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Carroll Posey
Nov 4, 2011
ELIZABETHTOWN Carroll Taylor Posey, 90, formerly of Woodbine entered into rest on Friday, November 4, at 10:40 p.m. at Masonic Village, Elizabethtown. He was the husband of E. Hazel (Groff) Posey, of Elizabethtown, to whom he was married on May 15, 1943; celebrating 68 years together. Born in Woodbine, on September 11, 1921, he was the son of the late...
S. Richard Bieda
Nov 2, 2011
S. Richard Bieda, 68, entered into rest unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at 7:04 a.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Donna M. (McLaughlin) Bieda of York, to whom he married on June 3, 1967. He was born in Indiana County on September 8, 1943, the son of the late Stanley and Lena (Berasi)...
Stephen P. Ness
Oct 9, 2011
RED LION Stephen P. Ness, 41, entered into rest after a lengthy illness on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 12:55 p.m. at York Hospital. Born in York on June 29, 1970, he was the son of Donald L. Ness and stepmother, RoAnn P. (Moats) Ness of Red Lion and his mother, Odessa D. (Reichard) Ness who died in 1998. He...
Gerald L. Strickler
Sep 1, 2011
RED LION Gerald L. "Bud" Strickler, 88, entered into rest at 4:45 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2011, at York Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy M. (Harget) Strickler, whom he married January 31, 1948. Born in York, on June 21, 1923, he was the son of the late Chauncy and Beulah (Sowers) Strickler. Mr. Strickler was a truck driver...
Mercedes (Neiman) Hare
Aug 31, 2011
YORK August 31, 2011, at 1:30 a.m. is the day Mercedes (Neiman) Hare, 80, formerly of Red Lion celebrates her eternal birthday after a lengthy illness. Mercedes became the wife of William W. "Bill" Hare on December 24, 1950. God Blessed them with five healthy children, Beverly Jane Crossland of Red Lion and husband Kenneth, Diane Louise Blymire of York,...
Donald L. "Red" Howard,
Aug 23, 2011
WINDSOR Donald L. "Red" Howard, Sr., 86, entered into rest on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 7:14 a.m. at York Hospital. He was the husband of Mildred G. (Gulden) Howard, whom he married on December 24, 1949. They celebrated 61 years together. He was born in Windsor, on September 6, 1924, the son of the late Earl (Smith) Howard and...
Mary L. (Lentz) Mcguigan
Aug 21, 2011
RED LION Mary L. (Lentz) McGuigan, 77, entered into rest after a brief illness at 4:52 a.m. Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Manor Care Health Services-South. She was the wife of George McGuigan, who entered into rest on November 22, 1993. Born in York, on March 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Paul Lentz and Pauline (Kornbau)...
Barbara M. (Young) Shaeffer
Aug 20, 2011
RED LION Barbara M. (Young) Shaeffer, 82, entered into rest after a lengthy illness on Saturday August 20, 2011, at 12:15 a.m. at York Hospital. She was the wife of G. Willis "Willie" Shaeffer, of Red Lion, to whom she had married on July 1, 1950, celebrating 60 years together. She was born in Red Lion on November 4, 1928,...
Blanche E. (Tompkins) Hamilton
Aug 19, 2011
RED LION Blanche E. (Tompkins) Hamilton, 81, entered into rest after a lengthy illness on Friday, August 19, 2011, at 2:10 a.m. at Manor Care Dallastown. She was the wife of Charles L. Hamilton, who entered into rest on Oct. 15, 2010. Born in Philadelphia on November 12, 1929, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Ethel...
"Prett" Markel, Sr.
Jul 21, 2011
RED LION Preston "Prett" E. Markel, Sr., 70, peacefully entered into rest at 2:33 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011, at Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was the husband of Darlene D. (Shaw) Markel, whom he married August 6, 1960. The couple celebrated 50 wonderful years together. He was born in York, on March 26, 1941, and was the...
Richard "Dick" J. Kahler
Jul 19, 2011
YORK Richard "Dick" J. Kahler, 96, formerly of Red Lion entered into rest after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at 1:25 a.m. at Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, York. He was the husband of Henrietta (Heikes) Kahler, whom just entered into rest on May 8, 2011. Born in York on March 30, 1915, he was the...
W. Donald Grove
Jul 19, 2011
AIRVILLE W. Donald Grove, 87, entered into rest after a brief illness on Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at 11 p.m. at York Hospital at. He was the husband of Yetta (Seitz) Grove, who entered into rest September 10, 1994. He was born in Airville on October 8, 1924, and was the son of the late Horace M. and A. Annetta...
Bradley M. Thoman
Jul 11, 2011
RED LION Bradley M. Thoman, 35, entered into rest unexpectedly on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 6:20 a.m. at his residence. He was born in York on August 5, 1975, the son of Robert E. and Beverly Ann (Shimmel) Thoman of Red Lion. He was a machine operator at Tooling Dynamics in York for two years. He went to the...
Norma R. Almoney (Adams) Mcconnell
Jul 9, 2011
YORK Norma R. (Adams) Almoney McConnell, 80, entered into rest on Saturday July 9, 2011, at 8:40 p.m. at Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Robert E. McConnell of York, whom she married on October 12, 1985, and the late George J. Almoney, who died in 1982. Born January 13, 1931, in York, she was...
Iva Glatfelter (Thoman) Shaffer
Jul 7, 2011
YORK Iva K. (Thoman) Glatfelter Shaffer, 94, entered into rest after a brief illness at 5 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2011, at Normandie Ridge. She was the wife of Raymond C. Glatfelter, who died January 29, 1969, and Walter R. Shaffer, who died September 25, 1976. Born in Heidelburg Twp., on May 31, 1917, she was the daughter of the...
Kiku (Miyagi) Smith
Jul 6, 2011
EAST PROSPECT The world lost a unique and adventurous spirit, Kiku Smith, on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. She was a 76-year-old who threw the peace sign for photographs and believed in wearing mink coats, lipstick, and paint on her toes. She greeted visitors with, "You eat. I made fried rice," and always departed with "See you later alligator," while waiting...
Mervin L. Mckinsey,
Jun 24, 2011
RED LION Mervin L McKinsey, Jr., 58, entered into rest at 12 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2011, his residence. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Carroll) McKinsey. Mervin was born in York, on August 31, 1952, and was the son of the late Mervin L., Sr. and Ruth H. (Harrison) McKinsey. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church in York....
Leroy "Pap" Shultz
Jun 11, 2011
WRIGHTSVILLE Leroy "Pap" N. Shultz, 78, entered into rest on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at 8:40 p.m. at his residence. He was the husband of Bonnie K. (Lane) Shultz to whom he was married on September 21, 1999, celebrating 12 years together. He was also the husband of the late Audrey (Laughman) Shultz. Pap was born in Lycoming County, on...
Donald J. Witmer
May 26, 2011
DOVER Donald J. Witmer, 72, entered into rest on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:40 a.m. at York Hospital. He was the husband of Mary G. (Diehl) Witmer whome he married January 10, 1959, celebrating 52 years together. Born in Windsor on May 30, 1938, he was a son of the late Hazel A. (Knisley) and Russell W. Witmer, Sr....
Robert H. Shipp
May 17, 2011
YORK Rev. Robert Harris Shipp, 101, formerly of Windsor, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 11:55 p.m. at Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Village at Sprenkle Drive in York. He was the husband of Lillie P. (Henkel) Shipp to whom he was married on August 2, 1937, celebrating 74 years together. Robert was...
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