Obituaries

Mattie Evans Greiner passed away peacefully on August 26, 2010, at the age of 103.Mrs. Greiner was born on September 11, 1906, in Greenville, NC. She grew up in Greenville, where she attended East Carolina Teachers’ College. She later graduated from Richmond (VA) Business College and moved to Raleigh, NC, to work for the state unemployment office as an accountant....

Edna M. Frey, 101, of 100 Abbeyville Rd., Lancaster, PA died Tuesday, August 3rd, at ManorCare of Lancaster. She was the widow of Elwood R. Frey who died January 15, 1997.Born in Strasburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Laura Rineer Mitchell. She had previously worked at Lancaster General Hospital as a nurse’s aide and...

H. Raymond Benner, 91, of Lancaster, died Monday at Hospice of Lancaster Co., Mt. Joy. A World War II veteran of the Pacific Conflict, he was born and raised in Paradise, PA.He was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Martha Mastromatteo Benner. He was the son of the late Harry M. and Ivy Fraelich Benner of Paradise and is...

Jim Cox Channel 8 Newsman; State Police Public Information DirectorJames D. Cox, 85, the first news director and long-time anchor at WGAL-TV who later became the voice of the Pennsylvania State Police, died Saturday at Willow Valley’s Glen after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.During the ’50’s and ’60’s Cox was one of the best known members of the Pennsylvania...

Ruth A. Marsh, 97, of ­Lancaster, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. Ruth was a resident of Woodcrest Villa and the Mennonite Home for the past four years.Born in South Wilmerding, PA, she was the daughter of the late William D. and Gertrude McKelvey Marsh. She was a 1931 graduate of McKeesport High School.Ruth retired from...

Robert E. Skinner, 82, of Lancaster, passed away June 26 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mount Joy. He was surrounded by loved ones after suffering a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.He was born in Boston, MA on March 1, 1928. In 1946, Bob joined the US Coast Guard, where he was trained as an electronics specialist. Bob worked for Schick...

Carlos C. Rosa, 55, of Ronks, PA found refuge in the arms of Jesus at Lancaster General Hospital while surrounded by loving friends and family.He was born in NYC to the late Pedro Rosa and wife Raquel Ramirez Rosa. He lived in Bristol, CT from 1961-1990, and moved to Lancaster, PA to pursue a Plain life. He was a member...

Earl Frey Endress, formerly of 318 Hawthorn Drive, died Monday at Harrison House, Christiana, following a long illness. He was 90.Mr. Endress was the husband of the late Dorothy Mumma Endress, his wife of 64 years. They were married during WWII, in which he had served as a 1st class carpenter’s mate aboard the USS Hannibal.Mr. Endress was retired from...

Herbert Hoover, formerly of Dexter, NY, passed away at home on Monday morning. He was 74.He was born in Evans Mills, NY on March 29, 1936 to Earl and Gertrude Hoover. He served in the 3rd Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, of the Army from 1955 – 1958. He married the love of his life, Shirley, on October 11, 1968...

Robert D. Murr, Jr., 65, of Lancaster, passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert D., Sr., and Anna Mae Pierce Murr.A 1962 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, he worked for Armstrong World Industries until retiring in 1999. Bob was an avid Philadelphia Phillies...

Katherine W. “Billie” Mowday Messer, of Conestoga, died Monday, February 8, 2010.She was the wife of the late Charles J. Messer, Jr. who died August 2, 1996. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Ida Katherine Shenk Mowday.She was a 1952 graduate of Manor-Millersville High School, now Penn Manor. Billie was a secretary at...

Jane Esther Pugh, 89, formerly of Rockville, MD, died Saturday, February 6th, at the Glen at Willow Valley. Born in Norwalk, CT, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Jennie Gray Pugh.Mrs. Pugh was a member of the Rockville United Methodist Church in Rockville, MD. She attended Ohio University and was a budget analyst for the office of...

George H. McBride, 93, of 675 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, PA died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Glen at Willow Valley. He was the husband of Jean Schoffstall McBride and they celebrated 72 years of marriage. Born in Clifton Heights, PA he was the son of the late John and Janet Curruthers McBride. He was a member of First...

Constance A. McCartney, 89, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Audubon Villa in Lititz.She was the wife of the late John McCartney who died in 1975. Born in Bremerton, WA she was the daughter of the late Edwin F. and Mildred Abrams Anderson.Constance was employed at Armstrong World Industries as an interior designer for over 30 years. She was a...

William Wheeler Boyce III, 63, of Lititz passed away suddenly on Friday, January 29, 2010 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, Lititz, PA.Born in Baltimore, MD, son of the late William W., Jr. and Nancy Wiley Boyce, Bill spent most of his youth in the Lancaster area – specifically Grandview Heights and he attended Manheim Township Schools. He graduated...

Kathryn T. Hebbe, 101, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at the Rheems Nursing Center. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John G. and Minnie Fritz Haselwander. She was the wife of the late Richard P. Hebbe who died in 1982.A homemaker, she also worked at the Bayuk Tobacco Co. She was a...

Mary E. Steffy, 85, a resident of Audubon Villa in Lititz, formerly of Paradise, died Monday, January 25, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County.She was married 61 years to the late David L. “Chew Tobacco” Steffy who died in 2006. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. and Theresa Ream Frankhouser.Mrs. Steffy worked as a...

R. Gordon Yoder, 91, of Meadow Ridge, Willow Valley, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Born in McPherson, KS, he was the son of the late Rev. W. H. and Elva Herr Yoder. He was married to Glee Goughnour Yoder who died in 2005 after 66 years of marriage.A graduate of Orange Township High School, South Waterloo, Iowa, and...

Fay L. Minnig, 89, of Lancaster, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the Mennonite Home.She was married 67 years this past Saturday to Morris W. Minnig. Born in Tremont, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Carrie Oxenrider Adams.Mrs. Minnig was a registered nurse, graduating from the Reading Hospital School of Nursing, and retired from Lancaster General...

Evelyn K. Cottrell, 93, a resident of Country Meadows, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Hospice of Lancaster County in Mount Joy.She was married 65 years to the late Richard B. Cottrell who died in 2004. Born in Bradford, OH, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Orissa Orndorf Katherman.Mrs. Cottrell was a homemaker and a member of...