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Hanover Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Tyke (Krystal Weikert) Conover, East Berlin, a son, Saturday, Dec. 19. Kristin Fissel, Hanover, a daughter, Monday, Dec.

21. Adams County Survivors of domestic violence have to suffer alone. Survivors Inc. offers free and confidential support group counseling on Tuesday and Thursday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more call 334-9777 or 1-800-787-8106.

A teen group meets every Tuesday, from 4 to 5 p.m., at 111 Baltimore Room 201B, Gettysburg. Support and activities for girls, 13 to 17 years old. For more information, call 3370110. TOPS PA 832, East Berlin Chapter, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, will meet Tuesdays at Zwingli United Church of Christ. Weigh-ins will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m., with a meeting to follow.

TOPS is a weight loss support group for men and women of all ages. New members and guests are always welcome. For call 528-4792 or Millie Trimmer at 259-0728. Lunch bunch of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 11:30 a.m.

at on York Road. Reservations to Yvonne Fair, 337-3243. Biglerville The Biglerville Garden Club annual board meeting will be held Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Library, 59 W.

York The Biglerville High School class of 1957 will meet for dinner Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. at Steak and Sea House, Route 30 East, Gettysburg. Spouses and guests are welcome. Fairfield TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Monday at St.

Catholic Church, Fairfield. Weigh-ins are from 5:15 to 6 p.m., with the meeting following. New members are welcome. For more information, call Nancy Vanderau at 334-8605. Gettysburg The Rotary Club of Gettysburg will meet today at noon at the Historic Gettysburg Hotel.

Al-Anon meets every Monday at St. James Lutheran Church, 109 York Gettysburg. Meeting is held in room 108, lower level, at 8 p.m. TOPS Club Inc. 993, Gettysburg, meets every Tuesday at St.

James Lutheran Church, York Street. Weigh- ins begin at 5:45 p.m. Meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. TOPS is a weight loss support group for men and women of all ages. For more information, call Charlotte Ondrizek at 3342801.

The Gettysburg Group of Alcoholics Anonymous will meet today at 7:30 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. at St. James Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Stratton and York streets. The Compassionate Friend, a support group for bereaved parents, will meet today at 7 p.m. at the Trinity United Church of Christ, East High Street.

For contact Tom or Charmaine Malik at 642-9897. survivors of sexual meet weekly for information and support. Free and confidential, transportation is available. A separate meeting is available for parents and caretakers. Contact PEACE, 337-0044 ext.

115, for more information or to register. The Professional Referral Exchange of Gettysburg will meet Tuesday at 8 a.m. at Restaurant, 90 Buford Gettysburg. Visitors are welcome. Many business categories are still open for new members.

For call Fred Nussbaum at 334-6239 or visit the Web site, www.prorefx.com. The Gettysburg Organized Referrals Network Inc. group will meet Wednesday at 11 a.m. at The Pike Restaurant and Lounge, 985 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. Visitors are welcome and only one business in each business category is eligible to join.

For contact Frank Pizzuto at 337-2556. The Cancer Support Group will meet Jan. 6, from 1 to 2 p.m., at the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church library, 208 Baltimore St. Free parking is available behind the church. The group is open to cancer patients, caregivers, survivors, and family and friends to reduce stress and provide support.

No pre-screening is needed. For contact Clay Whitlock at 337-2591. The BLS for Healthcare Providers will be held Wednesday, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the WellSpan Education Center. Hanover Male singers of all ages are invited to join the Hanover Barbershop Chorus, which meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the main administration building of Homewood at Plum Creek, 425 Westminster Hanover.

For call 6427685. The Hanover Network Exchange Team meets every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at La Cucina Italian Restaurant, 496 Eisenhower Drive, Hanover. For call Catherine Lockey at 586-8386 or go to www.NetworkExchangeTeam. com.

Hanover Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Hillside Medical Facility, 250 Fame Ave. For call Carla Lehr at 624-4549. A support group for parents of military children will meet Wednesday, from 6 to 7 p.m., at the YMCA, 500 N. George St.

Everyone is welcome; there is no cost. For call Carol Keller 717-624-7351. Littlestown The Rotary Club of Littlestown, District 739, meets at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Littlestown YMCA. New Oxford The Conewago Community Band rehearses each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

at St. Paul United Church of Christ. For more information, call 6248515. A2 GETTYSBURG TIMES MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2009 Digest happening Deaths To list news of your upcoming event in call 334-1131. The deadline for entries is noon the previous day.

Gettysburg Times (USPS 218140) 717-339-2062 Is published daily except Sundays and Christmas and New Day by Times and News Publishing Co. 1570 Fairfield Road, P.O. Box 3669 Gettysburg, PA 17325-0669 HOMEDELIVERY RATES 1 6 3 1 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1 6 3 Periodicals Postage Paid at Gettysburg, PA 17325 POSTMASTER Send Address Changes to: Times Circulation Dept. P.O. Box 3669 Gettysburg, PA 17325 Births Rodney Lee Decker Rodney Lee Decker went home to be with his Lord Dec.

24, 2009. He passed away at home with his family lovingly by his side. Rodney was born Dec. 23, 1946. He was the son of the late Lloyd and Maudzella Decker of York Springs.

He is survived by his wife, Naomi R. Decker, and three children, Angela J. Decker of Lebanon, Rodney L. Decker, II of Dillsburg, and Jennifer L. Decker of Dillsburg, all of whom will greatly miss his loving devotion.

He is also survived by his sister Patricia Riley and husband Ken of Dillsburg; and three brothers, L. Richard, William, and Theodore Decker and his wife Sharon, all of York Springs. He was the beloved son-in-law of Ruth Baker of Halifax and brother- in-law of Roy and Alice Miller, Daniel and Sharon Baker also of Halifax, and Darlene Baker of Matamoras. His strong love of country and freedom led him to service in the U.S. Army Reserves where he trained to be a land surveyor.

He began his own surveying business in 1976 and continued until the beginning of 2008 when he suffered several debilitating strokes. Honesty and diligence to accuracy were the hallmarks of the way he conducted his business. In his personal life Rodney was a man who put everyone else first and himself last. He did not hesitate to help others. He was a loving, gentle man with great God-given abilities to do repairs whether electri- cal, plumbing, or mechanical in nature; but even greater than these was his ability to mend broken spirits with humor and loving kindness.

He was a man of encouragement and faithful to God, his family, and his country. Prior to his illness, he had attended Grace Bible Chapel in York Springs. He was a man who will be greatly missed by those who loved him and knew him for his kind spirit, loving support, his cheering wit, and his wise guidance. We look forward to the day when we are reunited with him and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven. May God be praised for His unspeakable gift of salvation through the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ.

Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at 11 a.m. in the Cocklin Funeral Home, 30 N. Chestnut Dillsburg, with the Rev. Dale Mullinix officiating.

Burial will be held in the Franklin Cemetery, Dillsburg. A viewing will be held Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. An online guestbook can be signed at www.cocklinfuneral- home.com. Marion Benson Wentz Marion Benson Wentz, 86, 130 S.

Hay Gettysburg, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at the York Hospital. She was born May 3, 1923 in New Haven, the daughter of the late John William and Lisen Anderson Benson. Marion is survived by her husband of 58 years, Rev. Dr.

Frederick K. Wentz. Mrs. Wentz was a very active member of Christ Lutheran Church in Gettysburg where she was the Leader of the Prayer Chain and served on various committees. She attended Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y., following which she became secretary to the Headmaster at Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, Conn.

In 1951 she married her husband Frederick Wentz and, while accompan- ing his career, she became secretary at many schools in various locations. For a number of years Marion served as secretary to the Dean of the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Ill. When her husband retired they once again returned to Gettysburg, where she again engaged with Christ Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the Friday Afternoon Literary Club, active in the Gettysburg YWCA, and served on the advisory Cabinet of the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary. In addition to her husband Mrs.

Wentz is survived by two daughters, Lisa J. Wentz of Woodland Hills, Melanie K. Wentz and her husband Thomas Long of Albany, two granddaughters, Hannah W. Long, Margaret B. Long; three sisters, Anne Kallgren of Stamford, Mildred Fuller of Durham, N.C., and Ruth Day of Berlin, Conn.

She was predeceased by a son, Theodore Valentine Wentz. Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 9, at 4:00 p.m. from Christ Lutheran Church in Gettysburg with Rev. Stephen Herr officiating. Private interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg.

The family will receive friends at the church following the services. Memorials can be made to Christ Lutheran Church, 30 Chambersburg Gettysburg, PA 17325. Arrangements are through Monahan Funeral Home in Gettysburg. Online obituary can be viewed at monahanfh.com. Susanna Elizabeth Pope Susanna Elizabeth Pope, 90, of Bressler, died Thursday, Dec.

24, 2009 at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born Dec. 14, 1919 in Speeceville, she was a daughter of Phillip and Mary Frances (Mills) Aldinger. Mrs.

Pope was a licensed practical nurse and founder of the Colonial Pines Golden Age Home. She was employed for many years with the former Dauphin County Home. She had a passion for helping people. Mrs. Pope, along with her husband, owned "The Sweet Shop" at 3rd and Chestnut streets in Harrisburg.

She was a member of Bressler Bible Church. On July 8, 1941, in Hagerstown, she married John Pope, who survives along with two sons, Wayne T. Pope and wife Kathryn, and John C. Pope and wife Jacqueline, all of Harrisburg; a daughter, Susanna E. Pope of Harrisburg; two brothers, Stanley Aldinger of York Springs and William Aldinger of Enola; six sisters, Betty Gilreath, Pauline Mehaffie, Shirley Kresge, Antoinette Mitchell, all of Harrisburg, Anna Evans of Dauphin and Emma Nickels of Etters; three granddaughters, Kelly Pope of Sarasota, Kathleen Ritter of Dillsburg, and Megan Butler of Harrisburg; two great- granddaughters, Ericka Kauffman and Addison Ritter, both of Dillsburg; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Phillip and Richard James Aldinger, and two sisters, Mary Smallwood and Ruth Herring. Funeral services will be held at noon on Tuesday at Zimmerman-Auer Funeral Home, 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, with Pastor Joseph Catani officiating. Friends will be received from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Bressler Bible Church, 655 Monroe Street, Steelton, PA 17113. Anne S. McNeal Anne S. McNeal, 80, Hunterstown Road, Gettysburg, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at the Gettysburg Hospital.

She was born January 6, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Robert J. McNeal. Mrs. McNeal was a member of St.

Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Gettysburg. For many years she was an OR nurse at the Abington Hospital; later she ran the Head Start Program in Madisonville, Ky. Following her teaching career she returned to healthcare and became the housekeeping supervisor at a 500-room hospital in Madisonville, retiring in 1970. In addition to her husband she is survived by three children, Evie Westhafer of Middletown, David Westhafer of Orrtanna, Thomas Westhafer of Biglerville; and three grandchildren, Bradley Westhafer, Benjamin Westhafer, Jacob Westhafer. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, January 2, at 11 a.m.

from St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Gettysburg with Fr. Bernardo Pistone celebrant. Interment will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Gettysburg.

The family will receive friends Saturday, January 2, at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials can be made to the Adams County Rescue Mission, York Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. The Monahan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences can be made at monahanfh.com.

DECKER POPE POPE WENTZ MCNEAL Grace E. Hoak Grace E. Hoak, 91, of Biglerville, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 at her home. Born November 26, 1918 in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Katherine (Weikert) Walker.

She was the wife of the late Spener F. Hoak who died May 16, 1982. Mrs. Hoak worked for many years at the Prosperity Dry Cleaners where she did various jobs including cashier. She is survived by her three children James Hoak, of Gettysburg, Gene Hoak and his wife Judith, of Ellicott City, Shirley Miller and her husband Donald, of Biglerville; four grandchildren, Dr.

Eric Tauscher, Todd Tauscher, Jennifer Sindicic, Kelly Matson; nine great- grandchildren, Bradley Tauscher, Kassidy Tauscher, Seth Tauscher, Daniel Tauscher, Tristan Tauscher, Sophia Tauscher, Ryan Matson, Andrew Sindicic, and Madison Sindicic. She was preceded in death by her sister, Ruth Kint. Funeral services being held by the Monahan Funeral Home, Gettysburg, will be private and at the convenience of the family. Online condolences may be made at mona- hanfh.com. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Lutheran Home Care Hospice, 260 W.

High Gettysburg, PA 17325 or the Adams County SPCA, 11 Goldenville Gettysburg, PA 17325. HOAK Louise M. (Druck) Ruby Louise M. (Druck) Ruby, 88, of York, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 at 10:45 a.m.

at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown. She was the wife of the late H. Keith Ruby, who died March 14, 1993. The funeral service will be Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 11 a.m., at Workinger-Semmel Funeral Home and Crematorium, 849 E.

Market York. There will be a viewing Tuesday, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., with an Order of the Eastern Star service beginning at 10:45 a.m. Burial will follow the funeral service in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ruby was born in York.

She was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Helen M. (Sprenkle) Druck. Survivors include one daughter, Lois A. Miller and her husband, Frederick of York; two sons, Michael K.

Ruby and his wife Jane of York and Scott Ruby of Mt. Wolf; five grandchildren, Kristin, Anne, Shauna, Jenifer and Ben; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald C. Druck. Mrs.

Ruby was the former head at St. John Lutheran Church School. She was a life member of Messiah U.M. Church in North York and a former member of both the Aspers Fire Company Ladies Auxilliary and the North York Club. She was a member of White Rose Chapter 360, O.E.S.

and a graduate of North York High School, Class of 1939. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, 685 Good Drive, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, Pa 176044125 or to the Central PA Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2040 Linglestown Road, Suite 104, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the Alzheimers Association, 3544 N. Progress Suite 205, Harrisburg, PA 17110. RUBY (See DEATHS, Page A5) in Gettysburg Times.