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Joanne S. (Berkheimer) Alwood
Dec 6, 2019
Joanne S. Alwood (Berkheimer) died Friday, December 6, 2019 at 4:15 AM at Colonial Manor Nursing Home. She was the widow of Edward G. Alwood whom she was married to for 38 years at the time of his death in 2003. Born August 28th, 1935 in York, she was the daughter of Catherine Berkheimer (Link) and Curvin Berkheimer. She began...
Jean Y. Criswell) Godfrey
Dec 6, 2019
Jean Y. (Criswell) Godfrey, of Dallastown, went home to her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 6, 2019, at her residence at 6:12 pm at the age of 79. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Godfrey who entered into rest on February 8, 2009. She was born in York on June 8, 1940 and was the daughter...
Donald E. (Hink) Hinkle
Dec 5, 2019
Donald E. (Hink) Hinkle, of York, entered into rest on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at his residence at 8:00 am at the age of 72. He was born in York on December 6, 1946 and was the son of the late Raymond P. and Betty Louise (Becker) Hinkle. Hink was a hazardous waste handler at Harley Davidson of York where...
Lloyd R. Hannigan
Nov 26, 2019
Lloyd R. Hannigan, of Brogue, went from life to Eternal Life, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Wellspan York Hospital at 6:55 am at the age of 96. He was the husband of Ethel I (Miller) Hannigan to whom he married on October 18, 1947, celebrating 72 years together. He was born...
Glenn L. Bowles
Nov 25, 2019
Glenn L. Bowles,78, of York, entered into God's care on Monday, November 25, 2019, at 9:59 am at his residence, where he resided with his companion, Gloria Grove. He was born on June 30, 1941 and was the son of the late Charles C. and Rhoda E. (Taylor) Bowles. He worked as a farmer, butcher and a mason for the...
Margaret E. "Peg" Cook
Nov 23, 2019
Margaret "Peg" E. (Schmuck) Cook, formerly of Felton, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Manor Care South, at 8:23 pm at the age of 98. She was the wife of the late Robert Cook who entered into rest on October 1, 2001. Peg was born in Felton on April 12, 1921 and was...
Nelson Sharpe
Nov 16, 2019
Nelson Sharpe IV, of York, went home to his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 3:30 pm, at Dallastown Nursing Center, at the age of 48. He is the husband of Wendy E. (Smith) Sharpe, to whom he married on August 26, 1995, celebrating 24 years together. He was born in Chester, PA on May 6, 1971...
Robert W. Witmer
Nov 12, 2019
Robert "Bob" W. Witmer, of Manchester, went from life to Eternal Life, on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 4:55 pm at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, after a brief illness, at the age of 87. He was the husband of the late Janet L. (Quickel) Witmer, with whom he is now reunited. Bob was born in Windsor, on November 28,...
Harold E. Rupp
Oct 16, 2019
Harold E. Rupp, of Dallastown, went from life to Life Eternal, after a brief illness, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 11:52 pm at Wellspan York Hospital, at the age of 85, to be with his loving wife, Marjorie E. (Knaub) Rupp, who entered into rest on October 8, 2019. He was born on January 27, 1934, in Felton, and...
Isodean J. (Shenk) Smeltzer
Oct 12, 2019
IsoDean J. (Shenk) Smeltzer, formerly of York, went home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at 3:40 AM. She was the loving wife of the late George R. Smeltzer who entered into rest on November 1, 1989. IsoDean was the daughter of the late Benjamin W. and Esther Jane (Stitely) Shenk. She graduated from Dallastown High...
Marjorie E. (Knaub) Rupp
Oct 8, 2019
Marjorie E. (Knaub) Rupp, formerly of York, entered in God's Eternal Care on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 3:20 am at Manor Care Dallastown, at the age of 83. She is the wife of Harold E. Rupp, to whom she married on August 15, 1954, celebrating 65 years together. She was born on June 6, 1936 in Yorkana, and was...
Wendy Sue (Melhorn) Bowman
Oct 6, 2019
Wendy Sue (Melhorn) Bowman, of New Freedom, went home to her Lord and Savior, on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 11:20 pm at her residence with family by her side, at the age of 56. She is the wife of Donnie Lee Bowman , to whom she married on Oct. 7, 1989, celebrating 30 years together. Wendy was born in...
Ferness Levere Rittenhouse
Oct 5, 2019
Ferness L. "Lee" Rittenhouse entered into rest unexpectedly on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 4:28 AM, at WellSpan York Hospital at the age of 83. Lee was born August 5, 1936 in Red Lion, PA and was the son of the late Rev. H. B. Rittenhouse and Gladys (Krewson) Rittenhouse Markel. Lee served In the United States Navy from August...
Roland C. Sowers
Oct 2, 2019
Roland C. Sowers, of York, entered into God's eternal care on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at 6:45 pm at Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Lancaster, at the age of 94. He was the longtime companion of the late Donna L. (Sechrist) Lentz, who entered into rest on May 28, 2013. He was born on February 8, 1925, and was...
Palmer C. Saylor
Oct 2, 2019
Palmer C. Saylor, of York, went home to his Lord and Savior and to be with his beloved, Mary J. (Seitz) Saylor, who entered into rest on September 5, 2016, with whom he enjoyed 64 years of marriage. He was born in York on January 25, 1934 and was the son of the late Howard Nelson and Helen Kathryn (Hershey)...
Althea M. Mcwilliams (Lutz) Kilgore
Sep 26, 2019
Althea M. (Lutz) McWilliams Kilgore, of Brogue, entered into rest on Thursday, September 26, 2019, at 2:30 am at her residence at the age of 91. She is the wife of Smith H. Kilgore of Brogue and the late Earl F. McWilliams, who entered into rest on February 15, 1989. Althea was born in Felton, on September 13, 1928, and...
Joseph Frank Groeller
Sep 22, 2019
Joseph Frank Groeller, Jr., of Red Lion, entered into God's eternal care on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at 6:17 am at his residence, at the age of 78, with his loving wife, Karen S. (Wolf) Groeller by his side. He was born in York on April 18th, 1941 and was the son of the late Joseph Frank, Sr. and Phyllis...
Lewan "Wayne" S. Jones
Sep 14, 2019
Lewan "Wayne" S. Jones, of York, went from life to Life Eternal on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 11:18 AM at The Brunswick at Longstown, at the age of 86. He was the husband of the late Nancy Jane (Backel) Jones who entered into rest on June 9, 2011. Wayne was born in Yorkana, PA on January 21, 1933 and...
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Olphin
Sep 13, 2019
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Olphin, of York, entered into rest on Friday, September 13, 2019, at 11:01 am with his loving wife of 68 years by his side, at Manor Care Kingston Court, at the age of 86. He and Sara B. (Brown) Olphin of York were married on March 24, 1951. Gene was born in Craley, on December 28, 1932,...
Junior L. Shoff
Sep 11, 2019
Junior L. Shoff, of York, entered into rest, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Wellspan York Hospital, at the age of 71. He was the husband of the late Barbara K. (Sprouse) Shoff, who entered into rest December, 2011. Junior was born in Chanceford Township on August 18, 1948 and was the son of the late Samuel...
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