Sharon "Grammy" (Fink) Shaffer, 67, of Lititz, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Whelma Jane (Seiders) Fink.

Grammy worked for a number of years as a beautician and waitress, and later retired from the manufacturing division of Warner-Lambert/Pfizer. She was a 1963 graduate of Manheim Central High School and attended Coleman Memorial Chapel in Brickerville.

A kind and caring mother and grandmother, she loved video games, crossword puzzles, cooking, crocheting and swimming.

She is survived by a son: Kevin W. Myers, and his wife Sheri, of Akron, Ohio; a daughter: Simone Renee Haller, and her husband Keith, of Lititz; four grandchildren: Justin Shuman and Amanda Myers of Akron, Ohio; and Megan Weidman (Turcotte) and Alexis Haller of Lititz; three great-grandchildren; one sister: Donna Victoria Engle of Ephrata; and five brothers: Russell S. Fink, Jr. of Lancaster; and Byron Lee, Eric Christian, Robin Ray and Gary Lance Fink, all of Akron, Ohio.

Memorial services were held Feb. 15 at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. Russell Hobbs officiating.

To place a condolence online, visit snyderfuneralhome.com.

Wayne Lawrence, Sr. (Boompa), 94, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, and formerly of Log Cabin Road in Lititz, died Monday, Feb. 18.

He had been a resident of Garden Spot Village since November 2000 and was preceded in death by his wife of 71 years, Ruth Ellen (Stickley) Lawrence, in February of 2010.

Born in Bourbon, Ind., one of three children of Elmer and Arvada Lawrence, he previously lived in South Bend and Goshen, Ind. and Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Wayne grew up in South Bend and graduated from Riley High School in 1937. He was president of his class. He attended Purdue University and worked at Bendix Corp. and Dutron Corp.

Wayne and his family lived in Ardmore and on Portage Road in South Bend, where they were active members of Portage Chapel Methodist Church from 1947-1962.

Wayne and his wife moved to Lancaster in 1963 when Wayne was transferred by Shasta Industries to serve as general manager of the new Shasta Travel Trailer Plant in Leola. In 1972, he was transferred to the Shasta Corporate headquarters in California. In 1974, following the sale of Shasta Industries, he returned to the Lancaster area and, along with partners, purchased the Sunline Coach Company in Denver. He served as President and Chairman of the Board until his retirement in 1988.

Howard Carl Johnson, "HOJO," 83, of Lancaster, formally of Lititz, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10 2013.

He was born Dec. 13, 1929 in Wildwood, N.J. and was son of the late Leon and Elenor (Woodword) Johnson.

He was married to the late Ruth (Massey) Johnson for over 50 years. He loved spending time wood-working, fishing and with his family. He was an Army veteran, a member of American Legion Post 56 in Lititz and VFW Post 10555 in Panama City, Fla.

He is survived by a sister: Irene Gilvear of New Jersey; two sons: Gordon Johnson, husband of Cindy, Lititz; and Mark Johnson, husband of Jane, Shillington; 11 nephews, seven nieces, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife in 2002, two sons: Karl Johnson, husband of Linda; and David Johnson; two brothers: William Johnson and Leon Johnson; and one sister: Carol Hensman.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Howard’s memory may be made to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, c/o Mount Joy Campus, Lancaster, Pa, 17604-4125.

Grace E. Fissel, 83, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Paul D. and Gertrude Ebersole Zimmerman, and was the wife of the late John H. Fissel.

A lifelong member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, she was active in the children’s ministry as a Sunday school teacher and served as a council member.

She volunteered as a docent at Wheatland and enjoyed knitting, sewing, reading and working with children to make crafts.

A McCaskey High School and Millersville University graduate, she taught kindergarten for 30 years, spending much of her career at West Willow Elementary School.

She is survived by a sister: Marianne, wife of Arthur Bracken, Lancaster; a brother: Charles Zimmerman, husband of Nancy, Lakeland, Fla.; four nieces; and several grandnieces and grandnephews.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 517 N. Queen St. The family will receive friends after the service. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.

Contributions in memory of Grace may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA, 17110.

Steven H. Chezum, 64, of Lititz, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Fairfield, Iowa he was the son of the late Harry L. and Suzanne (Brobston) Chezum. He shared 25 years with his wife Maria E. (Limardo) Sinnott-Chezum.

He was a graduate of Louisiana Tech University, where he received a master’s degree in human resources and went on to work for Eon Labs, Inc. for many years, retiring from there as the director of the human resources department.

Steve loved animals and especially was very fond of his cat, Jack.

He was a veteran, proudly serving his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.

In addition to Maria, he is survived by two daughters: Kristi C. Dougherty, wife of Jon, of Broadlands, Va.; Mary Sinnott-Zervos, wife of Dino, of Baldwin, N.Y.; and a son: Michael Sinnott, husband of Katie, of Malverne, N.Y. Also surviving are two grandchildren: Melina and Christopher Zervos.

A Christian prayer service was held Feb. 18 at the Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. James O’Blaney officiating. Interment followed at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville with full military honors.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Members of the 2012-13 Manheim Central rifle team which won the L-L League title this season with an 11-1 record included (left to right) assistant Kendra Schweitzer, Adam Stone, Elizabeth Hess, Sam Mahan, Andrew Houpt, Zach Waltz, Shelby Hontz, assistant Ryan Guffey, Melody Coyne and coach Steve Waddington.

It was a fair question for Steve Waddington to ask.

After graduating eight seniors from the previous year, Manheim Central’s rifle coach couldn’t help thinking about what laid ahead for his Barons this winter.

"It was like, ‘OK, what am I going to have?,’ and it turned out to be a really good season," Waddington said.

Indeed, it did.

With senior Mitch Saylor, junior Elizabeth Hess and senior Melody Coyne shooting the top three averages in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, Manheim Central won the regular-season championship for the second year in a row with an 11-1 record.

The Barons were hoping to make it a clean sweep at Individuals on Saturday, Feb. 9, but it was not meant to be. With Saylor, the league’s Marksman of the Year, unavailable to compete, Garden Spot edged Manheim Central by one point 986-985 for the team title.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Preston WhitcraftWarwick's Steve Woolley attempts to finish off a single-leg shot against Penn Manor's Ashton Leschke in the 160-pound Sectional finals.

The lyrics to Eminem’s Lose Yourself belted through Josh Charles’ earbuds last Saturday.

"The moment, you own it, you better never let it go …"

The Warwick junior, in fact, didn’t let go of the moment in the 113-pound championship match in the District Three Class AAA Section Three Wrestling Tournament at Hempfield. Charles scored a takedown with 35 seconds left in the second period and held on for a 5-4 win over Solanco’s Austin Laws, giving him his first Sectional title and a number one seed in this weekend’s District Championships.

Just three weeks earlier, those same two grapplers squared off for the L-L League crown in a match that Charles won 6-4 in OT.

"This and Leagues were my two favorite things this year," said Charles, who improved his record to 35-5. "Winning Leagues was nice, but I think (winning Sectionals) feels a little bit better going into Districts."

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Record Express file photoManheim Central sophomore Matt Walsh pulls up in the lane and sinks a jump shot.

There’s an old saying in sports that you can’t teach speed.

On Tuesday night, in a District Three Triple-A first-round boys basketball playoff game, top-seeded Susquehanna Township had more than enough to go around when they hosted 16th-seeded Manheim Central.

For the Barons, who were untested by that kind of weaponry this season, there was little margin for error, and they suffered a season-ending 74-36 loss in Harrisburg.

"Obviously we weren’t used to the speed of that game," Barons’ coach Chris Sherwood remarked. "But I think that was the only issue. Even the size factor, to me, was less of an issue than the speed was. You can’t mimic that speed in practice and if you haven’t seen that speed all year, which we haven’t, that’s tough to overcome."

Evan Stauffer, one of six seniors on Manheim Central’s squad this year, led the Barons with 12 points in the losing cause. The loss dropped the Central boys’ final record to 15-9, but Sherwood couldn’t say enough about how pleased he was with his players.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Photo by Preston WhitcraftWarwick senior guard Matt Engle drives past CD defender Jake Notestino for a layup.

It could be argued that the Warwick boys basketball team began the playoffs long before its District Three Triple-A play-in game last Friday night against Central Dauphin.

Having started the season 3-7 for the second time in three years, the Warriors battled back into contention with eight wins in their final 12 games. Although they fell short of the playoffs in 2010-11 following a surge in the second half of the season, they managed to get there this time, with a 37-25 win over Penn Manor on Feb. 1 proving to seal the deal.

Unfortunately for Warwick, however, it was a short-lived stay.

Zayd Issah, a Penn State University football recruit, scored a game-high 15 points to lead three Central Dauphin players in double figures, as the 18th-seeded Rams ended the 15th-seeded Warriors’ season with a 51-38 victory. Ryan Beaver and Brian Laird chipped in with 11 and 10 points, respectively, and CD outscored Warwick 14-3 in the second quarter to grab a lead they never relinquished.

By: BRUCE MORGAN Record Express Sports Editor, Staff Writer

Given the choice, Manheim Central soccer player Kristin Robeson would play in midfield.

“I like the aspect of offense and defense at the same time,” she said.

Nate Henry, an All-Star for the Barons’ football team, leans toward defense.

“I played offensive tackle this past year,” he said, “but defense is definitely my preference.”

Henry will get his wish in college, as he will play defensive end at Bloomsburg University. Robeson could also get her first choice as she heads to Hofstra University (N.Y.) this fall to continue her athletic career.

Manheim Central’s Aerika High and Cole Proffitt are also fulfilling their goals with playing at the next level. High will take her softball talents to Wagner College (N.Y.), while Proffitt is headed to Penn State University to throw the javelin for the Nittany Lions’ track and field team.

All four signed on the dotted line during National Signing Day festivities in the Manheim Central High School Media Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6.