Obituaries

Mar 21, 2018

Catherine Stauffer, 96, of 1238 Division Hwy., Ephrata, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in West Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Eli S. and Mary (Brubacher) Stauffer.

Catherine last served as a school teacher and was a member of Centerville Mennonite Church....

Mar 20, 2018

Marie “Grace” Pelligra, age 79, went home to be with her Lord on March 20, 2018 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She died peacefully at home in Denver, PA with her family by her side.

Grace was born to the late Albert & Laurentia Lefebvre on April 6, 1938. She grew up in...

Mar 20, 2018

Paul L. March, 75, of Mohnton died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 20 after a recurrence of lymphoma. His wife of 52 years, Donna K. (Pavlesich) March, survives.

Born in Birdsboro, he was the son of the late Warren and Eva Mae (Schlouch) March.

After high school, Paul served in the Marine Corps....

Mar 18, 2018

Annett Susan Hughes, 83, of New Holland, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Maple Farm, Akron, PA. She had been a resident of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, since January, 2018.

Born in Chicago, IL she was the daughter of the late Thomas James and Hazel Marie Annett McGlave. She was the last member of her...

Mar 18, 2018

Elva W. Sensenig, 72, of 220 Conestoga Creek Road, East Earl, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at her home after a lengthy illness.

Born in Earl Twp., she was a daughter of the late Isaac N. and Lydia S. (Weaver) Zimmerman. She is the wife of John D. Sensenig.

Elva was a homemaker and a...

Mar 18, 2018

Floy E. (Wenger) Baker, 89, of Denver, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Fairmount Homes after a brief illness. She was born in Bareville to the late Amon G. and Esther V. (Zuck) Wenger and was the wife of the late Norman L. Baker who passed away in 2002.

Floy graduated from Upper Leacock High School...

Mar 16, 2018

Roy D. Dunlap, 58, of New Holland, died Friday, March 16, 2018 after a lengthy illness.

Born in Merced, CA, he was the son of James E. Dunlap of Pittsburgh and the late Vera Mae (Jordan) Dunlap. He was married 30 years on Aug. 29 to Helen E. (Nuse) Dunlap.

Roy...

Mar 16, 2018

James F. Chubb, 86, of New Holland, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at Garden Spot Village.

Born in Mt. Carmel, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Laura (Everet) Chubb. He was married 41 years on May 8 to Eleanor S. (Smith) Sohl Chubb. His first wife, Joan Kathryn (Erney) Chubb died in 1973....

Mar 13, 2018

Lillian E. Martin, 76, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Her late husband, Allen H. Martin, entered on January 7, 2004.

Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Brubaker and Emma (Good) Brubaker Weaver.

She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Terre Hill....

Mar 12, 2018

Annette M. (Priggre) Tice, 80, of New Holland, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at home surrounded by her family, following a lengthy illness.

Born in Newark, NJ she was the daughter of the late George and Sarah Priggre. She was married 48 years this past December 6, to Raymond R. Tice, Sr.

She loved indulging...

Mar 10, 2018

Earl F. Weaver, 95, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland died Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. In 2015, he was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Grace L. (Lefever) Weaver.

Born in Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Noah W. and Mabel (Martin) Weaver.

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Mar 8, 2018

Paul N. Newswanger, 84, a resident of the Gardens of Stevens, entered into the presence of our Lord and Savior on March 8, 2018. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Kochel) Newswanger.

Born in Earl Twp. he was a son of the late Paul and Rebecca (Nolt) Newswanger.

Paul enjoyed trips to the...

Mar 7, 2018

Helen E. Weiler, 77, formerly of New Holland, died on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Wyomissing Health and Rehabilitation Ceneter in Reading.

She was the wife of the late George Ken Weiler who died in 1994. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Abram, Sr. and Mary Crills Brubaker.

Helen had...

Mar 7, 2018

Karen S. Winey, 73, of New Holland, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Fairmount Homes after a lengthy illness.

Born in Thompsontown, PA, she was a daughter of the late Earl G. and Orpha (Lauver) Leister. She was married 52 years on August 21 to Howard A. Winey.

Karen had a fervent love for the...

Mar 6, 2018

Elizabeth I. “Betty” Reeser, 83, of 567 Springville Rd., New Holland, formerly of Leola, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. Her husband, Kenneth L. Reeser, preceded her in death in 2013.

Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of the late James R. and Elsie (Burley) Simpson. At age 7, Betty...

Mar 5, 2018

Carol D. Martin, 53, of Denver, passed away unexpectedly at her home of natural causes on Monday, March 5, 2018. Her husband of 34 years, Clair M. Martin, survives.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Elam G. and Beatrice A. (Fox) Brubaker.

Carol operated her own home cleaning service.

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Mar 4, 2018

Anna Mary Martin, 101, of Narvon, PA went to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, March 4, 2018. Born in East Earl, on December 29, 1916 she was the daughter of the late Jonathan and Mattie (Sensenig) Martin.

On October 24, 1946 she was united in marriage to D. Walter Martin with whom she shared 43...

Mar 3, 2018

Anna M. Palmer, 88, a resident of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA died in Saturday, March 2, 2018.

She was the wife of the late James H. Palmer who died in 2015.

Anna had worked as a civilian employee with the U.S. Navy for over 30 years.

She was a member of...

Mar 1, 2018

Marvin E. Zimmerman, 73, of 1075 Weaverland Rd., East Earl, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at his home. His wife of 52 years, Grace S. (Zimmerman) Zimmerman, survives.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Martin S. and Lizzie (Eberly) Zimmerman.

Marvin...

Mar 1, 2018

Bertha Frysinger “Bert” Schroll, 94, formerly of New Holland, died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Brethren Village. Her husband of 63 years, Roy C. Schroll, Jr., survives.

Born in Conoy Twp., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ellen Frysinger.

Prior to marriage, she was employed by the Hamilton...