Obituaries

Rev. Larry L. Lehman, 74, of Luther Acres, Lititz, died Monday, January 3, 2011  at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy.He was married 52 years to  Marjorie Tritt Lehman, whom he dearly loved. Born October 6, 1936 in Harrisburg,  he was the son of the late Robert L. and Mary Shultz Lehman.Lehman was  former pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Aaron J. Brubaker, 90, a resident of Woodcrest Villa, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the Mennonite Home.He was married 69 years to H. Arlene Neff Brubaker. Born March 14, 1920 in East Hempfield Twp., he was the son of the late Levi H. and Anna G. Brubaker. A lifelong farmer, Aaron’s passion was the love and respect of the...

Jessie L. Madonna, 73, of Lancaster, PA died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County- Good Dr. She was the wife of Joseph J. Madonna, Jr. Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late James M. and Lorraine Drennen Heisler. Jessie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and was a cafeteria worker for...

Rosemarie A. Diosegy, 82, of Lancaster, died Saturday, January 1, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. She was the wife of the late William C. Diosegy who died in 1991. Born in Duquesne, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Irene Petro Voivoda. Rosemarie was employed for many years as a staff liaison in the 16th U.S....

Cynthia L. Smith, 66 of 265  Mt. Hope School Rd., Willow Street, PA died Wednesday, December 29th at Hospice of L a n c a s t e r County, Mt. Joy. She was the wife of Randall Bruce Smith. Born in Lancaster, PA, Cindy was the daughter of the late Clyde M. and Elizabeth Young Tripple. Besides her husband,...

Helen M. Bucks, 98, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, December 27, 2010 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the foster daughter of the late John E. and Elizabeth E. Steinheiser. She was the wife of the late Paul A. Bucks who passed away in 1984. Helen was a graduate of Stevens High School in 1930, and a 1965...

Ethel Elizabeth Dupree, known to family and friends as Bettie, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at the age of 90. She was the wife of the late William E. Dupree, Jr. who died in 2001. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Ormond L. Sr. and Emma F. Hampton. Bettie was a 1942 graduate of Elizabethtown...

Jean M. Shaub, 86, of East Petersburg passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at her daughter’s residence. Born in Chester, England, she was the daughter of the late William and Hilda McCrimmon. She was the wife of the late Robert K. Shaub who died in December of 1980. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Lancaster. Jean will...

Marjory Wallace Owen  departed this life on December 28, 2010 as a result of natural causes. She was a resident of Pleasure Road in M a n h e i m Township for many years. Marjory was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William A. Wallace. She was the wife of John L....

Eva E. (Rutter) York, 102, of Luther Acres, Lititz, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2010. Born in Dushore, PA., on January 10, 1908, Eva was the daughter of Emanuel A. and Delilah (Roland) Erle. Her first husband, Raymond G. Rutter, Jr. died in 1974 after 49 years of marriage. In 1977, she married Allan W. York, Sr. who died...

Wilmer S. “Bill” Oberholtzer,  84, of Lancaster, died December 25, 2010, after a hard battle for life. Bill worked for 39 years at the Armstrong Floor Plant, but his passion was helping others in whatever way he could. Born in Mount Joy, Bill spent his early years on various farms in the Mount Joy area. He received his High School...

Jeffrey L. Steely, 55, of Lancaster, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at L a n c a s t e r General Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Clifford K. and Barbara Fitzgerald Steely of Ephrata. Earlier in life, Jeffrey had been employed as a truck driver. He was a member of the...

Joyce M. Davis, 55, born in Malone, NY March 23, 1955, passed away at her home in Lancaster, PA on December 24, 2010. She was in the late stages of her battle with cancer.  Her mother, Mrs. Irene Strausbaugh and stepfather, Donald Strausbaugh, were present. She was preceded in death by her father, the late Robert Davis. She was married...

Sara Elizabeth (Myers) Renninger died peacefully after a brief illness in her 97th year on Tuesday, December 20, 2010, at Landis Homes where she was a resident for the past four years. She was the widow of Harry K. Renninger and formerly resided at Valleybrook Estates.Sara was the youngest of four children born to the late Sarah Armstrong and George...

Richard C. Hawk, 61, of Lancaster, PA died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Hamilton Arms Center, Lancaster,PA. Born in Darby, PA, he was the son of Wilbur C. and the late Veronica (Lakston) Hawk, San Antonio, FL. In addition to his father, Rich is survived by his wife of 25 years, Beth (Reese) Hawk; a son, Kevin M., of Warrington,...

Dr. Joseph Ralston Henderson,  95 years old, a resident of Meadow Ridge, in Willow Street, PA, formerly of New Wilmington, PA, died December 18, 2010. Dr. Henderson was born May 9, 1915 in Elders Ridge, PA, the son of John G. and Sara Kathryn Henderson. He was a graduate of Elders Ridge High School and Indiana University of  Pennsylvania.  He...

Helen A. Schulz, 89, formerly of Millersville, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at Conestoga View. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late William R. and Mary Pfoutz Adamire. She was the wife of the late James E. Schulz who died in November of 1991. Helen was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School. She worked...

Nancy F. Smith, 78, of Lancaster, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at L a n c a s t e r General Hospital. She was he wife of the late Edward C. Smith, Sr. who died in 2004. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Russell H. and Elizabeth F. Miller Labezius. Nancy had worked at Ferrell’s...

Naomi Charles Limont, 91, a resident of Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA died Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County. She was married 55 years to Alexander W. Limont. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Jessica Madden Nissley. Mrs. Limont was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, coordinated with the University...

Randy J. Walker, 57, of Conestoga, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Esther P. Huber Walker of Lancaster, and the late Elwood J. Walker.Randy was the owner of the former Randy Walker Sanitation Disposal Service. He had also been employed as a school bus driver for Shultz Transportation and...