Ruth E. Little

Ruth Edna Little, 93, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 24, 2011 at Luther Acres in Lititz.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Edward Stewart and Ruth Jane Daugherty Little.

Ruth was a graduate of Lancaster High School and the Nyack Missionary Institute in Nyack, N.Y. She had served as a missions worker in Nigeria and then worked for the prothonotary’s office for 13 years in Lancaster, before she retired in 1973. She had been a member of Grace E.C. Church in Lancaster and past member of the Lancaster Girls High School Drum and Bugle Corps. Ruth loved animals, reading, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint and traveling.

Ruth is survived by various nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her twin sister: Frances Dickel; her sister: Jane McComsey; and her two brothers: Ray and Paul Little.

Her life celebration service was held on Aug. 27 at Fred F. Groff Inc., Lancaster, with the Rev. E. Walter Cleckley Jr. officiating. Interment took place at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

If desired, memorials may be sent in Ruth’s memory to The Humane League of Lancaster County, 2195 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster, PA 17602.

Margaret G. Lefever

Margaret G. "Macks" Loose Lefever, 91, of Manheim, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at the Pleasant View Retirement Community, where she had been a resident for over nine years.

Born on December 9, 1919 in Rothsville, she was the daughter of the late William and Mamie Garner Loose. She was married 51 years to Donald J. Lefever who passed away on September 17, 1990.

Macks participated in all aspects of farm life, working with her husband on the family farm. She also had a successful drapery sewing business. She was a member of Salem United Methodist Church in Manheim where she was a member of the women’s sewing circle and helped to serve funeral meals. In her later years she enjoyed flower gardening and working on the lawn at the farm.

Surviving is a son: Bruce, husband of Patricia Earhart Lefever, of Manheim; three grandchildren: Daryl, husband of Catherine Brenneman Lefever, of Manheim; Robinne Lefever, of Mount Joy; David, husband of Suzanne Shank Lefever, of Lititz; four great- grandchildren: Derek Lefever; Cassandra, wife of Shawn Sensenig; Joshua and Jacob Lefever; and two great-great-grandsons: Cohen and Drew Sensenig.

Rev. Edward Kryder

The Rev. Edward Kryder, D.D., Episcopal priest and teacher, 91, died at his home in Luther Acres, Lititz, Saturday, Aug. 27.

He was the son of the late Ralph Kryder and Pearle Hemington Kryder and the husband for 68 years of Sally Larkin Kryder, who survives him.

Dr. Kryder was educated at Princeton University (1942). During World War II, he served in the Pacific theatre as supply officer aboard the USS Firedrake. After five years as secretary-treasurer of an aluminum plant near Buffalo, he pursued the degree of M.Div. at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. Ordained deacon in 1953 and priest the following year, he served congregations in Newfane and Wilson, N.Y., before leading Calvary Church, Williamsville, N.Y., as rector from 1958 to 1985. Virginia Seminary in 1975 awarded him the degree of doctor of divinity honoris causa where, after he resigned as rector of Calvary, he relished 21 years teaching as full-time adjunct professor.

During all of his ordained ministry he worked hard, using liturgical theology, teaching, preaching, pastoring, mentoring and leadership in the diocese, in the national church and in the wider community, to inspire everyone’s active participation in the mission of the kingdom to the poor in spirit and in body and in mind.

Paul C. Herr

Paul C. Herr, 70, of Lititz, passed away at the Ephrata Hospital Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011.

He was the husband of Saundra P. DePrince Herr, with whom he shared 33 years of marriage this past Aug. 18. Born in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late Robert D. and Edythe Chester Herr.

An accomplished professional artist for the past 20 years, Paul painted in oil and watercolors, having a gallery at his residence. Self-taught, he painted portraits, still-life and landscapes. Prior to his painting career, he worked in many facets of the real estate business.

He was a member of St. James Catholic Church of Lititz. Paul also enjoyed fishing, sports, classical music and writing poetry. He was a 1959 graduate of Warwick Senior High School.

In addition to his wife, Paul is survived by his children: Daniel R., husband of Stephanie Herr, of Camp Hill; Pamela S., wife of the late Kevin L. Rogers, of Palmyra; and Julie A., wife of John Thomas "JT" Bried, of Morehead City, N.C.; his stepdaughter: Kristen K., wife of Kenneth E. Williamson, of East Berlin; his 10 grandchildren: Lindsay, Trevor, Nathan, Micah, Faith, Luke, Johnny, Jordon, Zach and Victoria; his brother: Robert D., husband of Betsy Herr, of Lititz; his two nieces: Tammy Jo Herr Yecker and Toni Herr Vaitl; and by his beloved Jack Russell Terrier: Kimba.

Geraldine I. Heagy

Geraldine I. "Geri" Heagy, 94, formerly of Manheim and Cornwall, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at Brethren Village.

Born in Cornwall, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Edith Nagle Showers. She was the wife of the late John D. Heagy, who died in 1980.

Geri worked at the former Watt & Shand Department Store, Lancaster, for 10 years and at the former Mary Sach’s, Lancaster. She was a member of the Manheim Historical Society and the Lancaster General Hospital Auxiliary, Manheim branch. Geri was one of the first volunteers at the Nearly Nu Thrift Shop, Manheim. She enjoyed sewing and made many clothes. Geri would also teach sewing at the Singer Sewing Machine Company. She was a lifelong collector of antiques, especially antique dolls.

Surviving are three grandchildren: Jacquelynn Jo, wife of Arjan Brandsema, of Lancaster; Winfield Scott, husband of Elizabeth Heagy, of Leesburg, Va.; and Phillip M. Heagy, of Markleton; one step- granddaughter: Elizabeth Ann, wife of Jesse Huyett, of Lititz; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her son: John P. "Jack" Heagy.

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Warwick forward Emma Rissinger (center), shown here going to the net against Manheim Township last year, is one of several key returning seniors for the Lady Warriors' this fall.Lititz Record file photo
Warwick forward Emma Rissinger (center), shown here going to the net against Manheim Township last year, is one of several key returning seniors for the Lady Warriors' this fall.

For two straight years, the first round of the District Three Triple-A playoffs has proven to be a hurdle for the Warwick field hockey team.

First, it was Hempfield that beat the Lady Warriors 2-1 in 2009. Then last year, the WHS girls drew a tough opening-round match-up against Hershey and suffered a hard-fought 2-1 loss. With that, Warwick ended its season at 11-8.

The good news for the Lady Warriors, though, is that most of their team is returning this fall after graduating only two senior starters — Bethany Ashworth and Mady Hershey.

As the Warwick girls prepare to open their season this Friday and Saturday with a pair of tough non-league games against Oley Valley and Central Dauphin, they do so with high expectations.

The Warwick golfers were playing in familiar surroundings last Thursday and it showed in the final results.

Competing on their home course, Overlook, the Warriors had two golfers break 80 en route to posting a solid score of 321.

That helped Warwick finish 4-2 on the day while evening their record to .500 (9-9) in Section One action.

Manheim Township (297) finished a perfect 6-0 and Cedar Crest was next at 318, just three shots in front of the Warriors. The bottom four teams were Conestoga Valley (332), Penn Manor (337), Hempfield (338) and Elizabethtown (376).

Drew Baker fired a 77 and Andrew Davies followed with a 79 to pace the WHS linksmen. In his first three outings, Baker has been a picture of consistency with a 77.6 average.

Rounding out Warwick ‘s top five were Josh Kauffman (81), Stephen Frey (84) and Ian Hart (92).

During action last Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Warriors went 3-3 in a Section match at Four Seasons with their round of 338. That was just two strokes behind third-place CV (336) and three back of Hempfield (335). Township remained perfect with a score of 301.

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Warwick senior Julia Loose makes a return shot against Garden Spot's Kimberly Kassinger in the number three singles match in their non-league opener on Monday.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick senior Julia Loose makes a return shot against Garden Spot's Kimberly Kassinger in the number three singles match in their non-league opener on Monday.

The Warwick girls tennis team got its first taste on Monday of the new match format in the Lancaster-Lebanon League this year.

Unfortunately, the results weren’t what they wanted, as the Lady Warriors dropped a 5-2 non-league loss to Garden Spot.

Playing doubles matches first, and switching from two to three, the Lady Spartans jumped to a 2-1 advantage with decisions from Leanne Burke and Kimberly Kassinger (8-2) at one, along with Nga Do and Irina Chuprin (8-6) in the number three match.

The Lady Warriors’ only doubles win came from Paige Myer and Andrea Aument, who posted a 6-4 conquest in the second match.

From there, GS outscored the Warwick girls 3-1 in singles to clinch the victory. Burke prevailed over Leah Blanck 6-2, 6-3 in the number one match, then Shannon O’Malley won by a 6-0, 6-0 decision against Amber Weaver at two, and Kassinger notched a 6-3, 6-3 decision against Julia Loose in the number three match.

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Manheim Central junior Katelyn Grazan (far right) is a big part of the Lady Barons' plans at midfield this fall.Lititz Record file photo
Manheim Central junior Katelyn Grazan (far right) is a big part of the Lady Barons' plans at midfield this fall.

The Manheim Central field hockey team continued its run of qualifying for the Lancaster-Lebanon League and District Three Double-A playoffs last year. The Lady Barons advanced to both tournaments for the fifth straight year in 2010.

Unfortunately, however, the Central girls went two-and-out last year, suffering a 4-2 loss to Warwick in the L-L quarterfinals and then dropping a 5-0 shutout to Fleetwood in the opening-round of Districts.

While the Lady Barons lost five quality seniors from that squad in Sarah Bomberger, Randi Boyd, Megan Gingrich, Amanda Ruth and Nancy Saylor, optimism is again high in Manheim Central’s camp.

If they are to return to the post-season once more this October, they will do it with a new skipper in Samantha Shober, who becomes the Lady Barons’ fourth coach since the end of the 2004 season.

If there’s a better time of year than fall, I don’t know what it is. My kids might argue with me on that point — after all, you can’t build snowmen or sand castles during that time of year. But from my vantage point, the weather is perfect, the leaves will soon begin to change … and oh yeah, it’s football season.

As we all took cover from Hurricane Irene last weekend, I couldn’t help but think a little bit of what that means for the next 10 Friday nights. How many times have we scratched our heads during the high school football season wondering how it was possible to get so many rainy, miserable Friday evenings in one stretch?

So here’s hoping that the wet weather during the final weekend in August was not a bad omen, but rather Mother Nature getting it out of her system.

While we’re at it, let’s hope that Warwick finally gets out of week one this Friday without another major injury. I’d say that the Warriors are due in that department. For the past two years, they have come out of their opener dealing with a serious blow to the lineup — first, running back Deron Thompson in 2010 and then QB Tyler Farnan last year.