Obituaries

Paul H. Rohrer, 88, dairy and beef farmer of Manor Township, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 27, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County on Good Drive.Born June 10, 1922 in Lancaster Township, he was the son of the late Elmer B. and Rebecca Herr Rohrer.  He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years,...

Lola “Jane” M. Bertz, 89, of 3001 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA died on Wednesday, March 2nd, at Brethren Village. She was the wife of the late George P. Bertz who died in 1985. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry F. and Lola Aument Messer. Jane was a member of St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church...

Margaret Lydia Walters, 92, of Tunkhannock, died March 24, 2011 at Mercy Tyler Hospital after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Walters, in 1990 and her nephew, Donald Harding III, in 2002.Born July 1, 1918, in Thurston Hollow, she was the daughter of Clarence B. and Florence (Phinney) Allshouse. She was a member of...

Robert L. Gilbert, 78, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital after a courageous battle with many illnesses. He retired from the Lancaster Post Office as an associate office coordinator with 35 years of service.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy during the Korean War.  Bob was the loving husband and...

Mildred Eby McGuigan, 92, known for her beaming personality and bright smile, died Tuesday morning, March 22nd, at Landis Homes Retirement Community, where she had lived for 27 years.The youngest of five daughters of David Hostetter and Katie Nissly Eby, Mrs. McGuigan was born March 19th, 1919. She grew up on her father’s farm in Donegal Township and later moved...

Louise C. Schiraldi, 59, of Lancaster, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.She was married 32 years to Michael Schiraldi.  Born in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Frank and Louise Schnettler Jagacki.Louise spent most of her working career as a program director in the social services field.  She enjoyed gardening, the outdoors and spending...

Robert C. Adamire, 82, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Hamilton Arms.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William R. Sr. and Mary (Pfautz) Adamire. He was married to Nancy (Peters) Adamire for sixty-two years. Robert was a 1946 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and was employed at Armstrong for forty-two years...

Elizabeth F. Sinclair, 98, of Lancaster, PA died peacefully at Manor Care of Lancaster on Saturday, March 12, 2011.Born in Lancaster on June 16, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Albert A. and Anna E. Hamaker Furlow. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster.Mrs. Sinclair was the wife of the late Harold E. Sinclair who preceded...

Arlene Weaver Moore of Lancaster died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 11, 2011. A seventh generation Lancaster County resident, Arlene was born at home in Bird-in-Hand on April 20, 1912.  Arlene was the daughter of Harry Buckwalter Weaver and Mary Kurtz Rupp. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Wicklein Moore, and by...

On Thursday, March 10, 2011, Albert F. Garyantes of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully at Hospice of Lancaster County. Al was born September 24, 1934 in Wilmington, DE, to Albert F. and Mary (Scheing) Garyantes.Al spent his childhood in Wilmington, DE, and lived at the Manor North campus of Willow Valley Retirement Communities at the time of his passing.  He...

Pauline J. Heisey, 92,  a former resident of Lancaster, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at her home in York.She was the wife of the late Elvin N. Heisey who died in 1992.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jacob H., Sr. and Mazie M. Sensenig Johnson.Mrs. Heisey was a homemaker most of her life. She also...

Norma W. Sellers Varner, 83, a resident of the Mennonite Home, Lancaster, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County.She was married 50 years to the late Roy S. Varner who died in 2004. Born November 22, 1927 in Martic Forge, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Cornelia Wissler Sellers.Norma had worked for Bell and...

Martha Mae Hershey, 94, of Lancaster, PA died Wednesday, March 9th, at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster.  She was the wife of the late John K. Hershey who died October 1972.Born in Warwick Twp., she was the daughter of the late Henry H. and Ella Hostetter Hershey.  She was a member of the Tidings of Peace Mennonite Church in York,...

Ione LeVan Dorwart, 87, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 after a brief stay at ­Hospice of Lancaster County-Mt. Joy.  Ione was a lifelong resident of Lancaster.  She was the daughter of the late John J. and Miriam Thompson LeVan. Ione was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Lancaster.  She and her husband, Noel S. Dorwart, celebrated their...

Alberta Kessinger Meadowcroft, 99, passed away peacefully March 5, 2011 in Lancaster, Pa. She was a daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Through all she was a musician who loved to create beauty through music and share her love of music through teaching and performing. She taught music, piano and organ for more than 70 years. She was the National...

William H. Springer, 92, a resident of Arbor View at ­Willow Valley died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the home.He was the husband of the late A. Rosella Himmelsbach Springer who died January 26, 2011.  Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Harry C. and Estella M. Wagner Springer.Mr. Springer was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic...

Barbara Stauffer McElfish, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011 in Visalia, CA.  She was born February 20, 1920 in Leola, PA, a daughter of the late Claude and Dorothy Frey Stauffer. A member of First United Methodist Church, Lancaster, Barbara had been active with the Junior League and the Lancaster Symphony before her move to California.  She...

Glenn E.  “Ed” Howry of Lititz peacefully passed away at the Heart of Lancaster surrounded by his loving family.Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Glenn E. and Emma Wilson Howry. He was the husband of Linda Shade Howry with whom he celebrated 35 years of marriage on 10/11/2010.His last place of employment was Yerger Brothers in...

Edith Mae Miller, 78, of Lancaster, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2011 at home.Born November 13, 1932 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Aldus and Leota Coble Kreider.Edith retired from Kemp Foods in 1997 where she had been employed in the purchasing department. She also worked as a marshall at Overlook Golf Course.She was a graduate...

Dr. Dominick J. Fanani, 94, died Sunday, February 27, 2011 at Arbor View at Willow Valley.  Dr. Fanani was born in Mt. Hope, WV on September 12, 1916 but grew up in Windber, PA.  He graduated from Windber High School in 1934 in the middle of the Great Depression. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Edinboro University...