Obituaries

Nov 5, 2017

Marjorie M. Kretlow, 89, formerly of New Holland, died Sunday, November 5, 2017 at the Manor at Luther Acres. Her husband, Henry W. Kretlow survives. They would have been married for 65 years in December.

Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Adam J. and E. Hazel (Miller) Oester.

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Nov 4, 2017

Linda F. Weir, 69, of 214 Edgewood Dr., New Holland died Saturday, November 4, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle – Lancaster Regional after a brief illness. Her husband of 32 years, Gene W. Weir, survives.

She was the daughter of the late George and Carrie (Howell) Fravel.

Linda worked at Diversified Printing...

Nov 3, 2017

Charlotte A. Weaver, 90, formerly of Terre Hill, died Friday, November 3, 2017 at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, B. Willard Weaver, in 1986.

Born in Salisbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Harland and Edna (Clark) Simmons.

Charlotte worked for 40 years as...

Oct 31, 2017

Ellis M. “Huff” Hufford, Jr., 86, of Denver, died on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in West Earl Twp., he was a son of the late Ellis M., Sr. and Elizabeth (Kochel) Hufford. He was married 66 years on June 30 to Minerva A. (Good) Hufford.

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Oct 25, 2017

Oct 21, 2017

Donna L. Karver, 60, of Morgantown, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 21, 2017.

She was married 30 years to Len Karver. Born in Upper Darby, PA she was the daughter of Lois B. McGrath Norman of Media, PA and the late Robert P. Norman.

Donna was a graduate of Ursinus College and had...

Oct 21, 2017

William D. Simes, Jr., 62, of New Holland, died Saturday, October 21, 2017 after a brief illness.

Born in Narvon, he was a son of the late William D., Sr. and Mary (Fryberger) Simes.

William worked as a welder for High Steel in Lancaster. He enjoyed Hunting and fishing.

Surviving is a daughter,...

Oct 20, 2017

William A. “Billy” Becker, 62, of Manheim, died unexpectedly on Friday, October 20, 2017 at the Renova Center in Lebanon.

Born in Reading, he was the son of the late William H. and Kathleen (Kheen) Becker.

Billy graduated from Garden Spot High School and worked for the Occupational Development Center for many years.

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Oct 20, 2017

Leif Ericksen, 88, of Lancaster, died Friday, October 20, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of the late Ernst and Jenny (Hovda) Ericksen of Stavanger Norway.

Leif worked as a Home Heating Technician for Mobil Oil Corporation for 25 years, retiring in 1989. After his retirement he had...

Oct 20, 2017

Mariann Wolf left us to be with the Lord on October 20, 2017. She is the daughter of the late Robert & Yoshiko Wolf and was born in Japan on October 22, 1958.

Mariann was a graduate of the Highlands High School Class of 1976 in North Highlands, CA. Mariann’s passion was to help others and share...

Oct 19, 2017

Robert E. Marshall, 80, of New Holland, died on Thursday, October 19, 2017 following a lengthy illness.

He was the husband of Margie C. Green Marshall. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Malford Marshall and Martha Stewart.

Robert retired from Sperry New Holland where he had worked for over 20 years....

Oct 18, 2017

Edith E. Mignard, 91, of Mt. Joy, died of natural causes on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Hamilton Arms in Lancaster.

Born in Bridgeport, CT, she was the daughter of the late George and Emma (Schneider) Lendrat. Her husband, Rev. Robert B. Mignard, died April 4, 2007.

Edith was a homemaker most of her life...

Oct 15, 2017

Brian Gary Heath, 53, of 214 E. Main St, Leola, PA died unexpectedly Sunday, October 15th. He was the beloved son of Nancy J. (Strawser) Heath of New Holland and the late A. Gary Heath.

After attending Conestoga Valley High School, he went on to find employment painting bridges, was an electrician at Skyline Homes, Leola and...

Oct 14, 2017

On Saturday, October 14, 2017, Joseph Edward Buczynski III of Lancaster, PA passed away at the age of 28.

He is survived by his father, Joseph Jr.; stepmother Susan; and mother, Gina; as well as grandparents, Joseph Sr. and Kathleen, Dennis and Kathleen Quinn, and Vincent Glorioso. Joey is also survived by his three sisters,...

Oct 13, 2017

Dorothy M. Weidman, 91, formerly of New Holland, died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Philip L. Supplee in 1986 and her second husband, Donald Weidman in 2012.

Born in Narvon, she was the daughter of the late Frederick O. and Grace V. (Whiteman) Zoller....

Oct 12, 2017

Kevin H. Hoover, 22, of 834 Wallace Rd., New Holland died Thursday, October 12, 2017, due to injuries from a four wheeler accident. He was an excavator and mechanic.

He is survived by his parents, Mel and Lucy (Horst) Hoover; 4 brothers: Lamar, married to Brittany (Brubaker), Narvon; Calvin, Melvin Lee, and Jason, all at...

Oct 12, 2017

Ann K. “Annie” Lundgren, 57, of New Holland, PA, died Thursday, October 12, 2017.

Born in Indianapolis, IN, on March 29, 1960, Annie’s childhood was spent in Weston and Ridgefield CT, and then Newtown Square, PA, where she graduated from Radnor High School in 1978. Most of her adult life was spent in Delaware County,...

Oct 8, 2017

Mary E. Bennett, 96, of Ephrata, died Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Fairmount Homes.

Born in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Catherine (Gallagher) Bennett.

She worked as a legal secretary in Philadelphia for many years for attorney Robert L. Bast.

Mary was a member of Our Lady of...

Oct 8, 2017

Jacob W. Hershey, 22, of Narvon, died unexpectedly, at his home, on Sunday, October 8, 2017.

Born in Lancaster he was a son of Matthew Hershey of Tasley, VA and Kimberlea (Wance) Hershey of New Holland.

He has been working at Raber Tire in Ephrata as a tire mechanic.

Surviving in addition to...

Oct 8, 2017