Obituaries

Oct 31, 2015

Leonard A. “Casey” Stengel, 97, of 333 Wheat Ridge Dr., Ephrata, formerly of New Holland, died Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Fairmount Home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pearl B. (Druckenmiller) Stengel in 2004.

Born in Bally, he was the son of the late Harvey M. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Covey) Stengel.

Oct 30, 2015

Laura Mae Voran, 94, of New Holland, died Friday, October 30, 2015 at Landis Homes. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Willis R. Voran.

Born in Moundridge, KS, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Peter P. and Emma (Kaufman) Wedel.

Laura Mae was trained as a...

Oct 29, 2015

Earl S. Fisher, 94, of East Earl, passed away early Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015 at Denver Health & Rehab. Ctr. after a brief illness. His wife Evelyn E. (Beinhower) Fisher, with whom he shared 69 years of marriage, died Sept. 13, 2015.

Born in Jeffersonville, OH, he was the son of the late Ray E....

Oct 26, 2015

Maxie P. Bennett, 83, of 323 W. Conestoga St., New Holland, died Monday, October 26, 2015 at her daughter’s home. Her husband, Ray Bennett, preceded her in death in 1991.

Born in Bakersville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Lassie (Barnett) Peterson.

Maxie had been employed by...

Oct 26, 2015

J. Morris “Mike” Sauder, 90, of New Holland, formerly of East Main St., Leola, passed away early Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at Lancaster General Hospital. He is survived by his wife Arlene (Esbenshade) Sauder. They celebrated their 70th anniversary Dec. 23, 2014.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Eli G. and Amanda (Burkhart)...

Oct 24, 2015

Frances T. “Fran” (Catalano) Lehecka, 82, of Akron, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Fairmount Homes after a short illness. She was the loving wife of Richard R. Lehecka, with whom she shared over 59 years of marriage.

Born in New York City, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Florence (Grasso)...

Oct 21, 2015

Robert Kipp Halpin, 61, of 521 E. Conestoga St., New Holland, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, October 21. His wife, Sandra K. (Wright) Halpin, survives. They had been married for 17 years on February 14.

Born in Rockville Center, Long Island, NY, he was the son of the late James F. and Joan...

Oct 18, 2015

Herbert C. Robbins, 89, of New Holland, passed away October 18, 2015 at Garden Spot Village. He was the loving husband of Diane E. (Alstrup) Robbins, with whom he celebrated over 61 years of marriage.

Born in Hackensack, NJ, he was a son of the late Francis A. and Harriet B. (Carlton) Robbins.

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Oct 18, 2015

Evelyn Kuntz Seitzinger, 87, died Sunday, October 18, 2015. She was a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Kline Kuntz. She was married to J. William Seitzinger, Jr., for 66 years. Survivors include her husband of New Holland; two daughters, Gail (Tom) Posey of Yardley, PA, and Jean (Brian) Good of Brownstown; three grandsons, Matthew Posey, Christopher Good...

Oct 17, 2015

Kenneth H. Good, 67, of Stevens, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Horace B. and Edna (Horning) Good. He was married 15 years to Wendy R. (Morgan) Good.

Kenny was a graduate of...

Oct 17, 2015

Esther W. Ringler, 90, of Denver, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the home of her daughter Nancy and Lowell Martin of Newville, PA.

Born in Bareville, Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Weaver) Oberholtzer. Her husband, Amos K. Ringler, died Dec. 12, 2001.

Esther was a homemaker and...

Oct 11, 2015

Alvin M. Millisock, 58, of Lancaster, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 11, 2015.

Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Martha Millisock. He was married to Susan Lynn (Steffy) Millisock.

Alvin has worked for more than 25 years at Bird-in-Hand Woodworks. He also enjoyed working on cars in his spare time....

Oct 10, 2015

Paul M. “Leaky” Weaver, 85, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, formerly of Blue Ball, passed peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Garden Spot Village. His wife of 64 years, Dorothy J. “Dottie” (Witwer) Weaver, survives.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Noah B. and Lena (Martin)...

Oct 9, 2015

Shirley M. Shirk, 77, of 1288 Sheep Hill Rd., East Earl died peacefully at Hospice & Community Care with family at her side on Friday, October 9. Her husband of 59 years, Leon Shirk, survives.

Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Lester Wallace and Erma Buzzard.

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Oct 8, 2015

Mary M. Burkholder, 82, of New Holland, formerly of Ephrata, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late David M. and Etta P. (Myers) Burkholder.

She worked as a secretary from 1964-1985 at Burkholder Quarry in Martindale. For many...

Oct 7, 2015

Christina “Tina” (Wentzel) Aungst, 73, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care of Mt. Joy. She was the loving wife of Robert W. Aungst, Jr. with whom she celebrated over 55 years of marriage. Robert preceded her in death in February of 2015.

Born in Reading, she was...

Oct 6, 2015

Arthur G. Good, 98, of Myerstown, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at his home after a brief illness.

Born in Mohnton, he was the son of the late Milton and Fannie (Gehman) Good. His wife, Esther M. (Swartzentruber) Good, died July 21, 1990.

Arthur and his wife owned and operated Goods Greenhouses in Bowmansville from...

Oct 4, 2015

Clifford J. Ash, 86, of Narvon, PA, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth A. (Ballard) Ash, who passed away in 2014.

Born in Concord, NH, he was a son of the late George and Melvina M. (Marion) Ash.

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Sep 29, 2015

Joseph P. Raniere, 74, of Terre Hill, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Hershey Medical Center after a sudden illness. He was the husband of Brenda (Buckwalter) Mueller Raniere.

Born in Long Branch, NJ, he was the son of the late Carmen and Emanuela “Molly” (Sorrentino) Raniere.

Joseph was...

Sep 20, 2015

Earl L. “Skip” Graham, Jr., 53 of Narvon, died Sunday, September 20, 2015, in a boating accident in Cecil County, MD.

Born in Narvon, he was the son of the late Earl L. and Geraldine (Patton) Graham. He was married 22 years on Aug. 7 to Pamalee (Goodwin) Graham.

Skip worked 40 years for the...