Robert H. Jordan, 81, of Denver, lost his courageous fight with lung cancer Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012.

He was son of the late Albert H. and Anna C. Jordan and the husband of the late Jane Jordan.

Bob enjoyed woodworking and crafts and helping with errands at Al’s Service Center. A veteran of the Navy, he served aboard the Howard D. Crow. He worked as a hydraulic mechanic and final inspector at ETL for many years.

He will be deeply missed by his son: Kevin, husband of Dorothy (Burkholder); and his grandson: Nicholas.

Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his two sisters: Barbara and Jean.

Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at The Stevens Fire Hall, 91 Stevens Road, Stevens, on Feb. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Contributions in Bob’s memory may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County.

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

Ephrata High School senior Kyle Smith is shown with his National Your Referee of the Year award at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Boston this weekend.Ephrata High School senior Kyle Smith is shown with his National Your Referee of the Year award at the US Youth Soccer Awards Gala in Boston this weekend.

Ephrata High School senior Kyle Smith comes from a family of soccer referees.

He says tagging along to his mom Tina and older brother Brandon’s games gave him the itch to try it out as well.

"I was going to the games that they were reffing so I just decided to try it," Kyle said.

Good thing.

A Grade 8 referee since 2008, Smith has earned the right to take the field in some of the most prestigious events in the area. He has worked the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region I Championships in 2011 and took the field as center in the Under-12 final at the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships.

This past weekend, Smith, a First Team All-Star this past season for the Ephrata High School soccer team, was honored for his excellent work on the pitch.

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

Mike Lammer doesn’t claim to be the best dancer in the family. That distinction goes to his younger brother Sean, a freshman, who is a rising star on the local dance and theater scene.

But while the elder Lammer may not be up to his brother’s level on the dance floor, he is pretty good on his feet as well. And he proved that this past Saturday night in the 145 pound finals at the Section Three Wrestling Tournament at Hempfield High School.

Playing the "take-him-down, let-him-up game," the Ephrata senior secured a whopping eight takedowns vs. Elco’s Zach Layser in a 17-4 rout which clinched his first sectional title.

"I’m just really happy right now," Lammer said after winning the gold. "I knew if I came in here and wrestled my own matches they’d most likely go my way."

Ephrata Coach Josh Clair agreed.

"Mike was definitely hands down better than anybody at his weight," he said. "Everyone knows his strength is on his feet and once he got it going…When he’s on top of his game he wrestles very well, like he did tonight."

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

Cocalico's Teddy Wolf (top) cranks the arm of Wilson sophomore Parker Eidle during the semifinals at 152 pounds. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)Cocalico's Teddy Wolf (top) cranks the arm of Wilson sophomore Parker Eidle during the semifinals at 152 pounds. (Photo by Preston Whitcraft)

It was a golden weekend for Cocalico seniors Teddy Wolf and Kam Mueller.

The top seeds at their respective weight classes lived up to that billing at the Section IV Wrestling Tournament held at Governor Mifflin Intermediate School.

Wolf captured his first sectional title Saturday night with a 7-2 victory over Garden Spot’s Tanner Leid in the finals at 152 pounds. Mueller followed in the 182-pound finals with an equally impressive performance, knocking off Governor Mifflin’s Marcus Johnson, 6-1, to claim his first section crown.

With the titles, both wrestlers punched their tickets to the District Three Tournament, which will be held Friday and Saturday at Hersheypark Arena. It will be the second-straight season Wolf and Mueller are heading to Districts after both wrestlers placed second at sectionals a year ago.

Ephrata’s Kylee Parsons and Sawyer Martin of Cocalico earned the highest seedings among local swimmers heading into the District Three AAA Swim Championships Mar. 2-3.

Both local swimmers are seeded second in one event and are top six in another heading into the championships to be held at Cumberland Valley High School. Parsons (1:53.19) is seeded second behind Hershey’s Meaghan Raab (1:50.34) in the girls 200 free. She is also seeded fourth in the 500 free with a time of 5:08.21.

As for Martin,the lone person seeded ahead of him in the boys 200 free is Dan Ross of Manheim Township, who has a top seeding with a time of 1:44.18. Martin’s time in that event is 1:44.72.

In addition, Martin will also compete in the 500 free where he is seeded sixth going in with a time of 4:47.52.

In addition to Parsons and Martin, other swimmers from Cocalico and Ephrata, along with their events and seedings, are as follows:

Ruth Naomi (Bennetch) Yingst, 91, of Stevens, passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at her residence.

Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Sallie (Sholly) Bennetch and was the wife of the late Lewis I. Yingst.

She was a member of Ephrata Church of the Brethren and attended Steinmetz Church, Lebanon Gospel Center and Richland Church of the Brethren. She enjoyed going to church and helping out in the kitchen. Family was very important to her and she enjoyed cooking, putting together photo albums and collecting.

Ruth had worked at Parkside Manor, Miesee Bakery, Nichols Department store and was a nanny for several families.

Ruth is survived by three sons: James D., husband of Carmen Yingst, of Hemet, Calif.; John A., husband of Patsy M. (Wenzel) Yingst, of Millsboro, Del.; and Joel L., husband of Susan (Fern) Yingst, of Ephrata; seven grandchildren: Lewis A. Yingst, Lisa A. Sweigart, Tara L. Yingst, Trent D. Yingst, Tahlia S. Brunner, Jane J. Rosewall and Laura Rosewall; 12 great-grandchildren: Kayla, Alyson, Jayden, Jesse, Dakota, Joseph, Trent, Ashlyn, Jackson, Arianna, Richie and Danielle; and two great-great-grandchildren: Olivia and Adylin.

Anna M. ‘Mary’ (McEllhenney) Sweigart, 92, of Stevens, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in Stevens.

She was born in Clay Township to the late Clayton and Annie (Zimmerman) Horst and was the wife of Russell Elwood Sweigart, who celebrated 19 years of marriage Sept. 12, 2011.

Mary was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Congregational Church, Reamstown, where she was active in the kitchen, nursery, as a greeter and delivered service tapes to shut-ins. She enjoyed ironing, pie making, flower gardening and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a homemaker, who also worked part-time at Jake & Leona’s Restaurant, in the Green Dragon Farmer’s Market, for many years.

In addition to her husband, Mary is survived by two daughters: Norma McEllenney, wife of Peter Symuleski, of Moosic; and Norlene, wife of Dennis "Butch" Steinmetz, of Stevens; a stepson: Larry, husband of Ida Rudy Sweigart, of Swartzville; a stepdaughter: Carol, wife of Leslie Fausnacht, of Stevens;; grandchildren: LeAnn Steinmetz Martin and Lisa Zimmerman; great-grandchildren: Randy, James, Kezia and Robert Steinmetz; four step-grandchildren: Jonathan Sweigart, of Denver; Jennifer, wife of Jason McFadden, of Bainbridge; Leslie, husband of Tricia Fausnacht, of Denver; Nicholas Fausnacht, of Royersford; and two step-great- grandchildren: Cayden McFadden and Emma Fausnacht; a brother: Jacob Horst, of Fivepointville; and a sister: Elsie Hovey, of Stevens.

Keith Schneider, 55, of Leola, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County.

He was born in Lancaster County to the late Carl and Viola (Whetsel) Schneider.

Keith was a 1975 graduate of Ephrata High School, where he was a part of the track and field team and the cross country squad. He worked as a printer for QueBeCor. Keith was a Harley Davidson fan who also enjoyed collecting mugs and liked all kinds of music. He was a driver and volunteer for the Ephrata Ambulance.

He is survived by a sister: Karen Marie Schneider, of Lancaster.

A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on March 16 at the Fairview Cemetery Annex, West Cocalico Township. A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the House of the Lord Mennonite Church, 221 Schultz Road, Lancaster.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Keith’s memory may be made to Hospice of Lancaster County, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604.

Exodus 23:30: "See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you."

Nelson L. Reinard, 63, of Alsace Township, died at 9:05 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 in the emergency room of the St. Joseph’s Medical Center.

Nelson was the husband of Grace E. (Marcks) Reinard. They had been married for 33 years.

Mr. Reinard was born in Lancaster on July 20, 1948. He was the son of the late Irven S. and R. Eleonor (Shirk) Reinard.

Nelson was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Pricetown. He served on the Anniversary Committee. He was a member of the Order of the Arrow and Merit Badge Counselor for Boy Scout Troops 147 Temple and Troop 377 Stony Creek. Nelson enjoyed participating in native culture and living history. In living history he acted the character of "Mountain Man."

He was a firefighter/rescue and fire policeman for Lincoln Fire Company of Ephrata and Akron, Alsace Manor and Temple fire companies. Mr. Reinard graduated from Ephrata High School Class of 1966 and played the part of the downtown Ephrata Santa in the 1970s. His hobbies varied from fishing in Canada and Delaware to hunting, to baking. Nelson created the birthday cake for Pete Rose’s 40th birthday that was held at the former Veteran’s Stadium. He was the owner of the former Little Dutch Boy Bakery in Kenhorst. Nelson was the owner/operator of Reinard’s Digitizing and Design of Temple.