this earth surrounded by family on November 21, 2014.Born April 22, 1926, he was the oldest of four children born in Lancaster to Joel Haines Shertzer and Elva Ayres Shertzer. He is survived by his wife of 38 years,...

Charles Giurlando of Lancaster County, formally of Bridgewater, NJ, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 22, 2014 after a long battle with Parkinson’s.Charles received a full track scholarship to the University of Wyoming where he received a degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He was married to Nora for 59 years. He was Chief Engineer at Fedder’s Corp. where he received several patents...

Stephen C. Doman, 59, of Lancaster, PA died on November 19, 2014. He was born in Lancaster on June 22, 1955, the son of the late Paul & Vivian Doman. He was the loving boyfriend of Debbie Bowalick. He is survived by a daughter Jennifer Lewis, wife of David Lewis, and sister Patricia Eichmann, wife of Don Eichmann. He was...

Joanna “Josie” E. Schlemm, 84, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 at Lancashire Hall.Born in Manheim, PA, she spent much of her career as part of the factory production teams at RCA and later at International Signal Corp.Josie spent her life as a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by a son; Douglas J. Schlemm of...

Lucille H. Wertz, 68, of Mountville, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was married 21 years to Dennis C. Wertz.  Born in DuBois, PA she was the daughter of the late William B. and Elizabeth Hudson Hofmann.Lucille was very much a Lancastrian.  She had a successful career in sales.  Lucille was an accomplished watercolor artist and enjoyed...

Catherine A. McElhinney (née Morabito) died peacefully at Lancaster General Hospital on November 6, 2014 in Lancaster, PA. Catherine is preceded in death by her husband, Richard T. McElhinney  and nephew Robert O’Hara. Catherine is survived by nephew, Michael O’Hara (Sharon) and nieces Jane Rodano (Sal), Kathleen Rockefeller, Maureen O’Hara, and Colleen O’Hara Shue (Brian).  She is also survived by...