Obituaries

Mar 15, 2017

Maria Lydia Gonzalez, 86, of New Holland, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Domingo and Audilia (Morales) Leon. Her husband, Miguel Gonzalez, died in 1994.

Maria was a homemaker and a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses Church...

Mar 13, 2017

Arlene W. Fox, 63, of New Holland, died Monday, March 13, 2017 at her home. Her husband of 44 years, Warren W. Fox, survives.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna (Weaver) Reiff.

Arlene was a waitress at New Holland Family Restaurant for more than...

Mar 12, 2017

Marie Quirke, 95, of New Holland, PA, formerly of Massapequa Park, NY, passed away on March 12th, 2017 at Garden Spot Village. She is predeceased by her husband Jeremiah. She was the loving mother of Janet (Kenneth), Marie (James), Rosemary (Warren), James (Bonnie), the late Gerald, the late Ellen (Joel), and the late Paul. She was the beloved grandmother...

Mar 11, 2017

Venancio M. “Peanut” Abreu, 91, of New Holland, passed away on March 11, 2017 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. He was the loving husband of Juana M. (Colon) Abreu, with whom he shared over 73 years of marriage.

Born in Puerto Rico, he was a son of the late Angel Medina and Juana Abreu.

Mar 11, 2017

Esther H. Bowman, 91, of Myerstown, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Richland Christian Home under the care of Hospice. She was the wife of the late Bishop Aaron S. Bowman, who died in 2003.

Born in Ephrata on May 25, 1925, Esther was a daughter of the...

Mar 11, 2017

Edgar Ernest Bumbier, 92, of New Holland, passed away on March 11, 2017 at Garden Spot Village. He was the loving husband of Eleanor A. (Aldin) Bumbier, who preceded him in death in 2010.

Born in Telford, PA, he was the son of the late Ernest and Emily (Gludin) Bumbier.

Edgar...

Mar 10, 2017

On Friday, March 10, 2017, Joan G. Barrie (nee Gilmore), age 79, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late Hugh Barrie, Jr. She is survived by her stepchildren, Lillian R. Gentiles of Media, PA, and Hugh Barrie III of Narberth, PA, and her sisters Patricia Williams of Holland, MI, Carolyn...

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Jacob G Wise Jr, 91, of Ephrata, went home to be with his Lord, on Thursday, March 9 after a lengthy illness. He was under the care of Hospice & Community Care. Jacob was the husband of Arlene (Snyder) Wise for 66 years.

Born in West Earl Township, he was the son of the late Jacob &...

Mar 8, 2017

Ruth B. Hoover, 67, of Fleetwood died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at her home. Her husband, Philip G. Hoover, preceded her in death.

Born in Stevens, she was the daughter of Lena (Burkholder) Nolt, Ephrata, and the late John M. Nolt.

She was a member of Blandon Mennonite Fellowship.

In addition to her...

Mar 8, 2017

Douglas Edward Hall, born September 26, 1971, the youngest son of Neil and Barbara Hall of Lancaster, passed away at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on March 8th from complications associated with Renal Disease.

Douglas graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in 1989 and Magna Cum Laude from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.,...

Mar 8, 2017

Shirley A. Wright, 80, of Blue Ball, passed away on March 8, 2017 her home. She was the loving wife of Jay Carl “Cork” Wright. They were married 59 years on Oct. 13.

Born in Blue Ball, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul Z. and Tessie (Stolpun) Weaver.

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Mar 7, 2017

Edmund Javorsky, 84, of New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Fairmount Homes Retirement Community. He was the loving husband of Anna May (Wasner) Javorsky, with whom he shared over 45 years of companionship and marriage, and who preceded him in death in 2016

Born in Wellsburg, WV, he was a son of the...

Mar 7, 2017

Phares Snyder Hurst, Jr., 65, of Leola, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Martha Jane (Garman) Hurst, with whom he shared 43 years of marriage.

Born in West Earl Township, Phares was a son of Phares W. Hurst of Ephrata and the late Anna Mae...

Mar 6, 2017

Lena N. (Zimmerman) Martin, 94, of East Earl, entered into rest on Monday, March 6, 2017 at her daughter’s residence in Blair County, PA. She was the loving wife of David K. Martin, who preceded her in death in 2012.

Born in East Earl Township, she was a daughter of the late Aaron Z. and...

Mar 6, 2017

Anna M. (Diem) Witman, 84, of Blue Ball, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the loving wife of Aldus L. “Sonny” Witman, with whom she shared over 57 years of marriage, and who preceded her in death in 2008.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter...

Mar 5, 2017

Floss Beiler, age 82, of New Holland, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Maple Farm Nursing Center.

She was born Aug. 4, 1934 near Gap, PA. Most of her younger years were spent near Spring City, PA. She was the daughter of the late Earl E. and Mary (Raum) Howe....

Mar 2, 2017

Robert W. Shirk, 76, of Narvon, passed away on March 2, 2017 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Paula J. (McCoy) Shirk, with whom he shared over 53 years of marriage.

Born in Narvon, he was a son of the late David M. and Bertha (Wiker) Shirk.

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Feb 26, 2017

Harry I. Davis, Jr, 68, of Ephrata, PA passed on February 26, 2017 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Harry was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Evelyn Davis and a brother Kenneth Davis.

Harry was the companion of Doris Boley, Ephrata. He is survived by brothers Gary Davis,...

Feb 26, 2017

Lisa Kay (Sweigart) Klett passed away on Sunday morning, February 26, 2017 at Lehigh Valley Hospital after a brief illness. Born on September 13, 1955, she was the daughter of Jane L. Sweigart and the late Gerald Sweigart. She was preceded in death by first husband Terry Youndt in 1990 and second husband Robert Klett in 2016.

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