Obituaries

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...

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...