Douglas M. Hoffer Jr. of Picadilly Hill, Quarryville, died in a motorcycle accident in Washington Township, Franklin County, on Saturday, October 19, 2013. He was 32.
Charles W. "Chuck" Bass of Nottingham died at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy, on Friday, October 18, 2013. He was 64.
Mr. Bass was born in Upland, a son of the late Edward J. and Jacqueline R. Jones Bass. He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, until he moved to Nottingham. Staff Sergeant Patrick H. Quinn of Quarryville died in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on Sunday, October 13, 2013, of injuries he sustained when the enemy attacked his base with small arms fire. He was 26. SSG. Quinn was born in Delaware, a son of Howard Quinn of South Carolina. He grew up in Southern Lancaster County and was a 2005 graduate of Solanco High School. He enlisted as an infantryman in the U.S. Army in July 2006. Upon completion of his initial training, he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He continued his service with 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas. Quinn completed a combat deployment to Iraq from September 2008 to August 2009. Elizabeth "Liz" Abel Fuhrmann of Longmont, Colorado, died on Thursday, September 19, 2013. She was 51.
Ms. Fuhrmann was the daughter of Richard and Virginia Abel of Quarryville. While living in southern Lancaster County, she was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. David F. Stoltzfus of 327 Sproul Rd., Kirkwood, died in a farming accident at home on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was 35.
Mr. Stoltzfus was born in Strasburg, a son of Sadie Mae Fisher Stoltzfus of Kirkwood and the late Reuben Lee Stoltzfus. Helen F. McKelvey of Holtwood died in Lancaster on Thursday, October 10, 2013. She was 90.
Mrs. McKelvey was born in Quarryville, a daughter of the late Bart and Julia Myers Trout. She farmed at the Buck and was a domestic worker for many local people, including Pauline Stoner, Verna Mae Murphy, the Musser family, and Sally Gibson. Arthur Eugene Tuinstra of Kirkwood died at home on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. He was 72. Mr. Tuinstra was born in Havertown, a son of Mary Blake Tuinstra of Malvern and the late Arthur Tuinstra. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Amos K. "Butch" Bradley died at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy, on Monday, October 7, 2013. He was 62. Mr. Bradley was born in Lancaster, a son of the late Joseph W. Sr. and Faye Pennington Bradley. He had lived in Peach Bottom. He worked for the Howard E. Groff Co., Quarryville, and later for Brothers Trucking, York. Nevin R. "Bud" Shaffer of New Providence died at Hospice and Community Care, Mt. Joy, on Saturday, October 5, 2013. He was 80. Mr. Shaffer was born in Cumberland, Md., a son of the late Allen and Lucy Bryant Shaffer. In his younger years, he played trumpet in a Salvation Army band. He also served as a bell ringer and a youth director in Arlington, Va. He worked as a mechanical engineer in Port Deposit, Md., designing parts for tug boats and cranes. He also worked for the Blind Association, Herr and Company, and Willow Valley. Mr. Shaffer had been a member of Colerain Baptist Church, Kirkwood. Donald A. Bachman of Strasburg died at Lancaster General Hospital on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. He was 78.
Mr. Bachman was born in Lancaster, a son of the late Donald "Brick" and Sophrona Rounds Bachman. |
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