By: STEPHEN SEEBER Record Express Staff, Staff Writer

Photos by Stan Hall
Former borough councilman Wendell Hower (left) and former Jaycees member Stephen Palkovic (right) are the last remaining key figures in the battle for a community pool in the early 1960s.Photos by Stan Hall
Former borough councilman Wendell Hower (left) and former Jaycees member Stephen Palkovic (right) are the last remaining key figures in the battle for a community pool in the early 1960s.

Thousands of Lititz residents will flock to the community pool this week for refuge from the stifling heat index.

Pool manager Andy Amway estimates more than 500 patrons per day during the week, and even more during the weekend. Lititz Springs Pool is the hot spot for summer recreation.

Fifty years ago, it was an equally hot topic as civic leaders battled with borough council members over government’s role in recreation. The cost of building a pool was a tax burden some refused to bear, and when the Lititz Jaycees took to what was then illegal means to raise money for the pool, tempers flared.

Thomas P. Wolf

Thomas Peter Wolf, 73, of Lititz, formerly of Mechanicsburg, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born Feb.16, 1938 in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was the son of the late William and Agnes (Donner) Hill.

Thomas was retired from the former Book of the Month Club in Mechanicsburg and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a former member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mechanicsburg, where he served as a eucharistic minister for over 40 years, was a CCD teacher and lector. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Lititz; Knights of Columbus; the Mechanicsburg Club; past president of the Little Theater of Mechanicsburg and volunteered with Hospice.

Surviving is his wife: Lena A. (Sassano) Wolf; two daughters: Linda A. McLinden , wife of Dennis, of Allentown; and Paula A. Fleming, wife of Eric, of Lititz; a brother: Robert Hill, of Tulsa, Okla.; and five grandchildren: Abby, Maddie and Jake McLinden; and Alex and Bailey Fleming.

A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. July 22 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 310 Hertzler Drive in Mechanicsburg. A viewing will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Malpezzi Funeral Home in Mechanicsburg. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Elmer L. Strohm

Elmer "Larry" L. Strohm, 69, of Leola, died at Lancaster General Hospital Saturday, July 16, 2011 following a brief illness.

Born in Brunnerville, he was the son of the late Elmer B. and Mildred K. Steely Strohm.

Larry was a truck driver for Rohrer’s Quarry for 31 years and he loved his Mack truck. He enjoyed camping, especially at Sill’s Family Campground; going to the mountains at Two Bear Camp; drag racing at Maple Grove Speedway; cars; and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving is a daughter: Jill, wife of Leon Bomberger, of Lititz; a son: Joe S., husband of Carolyn Strohm, of Lititz; three grandchildren: Vanessa, Jenna and Justin; three great-grandchildren: Olivia, Lilah and Gianna; and a brother: Donald L., husband of Cheryl Strohm, of Leola.

A life celebration gathering will be held at Sill’s Family Campground, 1950 Bowmansville Road in Adamstown, July 21 at noon. Interment will be in Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery Thursday at 10 a.m.

Please omit flowers. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, 610 Community Way, Lancaster, PA 17603.

To share your fondest memories of Larry, visit lifecelebration.com.

Esther M. Melchi, 87, was called home by her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 15, 2011 at Hospice of Lancaster County. A resident at the Denver Nursing Home in Stevens, she was formerly of Lititz.

Born in Port Deposit, Md. she was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Mary Alice Huss Flaharty. She was the wife of the late Richard L. Melchi, who died in August 2005.

Esther was a long time member of Covenant United Methodist Church in Lancaster. She enjoyed reading, sports, puzzles, had a love for bird watching and being helpful to others while a resident at the Denver Nursing Home.

She is survived by her daughter: Sharon A., wife of Richard E. Becker, of Ephrata; and son: Barry L., husband of Kay Diehl Melchi, of Lititz; a grandson: Aaron, husband of Stephanie Becker, of Reinholds; a granddaughter: Cory L., wife of Michael Graeff, of Lancaster; and great-grandsons: Dylan and Ian Becker. Also surviving are two sisters: Dorothy Miller, of Rising Sun, Md.; and Francis, wife of Paul Linton, of Port Deposit, Md.

She was predeceased by her infant daughter; a brother: James Flaharty; and sister: Marie Martell.

Beryl M. Keller

Beryl M. Keller, 103, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 at Luther Acres.

Born in York, she was the daughter of the late James G. and Daisy Keller.

Beryl was a graduate of Stevens High School and Millersville State College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She did her graduate work at Penn State, Northwestern University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a master’s degree in principalship and supervision.

Beryl was a Sunday school teacher for St. John’s Lutheran Church and superintendent of the junior department of the Sunday school, directed the junior choir, served as president of the Missionary Society, was a council member and a circle leader.

Beryl was a member of the Friends of Luther Acres, Lutheran Associates, Chapter 530 of the AARP, YWCA and the Lititz Senior Citizens Club. She was a former member of the PEA and NEA and a member of the Pennsylvania Retired Teachers Association and the Lancaster Branch Association.

Beryl was charter member of the Pilot International Club of Lancaster, the AARP Chorus and the Three Corners Club of the YWCA. She enjoyed reading, traveling and crocheting for Lutheran World Relief.

Glen D. Heister

Glen D. Heister, 71, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at the Lebanon Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

He was born in Spring Township to the late Walter Hiester and Alice "Peg" (Coldren) Beck.

Glen attended Ephrata High School and worked as a delivery truck driver for Signature Cabinetry. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a very giving and generous person. He enjoyed entertaining and cooking for his family and friends.

He is survived by three brothers: Charles, of Landisville; Donald; and Carl, both of Ephrata; two sisters: Doris Martin, of Berwick; and Lucy Becker, of Reamstown. He will also be missed by numerous nieces and nephews, especially Traci Dohner, with whom he resided.

He was preceded in death by brothers: Harry, Paul, Harold and Gerald.

Funeral services were held July 16 at Roseboro Stradling Funeral Home with Pastor Rodger Hornberger officiating.

Memorial contributions in Glen’s memory may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125 Lancaster, PA 17604.

Arrangements were made by Roseboro Stradling Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Denver. Online condolences can be sent to the family at roseborostradling.com.

Richard L. Good, 90, of Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2011.

Born in Lititz on Dec. 10, 1920, he was the son of the late Samuel and Lillian Loose Good.

He is survived by his brother: Howard L., husband of Hilda Good, of Lititz; a sister: Naomi, wife of Mervin Effa, of Phoenix, Ariz.; and brother: Elmer, husband of Kazie Good, of Seattle, Wash.

Graveside services were held at Hess Mennonite Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

To send online condolences to the family, visit richardheiseyfuneralhome.com.

Lloyd G. Cooke

Lloyd G. Cooke, 97, of Landis Homes Retirement Community, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 16, 2011.

Born in Dillsburg, he was the son of the late Gleason J. and Annie Shambaugh Cooke. His first wife, Helen A. Weigle Cooke died in 1982; and his second wife, Grace F. Kistler Hawthorne Cooke died in 2000.

A resident of Mount Joy most of his life, Lloyd worked 37 years for the former Hamilton Watch Company in Lancaster, retiring in 1978. He was a faithful member of Mount Joy Church of God and the Church of God Seniors Club.

Active in the community, Lloyd was a former member of the Mount Joy Lions Club, a life member of Mount Joy Sportsmen’s Association and served on the board of the Mount Joy Borough Water Authority for many years. He was a 1932 graduate of the former Dillsburg High School and a graduate of the former Patton Trade School.

Lloyd loved to read and travel and was involved in archeological digs in Israel through Baylor University. An avid vegetable gardener, he also enjoyed gunsmithing, woodworking, hunting and fishing.

Elizabeth D. Barr

Elizabeth "Betty" D. Barr, 79, of Manheim, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 10, 2011 surrounded by her loving family at Moravian Manor.

Born June 11, 1932 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Lester D. Dietz and Laura E. (Donley) Price.

Betty worked for RCA in Lancaster for more than 33 years, retiring in 1987. Following retirement, she worked at Y&S Candies in Lancaster for more than 18 years, retiring in 2008. She was of the Methodist faith and was a member of Columbia United Methodist Church.

She will be lovingly missed by a daughter: Eileen M., wife of Harold W. Hess, of Millersville; sons: Steve M. Deardorff, husband of Sharon F., of Manheim; and Jeff D. Barr, husband of Donna M., of Lititz; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a sister: Verna R. Kulp, of Altoona.

Funeral services were held July 15 at Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Snyder officiating. Interment took place in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens in Columbia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances can be made in Betty’s memory to Hospice of Lancaster County.

To send online condolences to the family, visit scheidfuneralhome.com.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

In most cases, baseball coaches are going to feel comfortable taking a four-run lead into the final inning.

Not on Monday night, however.

Not in the New Era Tournament’s Midget-Midget semi-finals.

So when the Lancaster County Youth Baseball League champion Warwick Phillies carried a 16-12 edge into the top of the sixth, skipper Eric Martin knew that it was far from being in the bag.

Sure enough, it wasn’t.

Donegal sent 13 batters to the plate, slugged three home runs and rallied for 10 runs to grab a 22-16 lead. Warwick’s Dalton Uibel answered with his second home run of the night in the bottom of the frame, but it wasn’t enough, as Donegal held on for a wild 22-18 victory at Kunkle Field to advance to Tuesday’s finals against

"Wild," Martin said, summing up the game. "I told the kids, ‘I’ve been involved in 30-24 games and the very next day you run out and it’s 1-0.’ It’s just baseball. It humbles you. If your pitchers are locked in, you just never know what will happen. Offensively, Donegal is one of the toughest in the league. They swing it. They were down 7-1 at one point (against Penn Manor in the quarterfinals) and they came back. They scored four in the bottom of the sixth to win it. We have a nice friendly rivalry with them."