Obituaries

SALLY VAN PELTApril 12, 1927- March 6, 2022Sally Henry Van Pelt, 94, died on March 6, 2022 at Homestead Village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania following a brief illness.  She was married to William J. Van Pelt for 72 years; he predeceased her in September, 2020.Born and raised in Philadelphia, Sally was the daughter of the late Dr. J. Harmon K. and        ...

Rev. William Emil Foreman passed away on February 15, 2022, after complications from a fall and hip surgery. A resident of Brethren Village in Lititz PA for nearly 18 years, Bill, 85, lived a meaningful life working and traveling in numerous places including Asia more than once. Born in Millville, NJ in 1936, Bill’s family lived briefly in Harrisburg before...

Eileen Herr, 87, of Lancaster went home to be with The Lord on March 4, 2022. Born in Rohrerstown PA, she graduated from Hempfield High School and was the daughter of the late G. Wilson Mohler and the late Maud (Nolt) Mohler. She was the wife of Dean C. Herr for 62 years until his death on February 21, 2015.Eileen...

Elwood G. Brendle, “Woody”, 96, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Hamilton Arms. He was the loving husband of Anne Whitehead Eichelman . He was born in Terre Hill, PA to Samuel and Elsie Brendle.He attended FM College through Armstrong Floor Plant, where he was employed for 63 years. Woody served in the US Army Air...

Joan D. Veith, 76, of Pequea, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday morning, February 25, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care following an extended illness.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Elam M Herr, Sr. and Adalene V. (Deimler) Rutter.   She graduated from J. P. McCaskey High School.  After...

Jane Moyer Martin Newcomer passed away at Homestead Village, Lancaster, PA on February 21, 2022.   Born June 28, 1924 In Lancaster, she was the daughter of Emma Grace Moyer and Christian Longenecker Martin.  She was married for 57 years to Judge Clarence C Newcomer until his death in 2005.Jane graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1942 as class valedictorian. ...

Dale G. Weller, age 81, of Lititz, PA, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Brethren Village surrounded by family. He was the loving husband of Pearl (Martin) Weller.Born in Ephrata, PA, he was the son of the late John H. and Irene (Sheetz) Weller.Dale attended Ephrata High School, Valley Forge Military Academy, Michigan State University and Elizabethtown College...

After living a long life devoted to her family, Geraldine Margaret Sweigart, formerly of Landisville, passed away on February 22, 2022, at Brethren Village.  She was the wife of the late Clyde M. Sweigart.  Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of William H. Jordan and Margaret Doerr Jordan.A graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School, Gerry worked as a bookkeeper...

Gloria (Schimp) Hart, 92, of Lititz, PA passed away on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA.She was born in Lancaster, PA, September 23, 1929 to the late Dorothy (Adams) and Park E. Schimp Sr.Upon graduation from Hempfield High School, Gloria attended Lancaster General School of Nursing. She worked part time in the Children’s ward at Lancaster General...

On Monday, February 21, Joan Duncan Turns, 97, of Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, left this life on her own terms just the way she lived it, and entered into eternal rest at the Lancaster General Hospital surrounded by family.  She was the loving wife of Robert L. Duncan until his passing in 1973, and then, George L. Turns who passed...

Adele Berardi, 100 of Lancaster, PA died peacefully on February 17th, 2022.  She was the loving wife of Frank Berardi, now deceased, and they enjoyed 66 years of marriage together.She was born in New York City to Joseph and Sophie Turshin.  She and her husband Frank met while studying at New York’s City College, and they spent forty-five years of...

Thelma Marie (Weaver) Hershey, 85, of Lancaster, passed away of natural causes on February 20, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the loving wife of Nelson H. Hershey. She spent her adult life as a homemaker, dedicating her life to her family and church. She was a member of Rohrerstown Mennonite Church.Thelma was a seamstress and did sewing and...

Dorothy R. Shay, 81, of Lancaster, passed away on February 14, 2022 at Hamilton Arms Center.  She was the loving wife of the late Edward H Shay.Born in Lancaster, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie (Sprout) Mull.She spent much of her life as a homemaker.In her spare time, Dorothy enjoyed playing bingo, knitting, reading, baking...

Gloria J. Sherman, age 78 of Lancaster passed away February 9, 2022 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehab Center.Born in Lancaster she was the daughter of the late Paul E. and Clara Mae Beck Hill.She was predeceased by her 6 brothers and and her husband Ted.She is survived by her children Tina Fernandez of Lancaster and Jeffrey Sherman of Lancaster, her...

Linda Ann (Mumma) Stehman, 86, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022, at her home, after a short illness.Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester C. Mumma and Bertha (Lashley) Mumma.  She is survived by her grandchildren, Bethany Jenks, wife of Michael, of Lititz, Jared Kosky, husband of Hanna, of Simsbury, CT, and James Dougherty of Lancaster....

Mary B. White, 86 of Lancaster, formerly of Conestoga, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, February 8th2022 at Lancaster General Hospital, after a very short battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Born in Lancaster on August 19th1935. She was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Geneva Steffy Boas. Mary was the wife of the late Edward G White Jr., Mary...

Richard “Dick” Bellis, 85, died on February 9, 2022 at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, PA.  He was born, raised and educated in Western PA. Dick is one of 9 children.Dick is survived by two siblings Douglas and Patricia Bellis, and two loving step daughters, Beverly (Bill) Stout and Sharen Williams and their families that include 5 grandchildren – Matthew,...

Margaret (“Peg”) McDaniel Byers, 101, died peacefully at Willow Valley Communities on February 7, 2022.She was born August 30, 1920, in Philadelphia to Margaret Heilman McDaniel and William Anders McDaniel.  After graduating from Olney High School where she held many leadership positions, she undertook a program in business at Temple University School of Commerce.  There she achieved high honors and...

Franklin L. Bedwell, 81, of Lancaster passed away Friday, February 4, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Felix and Anna (Thomas) Bedwell. He was the husband of Judy (Shaub) Bedwell with whom he celebrated 57 years of marriage.Frank graduated from Kennard-Dale High School and Bowman Technical School. He proudly served in the US Navy....

Philip Iddings, 66, of Lancaster, PA passed away February 3, 2022 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Mary Iddings.Philip was born in Lancaster, PA to Delbert and Marianne (Christener) Iddings.He was employed for 22 years at Keystone Wood Specialists.In his free time Philip enjoyed camping, vacationing at the beach, and spending time with his family – especially...