Obituaries

Shirley A. Wyble

Dec 17, 2016

Shirley A. Wyble, 80, formerly of Bareville, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Garden Spot Village.

Born in Bareville, she was a daughter of the late Ira C. and Mary (McCarty) Wyble.

Shirley was a proud graduate of Upper Leacock High School. She worked in the banking industry as...

Anna May Javorsky

Dec 15, 2016

Anna May Javorsky, 79, of New Holland, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at her residence. She was the loving wife of Edmund Javorsky, with whom she shared over 45 years of companionship and marriage.

Born in East Meadow, NY, Anna May worked as a homemaker and in her spare time enjoyed traveling, shopping, gardening, and...

Vera D. Roland

Dec 13, 2016

Vera D. Roland, 93, of New Holland, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at her residence. She was the loving wife of George Roland, with whom she shared over 56 years of marriage, and who preceded her in death in 2009.

Born in New Holland, she was the youngest daughter of the late John Harvey and...

Lois A. Derr

Dec 10, 2016

Lois A. Derr, 86, formally of Ephrata, Akron area and Lititz, passed away quietly on Saturday December 10, 2016 at Maple Farm, Akron PA.

Born in Lancaster and raised in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late George and Ethel Albert of Mt Joy PA.

Lois attended Columbia High School and was employed and...

Sterling Hartman

Dec 6, 2016

Sterling "Sonny" Hartman Jr., age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in loving care at Zerbe Sister's Nursing Center in Narvon, Pennsylvania.

He was born March 27, 1936 in Hunlock Creek, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania to parents Sterling D. and Elizabeth (Lewis) Hartman. Sonny attended Harper High School. He married Mary Virtue on...

John E. Campbell

Nov 30, 2016

John E. Campbell, 95, of 522 E. Spruce St., New Holland, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred M. (Musser) Campbell in 2010.

Born in Willow Street, he was the son of the late Martin and Annie (Hess) Campbell.

John was...

Harry E. Maclay

Nov 23, 2016

Harry E. “Fritz” Maclay, 92, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. His wife, Charlotte B. (Beam) Maclay, preceded him in death in 2014.

Born in Belleville, he was the son of the late Robert Barr Maclay, Sr. and the late Grace Virginia (Royer) Maclay.

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Evelyn D. Bush

Nov 22, 2016

Evelyn D. Gehman Bush, 87, of Narvon, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care of Mt. Joy. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene Y. Gehman, in 1989 and her second husband, Willis Bush, in 2008.

Born in Lancaster, Evelyn was the daughter of the late Martin...

Jeneane W. Diller

Nov 21, 2016

JeNeane “Wendy” Diller, 79, of Lancaster, PA passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at Mennonite Home located in Lancaster. She was the loving wife of Richard E. Diller, who preceded her in death in 2010, and with whom she shared over 51 years of marriage.

Born in Turnersville, NJ, Wendy was a daughter of...

Jane P. Wenger

Nov 20, 2016

Jane P. Wenger, 93, of Terre Hill, died Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Landis Homes, Lititz.

Born in Terre Hill she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Luella (Klein) Foltz. Her husband, Michael H. Wenger, died Sept. 15, 1989.

Jane was a graduate of Terre Hill High School and a member of St....

Kathy O. Braine

Nov 20, 2016

Kathy (Rabert) Braine, 66, of New Holland PA, died on Sunday November 20, 2016. She was wife to Richard Braine for 46 years whom she met at Spring Gulch campground, mother to Chadd, married to Sarah (Schwarzmann) Braine of Rockaway NJ, and Kristina, married to Bill Newport of Lancaster PA, grandmother to Will & Stella.

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Anna Ruth Waddell

Nov 18, 2016

Anna Ruth Waddell, 89, of New Holland, formerly of Wilmington, DE, died Friday, November 18, 2016 at Garden Spot Village, New Holland.

Born in Newark, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Hannah (Knowles) Broadbent. She was married 66 years on June 10 to James A. Waddell.

She...

Dorothy H. Sheaffer

Nov 18, 2016

Dorothy H. Sheaffer, 92, of New Holland, died after a brief illness on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late J. Keller and Ruth V. (Swope) Mentzer. Her husband, William A. “Bill” Sheaffer, died Sept. 8, 2012.

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Parke J. Shissler

Nov 17, 2016

Parke J. Shissler, 64, a native of Lancaster, went home on Thursday, November 17, 2016 to be with his loved ones who passed on before him. He was the loving husband of Traci A. Shissler, with whom he shared over 13 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Betty Lou (Landis)...

Tom J. Tedeschi

Nov 15, 2016

Tom J. Tedeschi, 76, of East Earl, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Mary T. (Amendola) Tedeschi, with whom he shared over 38 years of marriage.

Born in New York, New York, he was a son of the late Salvatore and Almerinda Tedeschi.

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Jacob Allen Smucker

Nov 13, 2016

Jacob Allen Smucker, 13, of 2095 N. Churchtown Rd., Narvon, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Hershey Medical Center.

He is survived by his parents, Daniel and Barbie (Stoltzfoos) Smucker, two sisters: Mary Jane and Laura Ruth, and a brother Benjamin Luke. Also paternal grandparents John and Katie Smucker, Narvon; maternal grandfather John husband of...

Dr. Robert M. Brackbill

Nov 10, 2016

Dr. Robert M. Brackbill, Sr., 92 of New Holland, formerly of Landisville, died Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Garden Spot Village.

Born in Kinzers, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mae (Montgomery) Brackbill. His wife, Sylvia (Hoober) Brackbill, died in 1998.

Robert graduated from Paradise High School, Elizabethtown...

Richard R. Freshley

Nov 9, 2016

Richard R. Freshley, 90, of Garden Spot Village in New Holland, died Wednesday November 9, 2016 on what would have been his recently deceased wife’s 90th birthday.

Born on June 27, 1926 in Lebanon, PA, he was the son of the late Silas Albert and Ethel Mae (Raiger) Freshley. He is survived by three children: John R....

Elvin K. Martin

Nov 9, 2016

Elvin K. Martin, 71, of Denver, passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at his residence. He was the loving husband of Barbara O. (Sensenig) Martin, with whom he shared over 49 years of marriage.

Born in Ephrata, he was a son of the late Ivan G. and Eva B. (Kurtz) Martin.

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Harvey Z. Stoltzfus

Nov 5, 2016

Harvey Z. Stoltzfus, 81, formerly of Morgantown, pastor and dairy farmer, passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Landis Homes, Lititz. He was the loving husband of Lillian Stoltzfus, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Isaac and Lydia (Zook) Stoltzfus.

Harvey pastored Conestoga Mennonite Church...