Obituaries

Mary E. Piersol

Oct 25, 2016

Mary E. Piersol, 80, of New Holland, died after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the home of her granddaughter, Brooke & Matt Showalter, where she had resided for the past year.

Born in Salisbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Allen and Margaret (Spencer) Hammond. Her husband, Dr. Warren Piersol, died...

Paul K. Oberholtzer

Oct 23, 2016

Paul K. Oberholtzer, 81, resident of Richland Christian Home, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016, at Fairmount Rest Home.

Born in Lanc. Co., he was the son of the late Aaron L. and Katie S. (Kreider) Oberholtzer. He was married 59 years on Nov. 22 to the late Esther M. Oberholtzer.

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Donald H. Edwards

Oct 23, 2016

Donald H. Edwards, 85, of Morgantown, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Diane E. (Cunningham) Edwards, with whom he shared over 51 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William R. Edwards, Sr. and Anna (Stokley) Edwards Martin.

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Josephine M. Krapf

Oct 21, 2016

Josephine Krapf (Jo), age 96, of New Holland, formerly of Downingtown, died at hospice on Friday October 21, 2016.

Jo was born in Guthrieville, daughter of the late H. Wilson Robinson and the late Edna Moore Robinson. She was married to the late Warren Krapf for 68 years.

Jo is survived...

Roxanne F. Davis

Oct 17, 2016

Roxanne F. Davis, 50, of Denver, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Todd M. Davis, with whom she shared over 22 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of Charles Smith and the late Anna (Olshefski) Smith.

Roxanne...

Clarence M. Buch

Oct 17, 2016

Clarence M. “Jack” Buch, 89, of New Holland, died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Fairmount Homes after a brief illness.

Born in in Vera Cruz, PA, he was the son of the late Phares and Mary (Miller) Buch. He was married 69 years on August 2 to Betty (Roth) Buch.

Jack served as Earl Twp....

Ruth F. Green

Oct 15, 2016

Ruth F. Green, 85, of New Holland, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the loving wife of Lee P. Green, Sr., whom preceded her in death in 1972.

Born in Salisbury Township, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Blanche (Englerth) McCamant.

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Marvin W. Good

Oct 15, 2016

Marvin W. Good of East Earl went to his heavenly home after a brief illness on October 15, 2016 at Maple Farm Nursing Center in Akron. He was 84.

Born in Brecknock Township Lancaster County he was the son of the late Christian and Elizabeth (Weber) Good.

He will be missed by his loving wife...

Freddie M. Morgan

Oct 15, 2016

Freddie “Fred” M. Morgan, 82, of New Holland, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. He was the loving husband of Shirley J. (Martin) Morgan, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Athens, TX, he was a son of the late William C. Morgan and Lelia E. (Tanner) Acevedo.

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Karter B. Heatwole

Oct 14, 2016

Infant Karter B. Heatwole passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at WellSpan Ephrata Hospital. He was the son of Benjamin K. and Kayla E (Zimmerman) Heatwole of Narvon.

In addition to his parents, Karter is survived by his twin sister, Kiana B. Heatwole, his paternal grandparents, Lowell and Phyllis Heatwole of New Paris, IN,...

George William Herman

Oct 13, 2016

George William “Bill” Herman, 60, of 13 Knollwood Dr., Lancaster, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care. His wife, Janet “Jan” (Hiller) Herman, survives.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George W. and Lorena (Snader) Herman.

Bill was employed by Hess Mills as the...

Miriam R. Stoltzfus

Oct 13, 2016

Miriam R. Stoltzfus, age 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 13, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. She was under the constant care of family and caregivers for the past six years. Prior to living with family, she lived with her husband, Ben O. Stoltzfus, at 1417 Earl Ave....

Anna S. Newswanger

Oct 13, 2016

Anna S. Newswanger, 87, of 1890 Agape Ct., East Earl, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Z. Newswanger in 2004.

Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Maggie (Shirk) Brubaker.

She was a homemaker...

Lisa A. Heft

Oct 12, 2016

Lisa A. Heft, 40, of Denver, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief battle with cancer.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Mary Jane (Bowman) Horning of East Earl, and the late Marvin W. Horning. She was married 18 years on May 16 to Jason Heft.

Lisa had...

John H. Hess

Oct 11, 2016

John H. Hess, Sr., 98, of New Holland, died Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Garden Spot Village, New Holland.

Born in Millersville on October 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Jacob and Katie (Charles) Hess. His wife, Elsie (Weaver) Hess, to whom he was married 58 years, died in 1999.

John graduated...

Cecelia M. Brill

Oct 10, 2016

Cecelia Brill, 80, of New Holland, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on October 10, 2016 at Maple Farm Nursing Center, Akron. She was the wife of Robert E. Brill.

Cecelia is survived by her son, Michael Brill, husband of Virginia Brill, New Holland, daughter Carol Delgado, wife of James Delgado, Lancaster, son...

Mary Bowers Sensenig

Oct 5, 2016

Mary Bowers Sensenig, 72, of 145 Wanner Rd., New Holland, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her home. Her husband, Earl Ray Sensenig, survives. They had been married for 53 years.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Melvin Fox and Edwina Rissmiller (Bowers) Weaver.

She was a...

Mildred N. Witwer

Oct 5, 2016

Mildred N. (Strause) Witwer, 84, of Bowmansville, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Robert L. Witwer, who preceded her in death in 2002.

Born in Berks County, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Karrie (Hemminger) Strause. She was...

Charlie Ruth Bullington

Oct 2, 2016

Charlie Ruth (Blackwell) Bullington, age 90, passed away on October 2, 2016 at Garden Spot Village in New Holland, Pennsylvania, where she had lived since September 2008. Daughter of the late Charles and Lilly (Hartsfield) Blackwell, she was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up on a small dairy farm near Quitman, Texas. She, along with her parents...

Vera B. Weaver

Oct 1, 2016

Vera B. Weaver, 95, of New Holland, formerly of Blue Ball, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin H. Weaver in 2013.

Born in Farmersville, she was the daughter of the late Landis and Clara (Rutt) Buchen....