William P. Spence Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

03/10/2026

A graveside service for Ruth Arlene Martin will be held on Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM at East Fairview Cemetery, 1187 Fairview Rd., Manheim, PA 17545.

Ruth A. Martin, age 91, of Lititz, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Luther Acres. Born on February 23, 1935, in Rapho Township, Lancaster County, PA, Ruth was the daughter of the late Marvin M. and Miriam (Brubaker) Messick. Ruth was a graduate of the former Mount Joy High Schoo...

03/05/2026

A graveside service for Shirley A. Benner will be held Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM at East Fairview Cemetery, 1187 Fairview Road, Manheim, PA 17545.

Shirley A. Benner, 87, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Wednesday morning, March 4, 2026 at Mount Hope Nazarene Retirement Community in Manheim. Born in Rapho Twp., she was the daughter of the late Paul B. and Elsie Haldeman Good. She was the wife of Paul B. Benner who passed away in 2024. A homemaker...

03/04/2026

A memorial service for Edgar E. Hoffman will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Millersville Bible Church, 1940 New Danville Pike, Lancaster, PA. There will be no public viewing. The family will receive guests at the church on March 21, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.

Edgar E. Hoffman, 88, formerly of Manheim, PA, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Trillium Place in Lancaster. Born in Halifax Township, Dauphin County, he was the son of the late Clair and Catharine (Heckert) Hoffman. He was the devoted husband of the late B...

03/02/2026

There will be a memorial service for Carol A. Boll on Friday, March 27, 2026, at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Londonderry Village, 1200 Grubb Road, Palmyra, PA 17078.

Carol A. Boll, 87, of Palmyra, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday evening, February 23, 2026 at Londonderry Village in Palmyra. Born in Conemaugh Twp., Cambria County, she was the daughter of the late Orval A. and May B. (Auchinbaugh) Kaufman. She was the loving wife of the late....

02/19/2026

Rotary Club of Manheim recognized Abigail Ill and Jarred Stoner (not pictured) as February Students-of-the-Month at the Rotary Club meeting held at Hearth and Harrow bistro. Students of the senior class are selected by the administration and staff of Manheim Central School District based on academic achievement, community involvement, leadership ability, and overall positive attitudes. Spence Funeral Services, Inc, congratulates these students and wish the best for their future endeavors.

02/19/2026

GRIEF STORIES
March 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Community Room at Lititz Library

Stephanie G. Fassnacht
Sharing on the tragic loss of her husband and the steps she has taken to move forward while carrying the weight of grief.

Everyone welcome.

Register online at lititzlibrary.org

02/10/2026

Ronald H. Black, 87, of Lititz, PA, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday morning, January 31, 2026, at Moravian Manor, after several years of challenge with dementia, compounded by a severe stroke. Born in Spring City, PA, he was the only child of the late Scott M. Black (who passed away when R...

02/09/2026

A funeral service for Mary Phyllis Beal will be held on Monday morning, February 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM at Geiger Church of the Brethren, 185 Culligan Road, Friedens, PA 15541.

Mary Phyllis Beal, 91, of Friedens, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, February 6, 2026 with her family by her side. Born in Somerset Twp., she was the daughter of the late George F. and Mary Elizabeth Weighley Baer. She was the loving wife of Albert D. Beal for 73 years...

02/06/2026

A funeral service for John F. Killian will be held on Saturday morning, February 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, 125 East High Street, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.

John F. Killian, 97, of Elizabethtown, PA, entered the Church Triumphant on Thursday evening, February 5, 2026 at Masonic Village Health Care Center. Born in West Reading, he was the son of the late Harry M. and Bessie M. Feeg Killian. He was the husband of Rosemary A. Griffith Killian for 75 years....

02/05/2026

Leo M. Skladany, 77, of Manheim, PA, formerly of Media, PA and Orion, IL, went to be with the Lord on February 2, 2026 as a result of complications from prostate cancer. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Marian T. O’Connor Skladany and Leo Mallon. He was adopted as a young boy by An...

02/05/2026

A memorial service for Paul M. Baker, Jr., will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Conewago Community Church, 7035 Schoolhouse Road, Hershey, PA.

Paul M. Baker, Jr., 92, of Palmyra, PA, formerly of Elizabethtown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026 at Hershey Medical Center. Born in Conewago Twp., Dauphin County, he was the son of the late Paul M., Sr. and Esther Aldinger Baker. He was the loving hu...

02/04/2026

A memorial service for D'Evian "Dee" Starnowsky will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA. There will be no public viewing. The family will receive guests at the church on Thursday afternoon from 12:00 PM until the time of the service.

D’Evian “Dee” Starnowsky, 19 of Lancaster, PA, passed from her family’s arms into the arms of Jesus on Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2026 at Bob Fryer and Family Inpatient Center of Hospice and Community Care following a courageous 3-year battle with osteosarcoma. Dee was born in Lancaster...