Obituaries

Herman Hayes “Red” Leidich, 91, formerly of Willow Street, a resident of Woodcrest Villa, died Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Mennonite Home.He was married 66 years to Ruth Kipps Leidich.  Born in Tremont, Schuykill County, PA he was the son of the late Ruth E. Bernd Leidich.Herman retired from RCA in 1980 where he had been employed for 34...

Alice M. Reynolds, 90, of Luther Acres, Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, entered into rest on April 26, 2013.She was the wife of the late Walter A. Reynolds who died in 2007.  Born June 4, 1922 in Fairfield, PA she was the daughter of the late Eston C. and Blanche McCleaf White.Alice was employed at RCA for 25 years and did...

Michael B. Bush, 66, of Lancaster died at home on April 25, 2013 following a 13- year battle with cancer.  He was born on March 29, 1947 in Cortland, NY to Lewis A. and Pearl Brooks Bush.  He married Kathryn Baker Bush on August 29, 1970.Surviving besides his wife are his daughter Tamara LaMantia (Steve) of Arlington, VA and son...

Melissa Ann Sneath, 33, of Mount Joy, danced into the arms of her heavenly father on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at her home.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Dennis Sneath and Carol Sneath-Zeiders.She graduated from Warwick High School.In her spare time Melissa enjoyed shopping and attending Zumba class at the YMCA.  She could be seen Monday evenings...

Joshua M. Curtis, 36, of  Lancaster, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013 at The Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center after a long and courageous fight against leukemia.  He was the loving husband of Christina (Collins) Curtis and the loving father of his two daughters Zoe and Olive.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of William W. and...

Eugene G. Smith, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at Homestead Village.    Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late I. Eugene and Helen (Glass) Smith.He received his undergraduate education at Franklin and Marshall College and attended seminary at Harvard University. He served in the US Army during the Korean conflict, worked for the...

Elizabeth N. Uyeda, 61, a resident of Rocky Hill, NJ formerly of Pine Drive, Lancaster, passed away at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City on April 21, 2013, after an extended struggle with cancer.She was the daughter of Yoneichi and Kazuko T. Uyeda of Lancaster.  She is also survived by brothers, Allen B. Uyeda of Honolulu, HI and...

Blanche Shenk Werner, 86, of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013, joining in peace, her husband and the love of her life, Herbert C. Werner, Sr., who passed on January 23, 2009. A beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Blanche will be dearly missed by all those fortunate enough to witness her light, love, and generosity first...

Claire L. Herr, 86, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Winter Park Memorial Hospital in Winter Park, FL.  She was the loving wife of Howard F. Herr. They have resided in Oviedo, Florida for the past 22 years traveling back to Lancaster every summer to visit.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the...

B. Jean HoxworthB. Jean Hoxworth, 77, of Lancaster, PA died on Wednesday, April 17,2013 at Hospice and Community Care on Good Drive. Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mae Ober Eshleman. Her husband, Glenn Hoxworth, passed away on April 28, 1994.A graduate of Hempfield High School, she worked for many years in the accounting...

Abram H. Charles, 81 of Lancaster went home to be with the Lord on April 17, 2013.  He was the husband of Ruth Keller Charles with whom they celebrated 60 years of marriage in March.  Born in Manor Township, he was the son of the late Abram B. and Anna Charles.He was a farmer and assisted with farm work even...

Mary S. Fenstermacher, 96, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Hospice and Community Care.  She was the loving wife of the late Walter W. Fenstermacher.Born in McAllisterville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Ira J. and Anna V. (Bashore) Shirk.Mary is survived by 3 sons; Harvey L. (husband of Barbara) of Lancaster, PA., Ira...

Beatrice E. Shaub, 99 of Lancaster, PA passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at United Zion Retirement Community in Lititz, PA.  She was the daughter of the late Harrison B. and Ellen Steinmetz Harmes.  Her husband, Edgar A. Shaub died in February, 2003.Mrs. Shaub worked at Stehli Silk Mills for several years prior to becoming a full time and dedicated...

Miriam J. Potts, 101, of Kinzers, died Friday, April 12, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was the wife of the late Frank Potts who died in 1973.  Born March 19, 1912 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Peter Thomas Ruth and Blanche Mellinger Ruth.Mrs. Potts was a homemaker and earlier in life had worked at Consolidated Cigar. ...

Maira W. Cleaver, age 91, passed away on April 7th after living at the Willow Valley Retirement Communities since 1999.  Her parents were John and Mary Wright. She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She was the loving and devoted wife for 54 years of William Cleaver, practicing attorney for the Univac Corporation and a Professor...

Nancy J. Bowes, 86, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2013, at The Glen at Willow Valley.  She was the wife of the late Ronald M. Bowes who passed away in 1994.   Born in Columbia, PA she was the daughter of the late Adam H. and Sarah (Ellwein) Greer.She graduated from Drexel University and worked at ITT...

Kathryn F. Eshleman, 89, of Pequea, died at home on Tuesday, April 9, 2013.She was the wife of the late Clayton M. Eshleman who died in 1993.  Born in Pequea, she was the daughter of the late Martin and Mary Binkley Miller.Kathryn was a homemaker and had also worked at Central Market for Landis Poultry for many years.  She was...

Robert C. Fry, 80, of Lancaster, passed into eternity on Friday, April 5, 2013.He loved his family and especially his dear wife Jean A. Webb Fry whom he shared 56 years of marriage with.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Lloyd H. and Mabel E. Crist Fry.Robert made a career in auto collision repair and had...

Fred W. Peterson, of Lancaster, Pa., passed away peacefully at his home on March 28, 2013. He was 88.Born September 16, 1924, Fred was the son of the late Henry and Mamie Peterson and grew up with three brothers and two sisters in Tucson, Arizona.A WWII veteran, Fred served in the Army Signal Corps in France. He earned his degree...

Donald K. Alexander, 83, of New Providence, PA passed away at Conestoga View on April 4, 2013 from complications of Parkinson Disease.   Born in Delaware, OH he was the son of the late Donald M. and Alice E. Livie Alexander.  He was the beloved husband of Margaret A. Rice Alexander to whom he was married  58 years on May 15,...