Obituaries

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...

Sep 20, 2015

Samuel Z. Shirk of Narvon passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Reading Hospital. He was the infant son of Kenneth N. and Janet S. (Zimmerman) Shirk.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by 10 siblings: Esther Mae, Kevin Z., Lamar Z., Elvin Z., Elaine Z., Galen Z., Elsie Z., Julianne Z.,...

Sep 19, 2015

Dr. Fred R. Taylor, 65, of Leola, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 19, 2015. His wife, Linda (Wright) Taylor, survives. They had celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary on August 5th.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Fred R. and Mary (Dillon) Taylor.

Dr. Taylor graduated from...

Sep 17, 2015

Gerald R. Troop, 74, of New Holland, formerly of Churchtown, died Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Ray and Dorothy (Clark) Troop of New Holland. He was married to Jackie (McCoy) Troop for 51 years on Dec. 28.

Gerald retired in...

Sep 16, 2015

Paul C. Katherman, Sr., 71, of East Earl Twp., passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at his residence. He was married to Emma M. (Bonsall) Katherman, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage.

Born in Downingtown, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Margaret (Witte) Katherman.

Paul...

Sep 16, 2015

Richard J. Weaver, 64, of Leola, died after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the University of Penn Hospital, surrounded by his family.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John H. and Ruth G. (Wise) Weaver. He was married 29 years on Oct. 3 to Catherine (Johnston) Weaver....

Sep 15, 2015

Elmer N. Nolt, 88, of Ephrata, formerly of Brecknock Twp., died Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at Fairmount Homes.

Born in Brecknock Twp., he was the son of the late Amos and Lizzie (Huber) Nolt. He was married 60 years on Oct. 9 to Ella S. (Shirk) Nolt.

Elmer worked 28 years (1943-1971) at Bollman Hat...

Sep 14, 2015

Dana L. Keckler, 42, of Terre Hill, died Monday, September 14, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Darwin L. and Fern (Ludwig) Martin of Ephrata. She was a loving mother and wife to her son, Noah, and husband of 13 years, Jon D. Keckler, Jr.

Dana...

Sep 13, 2015

Evelyn E. (Beinhower) Fisher, 89, of East Earl, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the wife of Earl S. Fisher, with whom she shared 69 years of marriage.

Born in Etters, PA, she was a daughter of the late William and Mabel (King) Beinhower.

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Sep 12, 2015

Mary H. (Newswanger) Nolt, 85, of Ephrata, formerly of Junction Road, Manheim, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the Lincoln Christian Home. Her husband, Titus M. Nolt, preceded her in death in 2009.

Born in East Earl Township, she was a daughter of the late David and Lena (Hurst) Newswanger.

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Sep 9, 2015

Frederick G. Frazier, 63, of Lancaster, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at ManorCare after an extended illness.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Edwin Carlisle and Kathryn L. (Maeder) Frazier. He attended Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster.

A 1972 graduate of Garden Spot High School, he attended...

Sep 7, 2015

Dorothy Mae Flickinger Styer, 86, of Narvon, formerly of Terre Hill, died Monday, September 7, 2015 at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center after a lengthy illness.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late William and Orlean (Myers) Flickinger. Her husband, Fred E. Styer, died March 27, 2015.

Dorothy worked as a...

Sep 6, 2015

Lucille “Lucy” Combs Kauffman, 45, of Conestoga, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Lancaster Regional Medical Center.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late John and Patricia (McMath) Combs. She was married 16 years on Nov. 24 to Dwight Kauffman.

She worked at several area factories...

Sep 6, 2015

Omar M. Graybill, 91, of Ephrata, formerly of East Earl Twp., died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Fairmount Homes.

Born in West Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Henry B. and Magdalene (Martin) Graybill. He was married 70 years on Feb. 10 to Edna (Nolt) Graybill.

Omar owned and operated a Buffalo...