Obituaries

Mina Elizabeth “Bets” Rill, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, January 18, 2010 at her home. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Minnie Doster Rill.A 1941 graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, she worked for the former RCA and retired from Hamilton Watch Co. She was a member of Salem United Church of...

Godfrey Engle, a native Lancastrian, graduated from Lancaster Boys High in 1937 and Franklin and Marshall College in 1941. During WWII, he served as a chemist at the Oakridge facility in Tennesse. He retired from Armstrong World Industries as a Production Chief Chemist in 1982, after 37 years of service. He was a charter member of Hamilton Park United Church...

Almira S. Ashley, 100, a resident of the Mennonite Home died Saturday, January 16, 2010. She was born October 6, 1909 in Bridgeton, NJ.She was the wife of the late Norman D. Ashley who died in 1988.Mrs. Ashley was a Pediatric and Public Health Nurse in South Jersey for many years. She moved to Lancaster in 1988 and had resided...

Ada Reba “Arbee” Buchwalter Bachman of Lancaster went Home to be with her Lord on Friday, January 15th, 2010.She was the wife of John N. Bachman, Sr. They celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on June 15, 2009.Born in Lancaster City on July 22, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Omar Neff and Ada Ranck Buchwalter.In addition to her...

Ruth Brain, 75, went home to be with the Lord whom she loved on January 14, 2010 at Calvary Fellowship Homes where she was a long-term resident. Ruth, born February 19, 1934, was the daughter of Dow and Amelia Stam Brain. Just minutes before she entered the presence of the Lord, a small group of choir members from her church...

Dorothy C. Graves, 87, of Lancaster died at home on Thursday, January 14, 2010.She was the wife of the late Lee Dale Graves who died in 1991. Born in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Miriam Smith Funk.Mrs. Graves retired from Millersville University where she had been employed as a secretary to the vice president for...

June E. Ammlung, 90, a resident of Lakeside at Willow Valley, Willow Street, PA died at the home on Wednesday. January 13, 2010.She was the wife of the late Charles C. Ammlung, Jr. who died in 2002. Born in Narberth, she was the daughter of the late Barry S., Sr. and Rosalind Clover Hall Mellor.Mrs. Ammlung was a homemaker and...

Marion S. Walton, 96, of 400 St. Luke Dr., Lititz, PA died Monday, January 11th, at Lancaster General Hospital. She was the widow of Earl R. Walton who died September, 1975. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Gardner A. and Lillian Denlinger Sayres. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Lancaster.Mrs....

George H. Breniser, 86, of Lancaster, died Sunday, January 10, 2010 at The Glen at Willow Valley.He was the husband of the late Loretta J. Bayler Breniser who died in 2002. Born in Slaymakertown, PA he was the son of the late Benjamin, Sr. and Georgiana Erb Breniser.Mr. Breniser had owned George’s Garage and then had worked for Daffin, Inc....

Marjorie Louise Krepp, born August 3, 1923, in Rocky Grove, PA, to Bert B. and Edna Rose Wertman, died January 9, 2010, in Lancaster, PA.Hers was a life well lived. A graduate of Grove City College, Mom was an innate educator coaxing even the most reluctant learners through A Tale of Two Cities and the pluperfect tense in Spanish. She...

Alan S. Holliday, 89, who helped to pioneer the use of computer technology in the printing industry and who built a small local typesetting shop into an industry-leading company in Ephrata, passed away at The Glen at Willow Valley on January 8, 2010. He was born December 23, 1920 at Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire, England to the late Reverend William S. and...

Richard Henry (Dick) Klemm died at Lakeside at Willow Valley on Sunday, January 11, following a lengthy illness. He was 77 years old.The son of Richard F. and Sophie (Leyman) Klemm, Dick was born in Floral Park, NY, on August 10, 1931. He received his BS degree in civil engineering from Bucknell University and his MBA from New York University....

Thanh Tran, 77, of Lancaster, PA died Friday, March 14th at the Lancaster  Regional Medical Center.  Born in Vietnam, he is the husband of Bich Pham.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a service at the Kearney A.  Snyder Funeral Home, 141 E. Orange St., Lancaster, PA on Saturday, March 15th at  6:00 p.m.  Friends may call at the funeral...