Dolly M. Messinger

EAST BERLIN Dolly M. (Eisenhart) Messinger, 88, passed away at 9:21 a.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. She was the wife of the late Kenneth R. Messinger, Sr. Mrs. Messinger was born November 5, 1926, in York and was the daughter of the late Ira and Daisy (Shultz) Eisenhart. She retired in 2013 from Nells Shurfine Grocery Store in East Berlin after 26 years of service. Dolly was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in York. Mrs. Messinger is survived by her daughters, Connie Fuhrman of Manchester, Barbara Williams of East Berlin and Sherry Weir and her husband Timothy of East Berlin; her sons, Kenneth Messinger, Jr. and his wife, Betty of Shippensburg and Marlin "Mike" Messinger and his wife Brenda of Dover; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and her two sisters, Doris Lamparter of Dover and Zelma Lebo of East Berlin. Mrs. Messinger was preceded in death by her daughter, Darlene Buhrman; her grandson, Kenneth E. Messinger; her brothers, Sherman Eisenhart and Richard Eisenhart; and her son-in-law, Earl Williams. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to her viewings on Thursday, September 3, 2015 from 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 2470 Roosevelt Ave., York. Her funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Suburban Memorial Gardens in Dover. Officiating at the service will be her pastor, the Rev. Gregory Wahlberg. Emig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church, 2740 Roosevelt Ave., York, PA 17408; or to Hospice and Community Care, 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy, PA 17552.