Janice G. FrisbieJanice G. Frisbie

Janice "Jan" G. Frisbie, 84, of Akron, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 at Landis Homes.

She was born in Clarks Summit to the late John H. Gonzales and Aline (Gonzales) Hoffman. She was the wife of Ronald Frisbie Sr., to whom she shared 63 years of marriage.

A life long Methodist, she attended Hope United Methodist Church, Ephrata. For many years she had taught young children’s Sunday school classes in both the Akron Methodist Church and the Leola Methodist Church. Jan was a charter member of the Akron Women’s Civic Club and was the chairperson of the clubs fund-raising activities for over 25 years. She was a den mother for Cub Scouts Pack 57 of Akron. Jan was a graduate of Clarks Summit High School and the Scranton Lackawanna Business College. She retired from Fulton Bank in 1988, where she was head teller in the Akron/Ephrata branch. She enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening.

Surviving in addition to her husband are three sons: Dorman, husband of Sandra (Dougherty) Frisbie; Ronald Jr., husband of Terrie (Wenger) Frisbie; James, husband of Marcia (Bear) Frisbie; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Arthur Z. WolfArthur Z. Wolf

Arthur Z. Wolf, 102, formerly of Akron, Denver and Sebring, Fla., died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 in Landis Homes, Lititz.

Born in Akron, he was a son of the late George B. and Mabel (Zwally) Wolf. His wife, Leona G. (Brown) Wolf, died Feb. 6, 1997.

A member of Akron Church of the Brethren, Arthur had been a farmer, an insurance agent with Lititz Mutual and Harleysville Insurance Companies and worked for Hershey Foods Lincoln Milk Plant, Ephrata. Akron’s last burgess and first mayor (1955 to 1963) and borough permit officer, he also belonged to the Akron Lions Club, was a trustee of Wolf’s Cemetery and secretary of Ephrata Township School District (1945 to 1953).

Surviving are a daughter: Patsy W., wife of John E. Hess, of Lititz; and sons: Jay Wolf, of New Providence; George, husband of Phyllis (Garman) Wolf, of Akron; Vern, husband of Charlotte (Riether) Wolf, of Manheim; and Jesse, husband of Sandra (Gerhart) Wolf, of Lititz; 22 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren; a sister: Elizabeth Shelly, of Ephrata; and brother: Paul Wolf, Colorado.

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Akron’s historic Shoe-In returns this New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, from 9:30 p.m. until midnight in the Broad Street Park.

Family fun and excitement will be featured as 2012 is brought in by the drop of the historic Akron Shoe. The public is invited to enjoy free hot-dogs and hot chocolate along with great family activities all evening.

The celebration will begin at 9 p.m. in Broad Street Park with a street hockey tournament followed by hay rides, music and spectacular community bonfire. A New Year’s Eve service wil start at 9:30 p.m. at the Grace Evangelical Congregational Church in Akron.

The goal of the Akron Shoe-In is to help those less fortunate obtain a new pair of shoes. The public is asked to donate a pair of new shoes in any size into one of the Akron Shoe-In drop boxes that are located throughout the community or bring along a pair of new shoes to donate at the celebration.

For more information, call Barb McMinn at 859-1244.

This event has been made possible by contributions from Goods Disposal and Ephrata National Bank.

COCALICO SPORTS

By: GARY P. KLINGER Review Correspondent, Staff Writer

Ephrata Area School Board members (seated, left to right) Judy Beiler, Ted Kachel and Kay Kurtz renewed their oath of office. Chris Weber (standing, left) and Tim Stauffer (standing, right) were sworn in as new members.Ephrata Area School Board members (seated, left to right) Judy Beiler, Ted Kachel and Kay Kurtz renewed their oath of office. Chris Weber (standing, left) and Tim Stauffer (standing, right) were sworn in as new members.

There may not be any word for some time whether or not residents of Ephrata Area School District will see their school taxes increase for the 2012-2013 school year.

But at Monday night’s school board meeting it did become clear if taxes do go up, the district will be limited to what it can do. The re-organized board voted to "opt out" of the option to apply for exceptions under Act One, which will have the effect of keeping any tax increase to a max of 2.1 percent.

K. Leon WenrichK. Leon Wenrich

K. Leon Wenrich, 87, of Paradise, entered into the arms of his Savior Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Formally of Reinholds, Leon was born in Schoeneck to the late Stephen and Katie (Harding) Wenrich and was the husband of Mildred (Loose) Wenrich, with whom he celebrated 65 years of marriage on Aug. 17.

A loving family man, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather. Leon was a member of Ephrata Bible Fellowship Church, where he served as a deacon and on the maintenance and finance committees. He also volunteered as a scout and Cub Scout leader in Reinholds. He was a volunteer firefighter and an ambulance driver. He was an owner/manager for Keystone NiteWear, Reinholds, where he worked until his retirement.

A World War II Army veteran, Leon served in the 347th infantry 87th division during the Battle of the Bulge.

In addition to his wife, Leon is survived by two daughters: Donna M., wife of Charles J. Albert Jr., of Paradise; and Christina L. Fabian, of Reading; seven grandchildren: Lisa R. Herion, Mark B. Fabian, Charles Albert III, Jeffery Albert, Tamara Flores, Amanda Don and Matthew Albert; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Several area residents were among the 469 students who graduated from Millersville University of Pennsylvania during the fall 2011 undergraduate commencement ceremony, held on Dec. 18 in Millersville’s Pucillo Gymnasium.

Laura W. Buckwalter of Denver graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in German education.

Amanda K. Moore of Reinholds earned a bachelor of science degree in special education.

Three Stevens residents earned degrees. They are: Harry Oscar Baney, bachelor of science degree in nursing;

Shanna Marie Muscavage, bachelor of science degree in speech communication; and Sarah Patricia Stoltzfus, bachelor of science degree in business administration.

By: MICHELLE REIFF Review Staff mreiff.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

Two Cousins co-owners Francesco and Lorenzo Bonura (left and right) will be holding a benefit event on Dec. 28 for the Rissler family, who recently lost three lives and their home in a fire. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)Two Cousins co-owners Francesco and Lorenzo Bonura (left and right) will be holding a benefit event on Dec. 28 for the Rissler family, who recently lost three lives and their home in a fire. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

Two Cousins Pizza & Italian Ristorante will be hosting a fund-raiser on Dec. 28 to benefit the Rissler family, devastated by a fire in a Stevens home just over a week ago.

Surviving residents Heather and Jonathan lost their parents, Melvin and Patti Rissler, and their sister, Rachel, in the blaze. Not residing in the home are their two sisters, Sarah Diem and Rebekah, as well as several half-brothers and sisters.

Lorenzo and Francesco Bonura, co-owners, have known the Risslers as regular customers for some time. Both wanted to do something to help and therefore have decided to donate 15 percent of all sales on this day to the surviving family.

By: TODD RUTH Review Sports Editor truth.eph@lnpnews.com, Staff Writer

It’s been a while since there was this much optimism coming out of the Ephrata wrestling camp. But it comes with good reason.

The Mounts return a total of 10 letterwinners to the mix, including former District qualifiers Chad and Mike Lammer, as well as Todd Dumas, from a team that went 3-3 in Section Two a year ago. Add to that mix of returnees a talented group of eight wrestlers up from the middle school team and the Mounts have talent, depth and a team that could seriously challenge in the Section Two race.

"This is the largest team we’ve had in quite a few years," seven-year Coach Josh Clair said. "I’ve had some teams in the past that might have had some better individual talent, but as a whole, from top to bottom, this should be one of our stronger teams. The kids have been working hard. More importantly, they are believing and expecting to win this year. In the past, we had some guys who would buy in but this year as a team, as a whole, they are definitely expecting good things and believe that they can beat anybody."