Obituaries

Loretta M. Harnish

Mar 23, 2016

Loretta M. (Good) Harnish, 101, of Ephrata, formerly of Strasburg and Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Fairmount Home. She was the loving wife of the late Clyde L. “Mike” Harnish, who preceded her in death in 2007.

Born in West Lampeter Township, she was the daughter of Menno S. and Luetta...

Nancy H. Hessemer

Mar 23, 2016

Nancy H. (Heistand) Hessemer, 88, of New Holland, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Garden Spot Village. She was the loving wife of Paul B. Hessemer, with whom she shared over 66 years of marriage.

Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Robert H. and Evelyn (Gish) Heistand.

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Michael P. O'Neill

Mar 21, 2016

Michael P. O’Neill, 46, of East Earl, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 21, 2016. He was the loving father of Tyler T. and Madison P. O’Neill.

Born in Media, PA, he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Lenore A. (Hughes) O’Neill. Michael was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church of...

Roy N. Herr

Mar 20, 2016

Roy N. Herr, 77, of New Holland, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Hospice and Community Care of Mt. Joy. He was the loving husband of Laverne M. (Martin) Herr, with whom he shared over 57 years of marriage.

Born in Earl Township, he was a son of the late Ivan B. and...

Mabel E. Hershey

Mar 19, 2016

Mabel E. (Herr) Hershey, 102, of Lititz, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Landis Homes. She was the loving wife of J. Musser Hershey, who passed away in 2001.

Born in Strasburg Township, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Emma (Stauffer) Herr.

Mabel was a member...

Ricky L. Eberly

Mar 18, 2016

Ricky L. Eberly, 60, of East Earl died unexpectedly on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. His wife, Alma J. (Martin) Eberly, survives. They would have been married 41 years on March 22.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Allen B. and Martha S. (Stauffer) Eberly.

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George A. Seifrit

Mar 18, 2016

George A. Seifrit, 66, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 18. He was preceeded in death by his parents William and Mary Seifrit and by his brother William Jr (Billy).

Raised at Millersville Mennonite Children’s Home until the age of 12, he enjoyed a life-long friendship with the Home’s housemother Shirley...

Cynthia L. Shuman

Mar 17, 2016

Cynthia L. “Cindy” (Hess) Shuman, 53, of Gordonville, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016, after a brave battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of William G. Shuman, Jr., with whom she shared over 25 years of marriage.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of H. Lynn Hess of Reading and Thelma...

Cathy M. Martin

Mar 13, 2016

Cathy M. Martin, 48, of Terre Hill, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Hospice & Community Care after a courageous six month battle with cancer.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Marvin and Christine (Sweigart) Eberly of East Earl.

Cathy was an office supervisor for Lancaster County HomeMakers.

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Terry Lee Laukhuff

Mar 12, 2016

Terry Lee Laukhuff, 66, of Leola, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the Lebanon VA Medical Center after a lengthy battle with COPD.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Marvin R. and Dorothy J. (Witwer) Laukhuff.

Terry retired in 2012 as a truck driver. He served in...

Raymond H. Martin

Mar 12, 2016

Raymond H. Martin, 79, of Terre Hill, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Ephrata Manor. He is survived by his wife, May (Weaver) Martin. They had celebrated 58 years of marriage on Nov. 9.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Clarence and...

Betty W. Herr

Mar 12, 2016

Betty Wood Herr, 82, of Narvon, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at home surrounded by family. She was much loved by her husband of 62 years, Robert D. Herr, and by four children, seven grandchildren and one great grandson.

Born in Corry, PA on November 26, 1933, Betty met Bob at Penn State University where...

Robert F. Klett

Mar 10, 2016

Robert F. Klett, Jr., 63, of Terre Hill, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at his home after a lengthy illness. He was the loving husband of Lisa K. (Sweigart) Klett, with whom he shared over 10 years of marriage.

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he was a son of Robert F. and Amelia...

Stanley L. Crawford

Mar 8, 2016

Stanley L. “Jake” Crawford, 62, of New Holland, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 after a lengthy illness at LifeCare Hospitals of Chester County.

Born in Havre De Grace, MD, he was the son of the late George and Anna Rose (Mellott) Crawford. He was married 41 years on June 28 to Thelma (Irvin) Crawford.

Jake...

Kathryne V. Sollenberger

Mar 8, 2016

Kathryne V. “Kitty” Sollenberger, 90, of New Holland, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at Garden Spot Village after a brief illness.

Born in Upper Leacock Twp., she was a daughter of the late Anna Mary (Goretzke) and Charles McNeal. She was married 65 years to the late Melvin Sollenberger, who died April 28, 2012.

Kitty...

Janet C. Weaver

Mar 6, 2016

Janet C. Weaver, 79, of New Holland, died peacefully, after a lengthy illness, at the home of her son, on Sunday, March 6, 2016.

Born in Salisbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late J. Willis and Alice (Stanley) Diem. Her husband, R. Donald Weaver, died Nov. 5, 2010.

Janet, together with her husband,...

Donald Martin

Mar 6, 2016

Donald Martin, 80, of New Holland, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home after a brief illness.

Born in Compass, PA he was the son of Weaver and Frances (Martin) Martin. He was married 56 years, on Oct. 24, to S. Arlene (Groff) Martin.

Donald had been previously employed at Sauder’s Feed Mill, Horst...

Marcia S. Eckert

Mar 5, 2016

Marcia S. Eckert, 75 of Leola, formerly of Brooklyn NY died unexpectedly on Saturday March 5th, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Francis X. Eckert in 1987.

Born in Brooklyn NY, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Hanna (Fordin) Banny.

Marcia...

Stephen S. Esh

Mar 5, 2016

Stephen S. Esh, 88, of Fairmount Homes, Ephrata, formerly of Churchtown, entered the presence of the Lord on Saturday, March 5, 2016, following a lengthy illness. He was married to Esther (Zook) Esh for 63 years.

Born in Churchtown, Steve was the son of the late Daniel and Rachel Esh. He worked for many years...

Eric Reid Slick

Mar 2, 2016

Eric Reid Slick, 42, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Victor, ID.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Donald and Kathryn (Fischer) Slick of Lancaster. He was married to Kelly Sullivan.

Eric was a 1991 graduate of J.P. McCaskey High School and also from West Virginia University. He was a self-employed...