Mary Elizabeth Petticoffer, 81, Ephrata Hospital volunteer, mother of three,...
Mary Elizabeth Petticoffer, 81, of Manheim, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at United Zion Retirement Community, Lititz. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Elam and Lizzie Dinger...
View ArticleKatherine W. Kopp, 85, lifetime Swamp Christian Fellowship member, enjoyed...
Katherine W. Kopp, 85, of Reinholds, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at home. She was born in Vinemont to the late Harry and Carrie (Wenrich) Gelsinger, and was the wife of the late Elmer E....
View ArticleDr. Jon Michael Keller, 67, WHS grad, had a 40-year family medical practice,...
Dr. Jon Michael Keller passed from this world to be with the Lord on Dec. 22, 2016, at age 67. Born in Ephrata and raised in Lititz, he was a 1967 graduate of Warwick High, a 1971 graduate of Juniata...
View ArticleJeffrey S. Collins, 55, assistant pastor at Hope Baptist Church, enjoyed...
Jeffrey S. Collins, 55, of Denver, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at Lancaster Regional Medical Center. He was born in Elizabethtown to the late Paul and Jean (Royer) Collins, and was the husband...
View ArticleMaria Camerino, 94, NY Public School System worker, OMPH member, enjoyed opera
Maria Camerino, 94, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Brethren Village. Born in Baselice, Italy, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Teresa (Cormano) Paolozza. She was the wife...
View ArticleRuth S. Bucher, 90, homemaker, farmer’s wife, taught Sunday School at Middle...
Ruth S. Bucher, 90, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at United Zion Retirement Community. She was born in Ephrata to the late Bard E. and Esther B. (Stauffer) Kreider, and was the...
View ArticleDeaths of Local Interest – Jan. 5, 2017
Sidney F. Hall, 84, of Willow Street, passed away Dec. 26 at Conestoga View. He worked as a carpenter and cabinet installer, for the former Krown Kitchens Co. in Leola for many years. He served with...
View ArticleHenry H. Arnold, 93, WWII vet, worked at Wellington Glass, Adamstown Rod &...
Henry H. Arnold, 93, Adamstown, died Jan. 1, 2017, in Ephrata Hospital. Born in Adamstown, he was a son of the late Howard J. and Mary (Houshower) Arnold. A plumber, he worked for Wellington Glass,...
View ArticleStephen L. Enck, 93, WWII vet, Dutchmaid retiree, Walmart greeter, ECOB deacon
Stephen L. Enck, 93, of Lancaster, formerly of Ephrata, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Conestoga View. He was born in Ephrata to the late Stephen and Katie (Buch) Enck, and was the husband of...
View ArticleWilliam Larry Bensing, 84, Korea vet, father of five, Woolworth Co. merchandiser
William Larry Bensing, 84, formerly of Ephrata, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at Susquehanna Valley Nursing Home, Columbia. He was born in Denver to the late Ralph W. and Elizabeth G. (Firestone)...
View ArticleHarry Nestorick Jr., 54, Ican In Lancaster executive director, computer...
Harry Nestorick Jr. 54, of Lancaster, passed away Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at Lancaster General Hospital. He was born in Ephrata to Sandra (Lewis) Nestorick Reasoner and the late Harry Nestorick Sr....
View ArticleAnthony Q. Mummaw, 45, Reamstown Church of God member, enjoyed time with family
Anthony Q. Mummaw, 45, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Columbia. He was born in Columbia, son of the late Dorothy J. (Hubbard) Mummaw, and was the husband of Nichole M. (Beamer) Mummaw of...
View ArticleLance R. Steierwald, 77, Navy vet, county probation officer, LEFC Sunday...
Lance R. Steierwald, 77, of Akron, passed away Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at home. He was born in Terre Hill to the late Mark John and Elva Irene (Reitz) Steierwald, and was the husband of the late Phyllis...
View ArticleMelanio ‘Mel’ Serrano, 87, Baldwin Brass retiree, a devoted and loving family...
Melanio “Mel” Serrano, 87, of Ephrata, passed away surrounded by family on Jan. 8, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rosalina. Mel was retired from Baldwin Brass in Reading. Mel was a devoted...
View ArticleNancy A. Gress, 60, Woolworth worker, enjoyed cooking, time with her family
Nancy A. Gress, 60, of Denver, passed away Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. She was born in Lancaster to Pauline M. (Shupp) Bradley and the late Richard C. Bradley; and was the wife of Dean L. Gress, with whom...
View ArticleV. Orval Wonder, 89, WWII vet, owned Wonder Disposal Service, enjoyed...
V. Orval Wonder, 89, of Akron, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. He was born in Lititz to the late George Dewey and Miriam Theresa (Lehn) Wonder, and was...
View ArticleKathleen M. Fagan, 55, Compleat Restorations worker, had an uplifting spirit,...
Kathleen M. (Stoll) Fagan, 55, of Ephrata, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at home. Born in East Patchogue, N.Y., she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Sharp) Stark of Chittenango, N.Y., and the late...
View ArticleDean A. Weaver, 50, Shopping News worker, father of five, enjoyed landscaping
Dean A. Weaver, 50, of Narvon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Morgantown. He was born in Ephrata to Kenneth and Esther (Hess) Weaver of Akron,...
View ArticleRuth H. Martin, 90, Fairmount Homes nurse’s aide, Groffdale Mennonite member
Ruth H. Martin, 90, of Ephrata, passed away Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in the loving care of the staff at the Lincoln Christian Home. She was born in Ephrata to the late Titus B. and Emaline (Hoover)...
View ArticleFrank B. Hurst, 82, Goods Store retiree, Weaverland Mennonite member
Frank B. Hurst, 82, of East Earl, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at his home. He was the loving husband of Anna Mary (Good) Hurst, whom he married on February 26, 1955 and shared more than...
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