Obituaries

Richard C. “Dick” Bledsoe, Sr., 77, of Leola, passed away January 10, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Fulton Township, he was the son of Grover G. Sr. and Mary O. (Wilbar) Bledsoe. He and his wife Paulette (Long) Bledsoe celebrated 40 years of marriage last March, 2011. Richard retired as Equipment Manager in 1994 from PennDOT in Lancaster...

Mary Ann Shue, 76 of Lancashire Hall, formerly of Arlington, TX, passed away at Hospice of Lancaster County on Thursday January 5, 2012. She was born in White Horse, PA and was the daughter of the late George and Rhoda Hostetter and was of Catholic faith. She graduated from New Holland High School in 1954 and was a former member...

John Jardine GunnJohn Jardine Gunn, age 97, of Woodcrest Villa died Sunday morning at the Mennonite Home after a brief illness. Born in Calgary, in the province of Alberta, Canada, he was the son of the late William MacKenzie Gunn and the late Amelia Jardine Gunn. He was a graduate of Williston Academy (now The Williston-Northampton School) in 1932, received...

Donald C. Kochel, 92, of Lancaster, died on January 1, 2012 at the Hospice of Lancaster County. Donald was married to the late Joan Wagner Kochel for 55 years. He was the son of the late John Weidler and Katherine Crangle Kochel. Donald is survived by his three children, Jane Kochel Sloman of East Berlin and her husband William; John...

Mary Jane Beazley, 98, formerly of Lancaster, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Brethren Village. She was the widow of Jack A. Beazley who died in 1996. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Pauline Shaub. She was a member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.Mrs. Beazley was formerly employed by Stehli Silk...

Ronald E. HillRonald E. Hill, Sr, 86, formerly of Lancaster, PA, passed away on Dec. 31, 2011 at Pleasant Acres Nursing Home in York, PA. He was the husband of Grace (Gilbert) Hill of Hellam, PA. They were married for 63 years.Born on December 13, 1925, in Lancaster, PA, he was the son of the late John F. and Margaret...

Joseph A. Rinier, 67, of Lancaster, died Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Homestead Village Health Care Center, where he was a resident for 3 ½ years. Born February 20, 1944 in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late Percy and Ethel Rinier. He was the husband of M. Suzanne Rinier of Homestead Village.Joe was an inspector at Herley...

Irvin E. Ellmaker, 91, of Mountville, died on December 27, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lititz, he was the son of the late Abraham and Elizabeth Texter Ellmaker. His wife, Esther Graybill Ellmaker passed away in 1990.Know as “Elly” to his friends, he served in the U.S. Army during WWII in Washington, DC. He worked as a mechanic...

Lewis Robb Dunn died Monday morning at the Mennonite Home after a wonderful Christmas gathering with his family. He was 90 years old, and was the husband of Ruth Harrington Dunn for 62 years.Lew was born May 8, 1921 in Braddock, PA, the eldest son of Rev. David Dunn and Kathryn Robb Dunn. He grew up in Harrisburg, graduating from...

Gregory E. Haldy passed away unexpectedly at home, Thursday, December 22. He was 60.A lifelong resident of Lancaster, Greg was a graduate of York College with a degree in Business Administration. Greg worked in commercial lending for Susquehanna Bancshares.Greg was an avid Phillies and Eagles fan and loved vacationing with his family in Avalon and Stone Harbor, NJ. Golf being...

Donald Whitehead, 92, died on Dec. 23rd at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Newark, NJ, he was the son of the late Silas and Della (Jacobus) Whitehead. He was the husband of Charlotte (Hontz) Whitehead with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage.A veteran of WWII, Don proudly served with the U.S. Army in the Pacific. He was...

Marjorie Magnusson, 84, of the Mennonite Home, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.She had been married to Alan Magnusson for 62 years. Marge was born in Los Angeles, California on April 10, 1927, the daughter of the late Irving and Frances (Ellis) Finley. She grew up in Whittier, CA, and attended Whittier College where she earned an...

Henry Robert Ford, 64 of Lancaster, PA died Thursday, December 22nd at Hospice of Lancaster County after a 4 ½ year illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Robert M. Ford of Lancaster and the late Annette Desellier Ford. He and his wife, Margo Ellen McClune Ford celebrated their 40th anniversary on September 25th.He was a member of...

Eugene W. Crider, 91, of Lancaster, PA passed away on December 21, 2011, at the Apostle Center of Homestead Village. Born in Camp Hill, PA, April 20, 1920, he spent his childhood in Mt. Joy and adulthood in Lancaster. Gene was the son of William and Gertrude Crider and for 52 years the husband of the late Estelle Crider. Surviving...

Willard Eugene OliverWillard E. Oliver, known to family and friends as Gene, died on December 13 at Willow Valley Community Retirement Community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania after a brief illness. He was 91. He was born on July 13, 1920 in Great Falls, Virginia. In 1941 he married Julia Lee of Herndon, Virginia, having already begun a 23-year career in the...

James Robert Hess, 85, Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tues., Dec. 20, 2011 of natural causes. He was born in Lancaster. He was the son of the late Oliver and Verna (Forry) Hess.He was in the 2nd graduating class (1944) of the newly formed Lancaster Mennonite High School. He also graduated from Eastern Mennonite Seminary (now EMU), Harrisonburg, Virginia. In...

Evalyn Gretzmacher of Lancaster, formerly of Newtown Square, died Dec. 14. She was the loving wife of the late William F. Gretzmacher Jr.She is survived by her children, William F., III (Gloriann) of Washington Township, NJ, daughter Gail S. Ryan (Robert) of Manchester, CT., and son Robert D. (Janice) of Garnet Valley, along with three grandsons and a granddaughter.Evalyn enjoyed...

Noel Siggins Dorwart, 87, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2011 after a brief illness. Noel was a lifelong resident of Lancaster. He was born on December 25, 1923, the son of the late Harry M. and Marguerite S. Dorwart. Noel was a member of Bethany Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 61...

Dorothy M. CreamerDorothy M. Creamer, 86, of Lancaster, PA died Monday, December 19th at Conestoga View. She was the widow of J. Kenneth Creamer. Born in New Oxford, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Gulden Sadler. Dot was a member of St. Andrew U.C.C. and was a secretary for Allen M. Alboum Insurance Agency. She...

Helen Tinley LewisDecember 16, 2011, Helen Tinley Lewis, 94, passed away. Born in Baltimore to the late Frederick C.B. and Maud Ellingsworth Tinley on June 11, 1917. She married the late Trevor C. Lewis on January 9, l942 and is survived by their four children: Nancy Paluch of Ladson, SC; Beverly Cryer of Lancaster, PA; Trevor (Chip) Lewis Jr., of...