Obituaries

Jill Louise Pomroy Reed, loving wife and remarkable mother, passed away in her home on Sunday, September 4th, 2011, in Elizabethtown. She is survived by her husband, Steve L. Reed, and three children, Douglas Irwin (age 20), Eric Sevareid (age 17), and Alexandra Sevareid (age 15).She is also survived by her parents, Marilyn and H. Marshall Pomroy, sister, Kay Pomroy,...

ETHEL IRENE WENZEL SCHMIDEthel I. Schmid, age 84, a lifelong resident of Lancaster County, died in Enterprise, Oregon with her beloved daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Rahn Hostetter on September 5, 2011.Upon learning of her terminal illness in July of 2011, she packed her belongings and headed west to be with her immediate family for her remaining days. Grandchildren and...

Myrtle M. Wright, 97, formerly of Quarryville, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Drumore, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd V. and Effie Cramer Miles. She was the wife of the late Giles C. Wright who died in 1988.A homemaker, Myrtle was worked in the office of the Oxford Press....

LeRoy E. Duke, “Dukie”LeRoy E. Duke, 84, of Lancaster, PA, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at home. He was the husband of Delorous Hemperly Duke, and they would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in February, 2012. Born in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late Roy Edward and Naomi Spang Duke.Dukie was a ’46 graduate of J.P.McCaskey...

Richard L. Hill, 78, of Lancaster, passed away Friday, September 2, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Elvin and Dorothy McEvoy Hill. He was the husband of Linda Rosser Hill.Richard served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the Lancaster AmVets...

Kenneth H. Habecker, age 87, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico for the last 5 years and long time resident of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died Monday, August 29, 2011. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Meck Habecker and daughters Sharon Christensen and husband, Chris of Albuquerque, NM; Melinda Habecker and grandsons Brendon Connors and Ian Connors of Mount Horeb,...

Mary Ann Miller, 83, of Lancaster, passed away Thursday September 1st, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. She went home to be with her beloved daughter Barbara. She was the wife of Melvin E. Miller Sr. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Frank and Esther Mattern Keller. Mary Ann was a homemaker for...

Lois A. Newkirk, 86, of, Willow Street, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at Meadow Ridge at Willow Valley. She was the wife of the late Francis Robert Newkirk who died in 1983.Born in Amsterdam, NY, she was the daughter of the late Winne Elijah and Vera Rose Lewis Mount.She was a member of First United Methodist...

Hazel M. Carey, 67, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at The Glen At Willow Valley, Lancaster, PA.Born in Townsend, DE she was the daughter of the late William H. and Pauline Donavon Carey.She was a very active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lancaster. Hazel was a graduate of Goldey-Beacom in Wilmington, DE. After 32 years, Hazel retired...

Priscilla “Pat” Fields, 84, of Lancaster, died on Aug. 29, 2011, at Hospice at Mount Joy after a brief illness. Pat was predeceased by Jack, her husband of 63 years, who died July 15, 2011. Life changed for her after his death. Previously she had lived in Beaver and Coraopolis, PA, before moving to Lancaster in October of 2009.Born May...

Lucille Mauk Baxter of Willow Valley Manor North, Lancaster, PA, passed away on August 26, 2011. Born on April 19, 1914 to Dr. George E. and Ethel Swift Mauk in Woodland, PA, Lucille grew up and attended high school in Clearfield, PA. She continued her education and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Occupational Therapy. While doing her...

Patrick G. Darrenkamp, 63, of Lancaster passed away Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Henry and Marie Schlager Darrenkamp. He was married to Margie Liccardo Darrenkamp.Patrick was a maintenance mechanic for Burnham Holdings, Lancaster, with over 40 years of service.In addition to his wife, he is survived...

Mary Lou M. Shenk, age 78, died peacefully on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Helen W. Miller. She was the wife of the late Christian H. Shenk who died in 2007, and the late Jerome R. Briggs who died in 1986.Mary Lou was a...

Death came peacefully to Alice Hollowell Bogard, 91, on August 18th at the Willow Valley Lakes Retirement Community outside of Lancaster, PA. She was the widow of Rev. William Carl Bogard, who preceded her in death in 2010.Born a coal miner’s daughter on October 1, 1919, in Denning, Arkansas, she graduated in 1939 from the College of the Ozarks (a...

Laura V. Sheerer, 93, a resident of Willow Valley, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at Arbor View at Willow Valley.She was the wife of the late Walter G. Sheerer who died in 2008. Born in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Howard C. and Ella Hicks Hild.Laura was a homemaker and earlier in life had worked in...

Esther P. Walker, 95, of Lancaster passed away on August 18th, 2011 at home. She was the wife of the late Elwood J. Walker. Born February, 5 1916 in Conestoga she was the daughter of the late Charles and Carrie Good Huber. Mrs. Walker, a homemaker dedicated her life to her family. She enjoyed gardening, music, cooking, reading the Bible...

Mabel W. Mellinger, 101, a resident of Landis Homes, was called to her eternal home by her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 16, 2011.She was the wife of the late William G. Mellinger who died in 1999. Born May 22, 1910 in East Lampeter Twp., she was the daughter of the late Jacob G. and Lizzie Burkhart Witmer.Mrs. Mellinger...

Michael John Lafferty, 54, of Landisville, PA, died Sunday, August 7th, 2011 at Hospice of Central PA, Harrisburg, PA. He was the husband of Alcira Maldonado Lafferty with whom he would have celebrated 28 years of marriage November 5, 2011. Born in Boston, MA, he is the son of Edward Lavelle and Margot Footer Lafferty of Waban, MA. He was...

Ruth Sanders Verwohlt, of Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA, died on August 4, 2011.Born Ruth Burriss Sanders on August 12, 1916 in Follansbee, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Howard Byron and Mary ­Burriss Sanders.Raised in Follansbee, West Virginia, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio & St. Clairsville, Ohio, she was a 1934 graduate of St. Clairsville High School.She married Harold...

Joseph L. Hall, 79, of ­Lancaster, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Oak Leaf Manor in Landisville.He was married 52 years to Shirley Barr Hall. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late James A. and Miriam Ressler Hall.Joseph was a construction electrician with IBEW for 38 years. He was also employed as the plant engineer at Dutch...