Anita Ann Scheetz

Anita Ann Scheetz, 73, of Manheim, went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital following a brief illness.

Born in Kinderhook, she was the daughter of the late Richard W. and Kathalyne Billett Reese.

She was the wife of John J. Scheetz Sr. and they celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary in February of this year. Anita was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She was known for her paintings, flower gardening and she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Surviving in addition to her husband are five children: John J. Jr., husband of Wendy Scheetz, of Manheim; Debra J. Scheetz, of Manheim; Mary E,. wife of Edward Andrews, of York; Jeffrey J. Scheetz, of East Petersburg; and Jon-Anne J., wife of Michael Fisher, of Manheim; 10 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; and a sister: Kathalyne Robertson, of Lititz. She was preceded in death by a brother: Harry Reese.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her funeral service at the Buch Funeral Home, 21 Market Square, Manheim, on Sept. 16 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Father Francis T. Menei officiating. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville. There will be a public viewing at the funeral home on Friday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service.

Kathryn A. Row

Kathryn A. Row, 75, of Lititz, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2011 at United Zion Nursing Home in Lititz after a brave fight with lung cancer.

Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Katherine (Volmer) Reardon. Kathryn was the wife of the late Dr. Harry G. Resh, who died in 2002; and later the late Richard J. Row, who died in 2010.

Kathryn worked alongside her first husband for many years running his practice. After his retirement, she established her own business, Kreative Appliqués, which she enjoyed for 12 years.

She was a member of Lititz Church of the Brethren, the Red Hat Society and Sweet Adeline’s. She enjoyed oil painting, traveling and wintering in Arizona.

Kathryn is survived by three children: Harry R. "Rick" Resh, husband of Judy, of Manheim; Susan Bingeman, wife of Michael, of Lititz; and Linda Raines, of Lancaster; eight grandchildren; and a brother-in-law: Jim Row, husband of Carol, of Lititz. She was preceded in death by a brother: Richard Reardon.

Gladys Lichty Reese

Gladys Lichty Reese, 94, of Lititz, died on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 at her residence.

She was the wife of the late Martin A. Reese, who preceded her in death in 1977. Born in Paradise, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna May Lichty Buckwalter.

Gladys was a graduate of Paradise High School. She had been a homemaker and was of the Protestant faith. She was very artistic, an excellent seamstress and enjoyed flower arranging and the use of antiques in home decorating.

She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and an especially dedicated caregiver to her late son, David.

Gladys is survived by two daughters: Ronnie Jean, wife of Daniel Klim, of Lititz; Diane May, wife of Robert Kirkland, of Marshfield, Mass; her 10 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons: David Lee and Martin J. Reese; and by her brother: Ross Buckwalter.

Friends will be received on Sept. 17 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, with the funeral service to follow and the Rev. Dan Derk officiating. Interment will be in Paradise Mennonite Cemetery.

Alvera B. Noll

Alvera B. Noll, 78, of Manheim, died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at the Maple Farms Nursing Center, Akron.

Born in Saxton, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Sarah Phipps Bair.

A homemaker, Alvera was the loving wife of the late Harry H. Noll Jr., who died in August of 1998. She was a member of the Rohrerstown Mennonite Church. Alvera’s interests included NASCAR, all types of gardening, cooking and canning. Through the years she enjoyed crocheting and donated many of her items to the Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Her life’s passion was her family and spending time with all her children and grandchildren.

Surviving is a daughter: Pamela J., wife of Christian N. Stauffer, of Manheim; a son: Harry E. "Gene" Noll, of Mount Joy; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two brothers: E. Martin Bair, of Chambersburg; and Sharon Hunsberger, of Harleysville.

Preceding her in death is a son: Mark D. Noll; and six brothers: William, Charles, Palmer, Chester, Eugene and Ralph Bair.

Mary Jo Modzelewski

Mary Jo Modzelewski, 83, of Lititz, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center in Lititz.

Born in Bound Brook, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Lena (DePaolo) Romano. She was the wife of the late Edward Modzelewski, who passed away in 1987.

Mary graduated from Douglas College. She was a teacher who taught in New Jersey public schools in Manville, Plainfield and Morris Plains before her retirement. She was a member of the Morris County Retired Education Association. She taught in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine at St. Virgil Church in Morris Plains and at St. Margaret of Scotland Church of Morristown. She was a volunteer at St. Clare’s Medical Center in Denville, N.J., and also a member of the Friends for Life seniors group. She was a member of St. Bernard Church in Bridgewater and its women’s Cornerstone group. And she was a member of the S.A.I.L. senior group at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J.

She is survived by three children: Jean, wife of Roy Landen, of Bridgewater, N.J.; Alice, wife of Richard Moraga, of Lititz; and Edward, husband of Lisa Modzelewski, of Charlotte, N.C.; and six grandchildren: Alyssa Landen, Caroline Landen, Paul Modzelewski, Grant Moraga, Luke Modzelewski and Micah Moraga.

Earl R. Laser

Earl R. Laser, 89, formerly of Brunnerville, passed away with his children by his side Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011 at Moravian Manor, Lititz, where he had been a resident for the past four years.

Born and raised in Hopeland, he was the son of the late Roy and Helen (Kindig) Laser. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Gorton) Laser, who passed away in 1993.

Earl proudly served his county in the Army during WWII in the Pacific Theatre, and spoke fondly about attending the WWII Memorial dedication in Washington, D.C. He spent his career driving 18-wheel trucks for the Animal Trap Company, Sam Shotzberger, A.K. Mann/Armstrong and B.F. Kauffman Motor Freight. He enjoyed driving Peterbilt trucks, being outdoors, hunting and going out to eat. He was a member of the Young Men’s Business League, American Legion, attended Brunnerville United Methodist Church and had served as a volunteer for the Brunnerville Fire Company and Lancashire Hall.

He is survived by his son: Glenn, of Lititz; daughter: Debra Henderson, of Shalimar, Fla.; sister: Kathryn Greenly, of Ephrata; seven nieces; and three nephews.

His celebration of life service was held at Moravian Manor, Steinman Hall, on Sept. 10. Interment was private.

Gladys V. Kennel, 88, of Landis Homes, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011.

She was the wife of the late Elam D. Kennel, who passed away on April 20, 1979. She was born in Lancaster, daughter of the late George E. and Leah W. Martin Lehman.

Gladys enjoyed singing hymns, traveling and helping others. She had been an active volunteer for the Association for the Blind and the Water Street Rescue Mission. Gladys was a life-long active member of the Mennonite church, gathering for sewing circles and various church choirs. In the past, she worked as a switchboard operator and receptionist at Brandywine Hospital.

She is survived by three children: Harold L., husband of Joanne Kennel, of Lancaster; Ruth L., wife of Lawrence Tatum, of Riverton, N.J.; and Mary Ellen Kennel, of Astoria, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and one sibling: Loretta Jane, wife of Raymond K. Stoltzfus, of Parkesburg.

Funeral services took place at the Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Atglen, on Sept. 13. Interment was in the adjoining church cemetery.

Arrangements were made by the Shivery Funeral Home. For more information, visit shiveryfuneralhome.com.

The Warwick girls’ volleyball team dropped its first two Section One matches in the past week, but in between those losses, the Lady Warriors managed to sandwich an impressive showing at the Dallastown Invitational Tournament over the weekend.

While Warwick is still looking for its first league win, they have come very close. In four of their first six sets, the Lady Warriors have lost by five points or fewer.

In a match between two evenly-matched teams Monday night at Manheim Township, the Blue Streaks swept the match in three sets, 25-22, 25-20 and 25-21. In the first set, the Warwick girls took the lead early and only briefly relinquished it to Township, 6-5. A sideout and four straight points during a serving run by Abby Wenger, which included one ace, gave Warwick a 10-6 lead. Manheim Township slowly closed the gap, but Warwick still held the lead at 17-16. Eventually, the Blue Streaks made their run and took the lead at 20-17. The teams then battled back and forth and Warwick rallied to tie the score at 22-22 before giving up the last three points of the set. It proved to be an early indication of how competitive the evening would be.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick senior Brady Forney gets a block from teammate Korey Johnson (21) and breaks to the outside on his way to an 81-yard touchdown run against Conestoga Valley last Friday.Photo by Preston Whitcraft
Warwick senior Brady Forney gets a block from teammate Korey Johnson (21) and breaks to the outside on his way to an 81-yard touchdown run against Conestoga Valley last Friday.

As Warwick coach Bob Locker talked in a post-game interview on Friday night, there was one word that he often repeated.

"Finish."

It was something that his squad struggled to do in their battle against non-league foe Conestoga Valley. On five different occasions, Warwick took the ball inside the Buckskins’ 25-yard line, but came away with six points just one time. And for the second week in a row, the Warriors outgained their opponent in total yardage, but got nothing to show for it in the win column.

With just :52.8 left in the fourth quarter, CV capitalized on a short field when running back Anthony Brown scored his second touchdown of the night, a 23-yard scamper down the right sideline to help his Buckskins erase a 16-15 deficit and boost them to a 23-16 victory at Joseph Grosh Field in Lititz.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Mother Nature has played havoc on a lot of teams’ schedules lately, and the Manheim Central field hockey squad is no different.

The Lady Barons, though, were able to play their annual tournament last Saturday, and they had mixed results in games against Lancaster Catholic and Muhlenberg.

After dropping a 2-1 loss to the Lady Crusaders in their opener, the Central girls bounced back to shut out the Muhls 2-0 in game two.

"I definitely think there’s a lot of room for improvement," Manheim Central’s first-year coach Sam Shober said, "and that’s why I was very fortunate to have two days of practice this week before we start our strand of games here."

Indeed, the Central girls (1-1) will play six games over eight days, starting with their game yesterday (Wednesday) against Solanco in what was their Section Two opener.

They showed positive signs against Muhlenberg on Saturday while withstanding a flurry of five defensive corners in the final minutes of the game while leading 2-0.