Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Sep 30, 2016

Florence H. Dick, 92, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave, New Holland died Friday, September 30, 2016 at Garden Spot Village.

Born in Philadelphia but raised in Berlin, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Albert C. and Florence (Dorrwachter) Dick.

Florence worked for the PA Railroad and Campbell’s Soup Co....

Sep 28, 2016

Mildred E. Wenner, 73, of New Holland, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Zerbe Retirement Community after a brief illness.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Carmella (Marano) Daniels. She was married 50 years on November 29 to Roger E. Wenner.

Mildred graduated from St. Maria Goretti High School...

Sep 27, 2016

John M. Brackin, 53, of New Holland, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late J. Lewis and Diane (Keen) Brackin.

John attended Millersville University. He was currently the manager for Family Dollar Store in New Holland, known...

Sep 25, 2016

Sep 24, 2016

E. Ruth Weaver, 87, of Fivepointville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday Sept. 24, 2016, at her residence. She was the loving wife of C. Irvin Weaver, with whom she shared over 64 years of marriage.

Born in Elverson, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Hettie Ann (Weaver) Hurst.

She...

Sep 22, 2016

Paul S. Smith, 89, of New Holland, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris (Hall) Smith in 2014.

Born in Concord, MA, he was the son of the late Allison P. and Marguerite (Schwartz) Smith.

Paul served in the U....

Sep 22, 2016

Victoria “Vicki” A. Butler, 81, of Narvon, passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Zerbe Retirement Community.

Victoria was born in Franklin County and was a former member of St. Paul’s U.C.C. She worked as a housekeeper for Zerbe’s, but in her spare time she enjoyed gardening, collecting dolls, word-search puzzles, Wii Bowling, and caring for...

Sep 20, 2016

Mary Virtue Hartman, 82, of Narvon, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2016.

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Sterling "Sonny" Hartman, their son and his wife, Michael and Deborah, their daughter, Jennifer (Hartman) Roy, and four granddaughters and a grandson: Kelsey Hartman- Messersmith, Christen Hartman, Amanda Roy, Lauren Hartman, and...

Sep 14, 2016

Dr. C. James Favino, 78, of New Holland, formerly of Dallastown, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016. His wife, Christine A. (Moser) Favino, survives.

Born in Red Lion, he was the son of the late James F. and E. Gladys (Zarfos) Favino and graduated from Red Lion High School, Bucknell University, and Jefferson Medical College. He completed a...

Sep 13, 2016

John W. Uhlrich, Sr., 71 of East Earl, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Jeannette L. (Reed) Uhlrich, with whom he shared over 47 years of life and marriage.

Born in Lancaster, he was a son of...

Sep 12, 2016

Raymond Jones, 79, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2016 at his home in East Earl, PA

He was married 55 years to Barbara Jones, the love of his life.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA to Robert and Lillie (Robinson) Jones.

Raymond served in the US...

Sep 10, 2016

Erlyne T. Freshley, 89, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, formerly of West Chester, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Richard R. Freshley. They met in 3rd grade; played Hansel and Gretel in a play that year, and were together ever since.

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