Arthur M. Naccarelli, 81, of Lititz, passed away Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 at home with his family.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gerardo and Michelina (DiMartino) Naccarelli. Arthur was married for 63 years to his wife, Virginia G. (Caravelli) Naccarelli.

He was an avid golfer and a member of St. James Catholic Church.

"The truest measure of a man is how tall he stands in the eyes of his family."

In addition to his wife, Virginia, Arthur is survived by his four children: Gerald Naccarelli, Vincent Naccarelli, Arthur Naccarelli Jr. and Vera Boak. He is the proud grandfather of 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be private and at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Arthur’s memory can be made to the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute: Office of University Development and Alumni Relations, 600 Centerview Drive, P.O. Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033 or pennstatehershey.org.

To send the family online condolences, visit snyderfuneralhome.com.

Janet Louise Morrison, 78, of Lititz, formerly of Sunbury, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.

She was the loving wife of James Stewart Morrison Sr. and the late Donald Marks Jr. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Eleanor Campfield.

In her younger years, Janet was employed by Wilhold Manufacturing of Sunbury. A member of Grace Lutheran Church, Northumberland, Janet enjoyed reading and spending time with the family, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Surviving in addition to her husband are four children: Donald (Anne) Marks Jr.; and Steven (Jackie) Marks, both of Sunbury; Kevin Marks, of Northumberland; and Debbie (Charlie) Himelright, of Lititz; two stepsons: Jim (Cindy) Morrison, of Treverton, and Thomas Morrison, of Westminster, Md.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother: Ronald (Carol) Campfield, of Allentown; a sister: MaryAnn (Edward) Boynce, of Georgia; and numerous nieces and nephews.

At her request, there will be no viewing or services and interment will be at the convenience of her family.

Boyer Funeral Home Ltd., Elizabethtown, handled the arrangements. For more information, visit lifecelebration.com.

Charles F. McConaghay, 81, of Lititz, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born Feb. 23, 1930 in Wharton, he was the son of the late Eli J. and Violet (Platt) McConaghay. He was married to Reba (Witman) McConaghay on Sept. 27, 1958.

A veteran, Chuck proudly served with the U.S. Navy.

In addition to his wife of over 53 years, he will be lovingly missed by two daughters: Dianne J., wife of Paul H. Hackman, of Denver; and Suzanne L., wife of Sysavath Kongsynonh, of Lititz; three grandchildren: Charles and Peter Hackman and Maly Say Kongsynonh; as well as a brother: E. James McConaghay, of Lititz.

He was preceded in death by a brother: Dewey McConaghay; and a sister: Evelyn Arnold.

Funeral services were held at the Andrew T. Scheid Funeral Home, Millersville, on Nov. 30. Interment took place in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, with full military honors. In keeping with Chuck’s wishes, the casket was closed.

Flowers will be appreciated, but memorial remembrances can also be made in Chuck’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project at woundedwarriorproject.org. or to the Water Street Rescue Mission at waterstreetministries.org.

Emily Maurer Liddick, 65, of Lititz, passed away Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 at her home.

Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Elmer "Blondie" Maurer and Joyce (Fox) Maurer. She was married to Michael Liddick for 41 years.

Emily was raised in Sayre and graduated from Sayre High School. She was an out-reaching and caring person who loved gardening and children, including her grandniece and nephew.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three brothers: William E., husband of Carol Maurer, of Mahwah, N.J.; Earl P., husband of Douchka Maurer, of Palm Harbor, Fla.; and Gernant E., husband of Suzanne Maurer, of West Chester; a niece: Lillian Maurer; and nephew: Eric Maurer.

A memorial service was held on Nov. 27 at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, Lititz.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Emily’s memory to the Goodwill Fire Company No. 1, 299 W. Washington Ave., Myerstown, PA 17067.

To send the family online condolences, visit snyderfuneralhome.com.

Harold M. Lefever, 84, of Lititz, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at Essa Flory Hospice Center, Lancaster.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Phares M. and Helen Wissler Lefever. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Pickell Lefever, with whom he celebrated 62 years of marriage.

Harold worked for Kerr Glass as a plant superintendent in the Metal Cap Division for 42 years and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Grace United Church of Christ and Elks BPOE. Harold enjoyed long-distance running and completed four marathons in his 60s. He also coached Little League baseball and served as a Cub Scoutmaster.

In addition to his wife, Harold is survived by his sons: Jeffrey D., husband of Nancy (McAuley) Lefever, of Lititz; Harold M., husband of Heather (Logan) Lefever Jr., of Lancaster; Gregory S., husband of Carol (Pozda) Lefever, of Lancaster; a daughter: Kay Marie Lefever, of Batavia, Ill.; three grandchildren: Meredith, Lauren and Connor; four stepsisters: Gladys Jeffries, Mary Rineer, Betty Hess and Barbara Aukamp; and a stepbrother: Frank Leed.

He was preceded in death by two foster brothers: Fred McDonald and Charles Fahnestock; and three stepbrothers: David, Jim and John Leed.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

It started with a simple email.

Three years later, Ashley Parry has found a family away from home.

A 2008 Warwick High School grad and a senior at Michigan State University, Parry is a member of the staff with the Lady Spartans’ basketball team. Following two years as a team manager, she is currently an intern with the Director of Basketball Operations and doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work for the squad.

"I knew I wanted to do something (at Michigan State) to help an athletic team in some way, and it’s a really big university, obviously," Parry said. "So I just started e-mailing people seeing if they needed any help. I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into intially, but the basketball team really welcomed me with open arms and it has been a great activity for me the past three years … We’re a very tight-knit group."

For some icing on the cake, Parry was among the players, staff, adminstrators and special guests who received a ring honoring the Lady Spartans’ Big Ten regular-season championship in 2010-11 at Michigan State’s Breslin Center on Sunday, Nov. 6.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Lititz Record file photo
Manheim Central senior Jordan Mellinger (left), who averaged 4.1 ppg last year, will be counted to help lead the Barons in 2011-12.Lititz Record file photo
Manheim Central senior Jordan Mellinger (left), who averaged 4.1 ppg last year, will be counted to help lead the Barons in 2011-12.

Chris Sherwood likes professional sports as much as the next person.

But Manheim Central’s boys basketball coach is quite the ambassador for high school sports as well.

Of course, it doesn’t hurt being able to lean on an exciting 37-36 upset of Cocalico like the Barons had last year in the L-L playoffs.

"I always tell kids, ‘There’s nothing better than high school sports,’" said Sherwood, who is entering his fourth season with the team. "And when you can get those atmospheres, they remember those and they want to get back and play in that type of setting. We can take off of that. It’s an incentive for guys to work hard in the off-season."

Hard work isn’t a problem for this year’s Manheim Central boys.

Experience, however, might be an obstacle for the Barons in 2011-12.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor bmorgan.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

The Warwick boys are taking baby steps as they prepare for the 2011-12 basketball season.

They are treating it as the marathon that it is, and not a sprint.

"We have long-term goals that we discuss amongst ourselves," said Warwick fifth-year coach Jeff Landis (43-53 overall). "But right now the main goal is to get better every day. Everyday, every play, we’re working hard and improving ourselves."

It should come as no surprise that the Warriors are taking things slow this winter. Coming off a 2010-11 season in which they graduated nine seniors from an 11-11 squad (9-7 Section One), the young Warwick boys are bringing back no returning starters.

In fact, Warwick has just two seniors (Jared Grosh and Derrick Shields) on its current roster. So Landis and his assistants have been breaking things down a little bit more at practice in the early going this year.

"There’s more teaching that’s going on at practice," Landis said. "But that’s what we need to do right now. There’s two or three new kids to the program and even some of the lingo is different, so there’s a little more teaching going on, but that’s fine. This group works extremely hard and once we have everything figured out, I think there will be some good things that happen."

Harold Eby Witwer, 83, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Arden Courts in Harrisburg, after a lengthy illness.

He was born June 10, 1928, the second child and first son of Charles K. and Martha G. (McQuate) Witwer. He was married Jan. 21, 1950, to Doris Amelia Leeking, who survives.

Harold lived virtually all of his life in Warwick Township. He was raised on a farm in Rothsville until 1944 when his family moved to Lititz. He graduated from Lititz High School in 1946.

He began working for Gulf Oil soon after the turnpike opened. As an employee of the Operations Department, it was his job to keep the stations running. Later, he worked out of Gulf’s office in Philadelphia as a field engineer overseeing Gulf’s construction projects in the Eastern Region. Finally, he returned to the turnpike to supervise Gulf operations, from which he retired in 1983.

He was a member of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Rothsville, where he had served on the church council and the property committee, and for which he had crafted, in his woodshop, various ceremonial and decorative objects. He was also a long-standing member of the Young Men’s Business League, Lititz.

Joyce H. "Sue" Standish, 72, of Manheim, formerly of Cornwall, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, in the Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center.

Born in Quentin on May 9, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Albert F. Standish Sr. and Geraldine Joyce Harkins Standish.

She was a former employee of Ethan Allen and Armstrong World Industries of Lancaster. She was employed by HERCO, worked in catering at the Hershey Motor Lodge and was a substitute teacher at the Lebanon Career and TechnologyCenter. Sue was a 1957 graduate of Linden Hall, Lititz, where she excelled in music and participated in basketball. In 1961, she graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a degree in arts and architecture and was a member of the Pi Mu Sorority. In 2011, she became a proud Penn State Pioneer as an alumnus of 50 years.

She was a member of the Lebanon Maennerchor Chorus, Quentin Riding Club, Lebanon Order of the Eastern Star and served as a board member of the Lancaster Youth Hockey Association and the Pennsylvania State Horseshow Association. Sue was a passionate gardener and loved spending time with her granddaughter, Jordyn. She was an avid Philadelphia Flyers fan, active hockey mom and equestrian. She cherished her cats, Katey and Myles, and enjoyed spending time at her cottage in Canada.