Clarence R. Burd Sr., 90, equipment operator, enjoyed local artifacts,...
Clarence R. Burd Sr., 90, Denver, died July 29, 2017, in Mount Joy Hospice Center. Born in Denver, a son of the late Paul and Maude (Eckenrode) Burd Sr., he was married 73 years on June 28 to Arlene...
View ArticleGerald L. ‘Jerry’ Getz, 69, raised here, Sunoco retiree, car enthusiast,...
Gerald L. “Jerry” Getz, 69, of Rheems, passed away Friday, July 28, 2017, in intensive care at Lancaster General Hospital after suffering a massive heart attack. Born in Lititz, he was the only son of...
View ArticleGrace B. (Kurtz) Unruh, 96, mother of four, worked at Cinderella Knitting...
Grace B. (Kurtz) Unruh, 96, of Ephrata, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Ephrata Manor. She was born in Reistville to the late Isaac and Sally Kurtz, and was the wife of the late J. Howard...
View ArticleAudrey E. (Kuhns) Hall, 80, Dart Container retiree, enjoyed family...
Audrey E. (Kuhns) Hall, 80, of Akron, passed away on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. She was born in Lancaster to the late Russell and Anna Earla (Parmer) Kuhns. She was raised by the late J. Rudolph and...
View ArticleEdith M. Newman, 70, United Sleep supervisor, enjoyed dancing, was the life...
Edith M. Newman, 70, Denver, died at home July 26, 2017. Born in Brecknock Township, a daughter of the late Howard G. and Lyda Mae (Thompson) Beck, her husband, Robert L. “Bobby” Newman, died Aug. 17,...
View ArticleCarl A. Good, 89, Good butcher shop owner, avid hunter, enjoyed woodworking,...
Carl A. Good, 89, of West Maple Grove Road, Denver, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, at Fairmount Homes in Ephrata after a lengthy illness. Born in Denver, he was the son of the late Elmer H. and Mary C....
View ArticleFerdinand ‘Ferdy’ Hoefner, 93, Eicher Arts charter member, played with the...
Ferdinand “Ferdy” Hoefner, 93, of Ephrata, died at Ephrata Manor on Aug. 4, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 67 years: Katherine (Kay), and his children: The Reverend Lisa Jean Hoefner; Ferdinand...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Aug. 9, 2017
Harold Thomas “Tom” Wert, 66, of Manheim, died peacefully Aug. 1 at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Tom worked in the building industry most of his life. From 1993 until the present time he was...
View ArticleJoel E. ‘Sonny’ Lindberg, 72, EHS grad, co-owner of J&L Trucking, had great...
Joel E. “Sonny” Lindberg, 72, Ephrata, died Aug. 5, 2017, at Mount Joy Hospice Center. Born in Farmersville, he was a son of Lydia (Auker) Lindberg, Ephrata, and the late Joel N. Lindberg. He graduated...
View ArticleMichael E. Jacobs, 64, worked at Bollman Hat Co., enjoyed hunting, brewery...
Michael E. Jacobs, 64, Stevens, died at home Aug. 5, 2017. Born in Reading, he was a son of Gary W. and Betty J. (Burns) Jacobs, Mohnton. Michael was a 1969 Wilson High School graduate and worked 43...
View ArticleHarry T. Heckathorn, 49, recent U.S. Army retiree, member of Ephrata VFW and...
Master Sergeant Harry T. Heckathorn, 49, of Denver, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, as a result of a motorcycle accident on Sunday, July 30, while riding in a poker...
View ArticleThomas M. Hassell, 65, Navy vet, commercial painter, Eagles fan, enjoyed...
Thomas “Tom” M. Hassell, 65, of Ephrata, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. He was born in Edenton, N.C., on Dec. 7, 1951, to Esther Marie and the late John...
View ArticleRuby (Geiser) Cook, 93, Denver, licensed practical nurse, enjoyed traveling,...
Ruby (Geiser) Cook, 93, of Denver, passed away Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was born in Windber to the late Millard and Myra (Knavel) Geiser. Ruby was the wife of...
View ArticleDavid Robert Buch, 89, Korea vet, long-time pilot, owned Buch Music Houses,...
David Robert “Bob” Buch, 89, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017, at Lancaster General Hospital. Bob was born in Lititz on May 11, 1928. He was the son of Robert R. and Helen (Hacker)...
View ArticleAnna (Kapusta) Czapluk, 93, active in Union of Polish Women in America,...
Anna Czapluk, 93, formerly of Denver and Philadelphia, died Aug. 12, 2017, in Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon, where she resided since July 2011. Born in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late...
View ArticleMildred L. Martin, 86, farmer, taught Sunday school at Weaverland Mennonite...
Mildred L. Martin, 86, of East Earl, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Hershey Medical Center. Her husband of 51 years, LeRoy E. Martin, preceded her in death in 2002. Together, they farmed in Chester...
View ArticleGlenn O. Fritz. 76, general contractor, beekeeper; enjoyed deep sea fishing,...
Glenn O. Fritz, 76, of Denver, passed away Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, surrounded by his entire loving family. He was born in Adamstown and was the son of to the late Oliver and Anna Mary Fritz. He leaves...
View ArticleRobert R. ‘Bob’ Weitzel, 81, long-time Steffy Buick general manager, enjoyed...
Robert R. “Bob” Weitzel, 81, of Denver, passed away on Wednesday, Aug.9, 2017, at home. He was born in Schoeneck to the late Melvin and Elsie (Heck) Weitzel, and was the husband of Martha E. (Capwell)...
View ArticleRobert ‘Bobby’ James Harsh, 58, worked at W.E.H. Supply, enjoyed dirt track...
Robert “Bobby” James Harsh, 58, of Ephrata, passed away after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He was born in Lancaster to the late Robert C....
View ArticleAmanda P. Martin, 22, worked at Henry Schein, will be remembered for loving...
Amanda P. Martin, 22, of Stevens, was born on Sept. 6, 1994, and passed away on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. She is survived by her son: Anthony Young; mother: Angel Martin; and stepfather: Ray Latshaw;...
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