Obituaries

Cindy L. Reinholt

Jul 28, 2015

Cindy L. (Miller) Reinholt, 53, died Monday, July 28, 2015, at her Ephrata residence after a short illness.

Born in Pottstown, she was a daughter of the late Raymond D. and Marilyn (Myers) Miller.

Surving are three siblings: Betty Miller of Terre Hill, Anna Frankie of Middleburg, FL, and Raymond R....

Amos Z. Newswanger

Jul 27, 2015

Amos Z. Newswanger, 86, of 2247 Little Hill Road, Narvon, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at the home of his daughter, Mary.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Samuel and Lydia (Zimmerman) Newswanger. His wife, Sue Etta (Shirk) Newswanger, died June 22, 2001.

Amos was a farmer and a...

Dale S. Ewell

Jul 24, 2015

Dale S. Ewell, 57, of Terre Hill, died Friday, July 24, 2015 from complications following heart surgery.

Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Herman R. and Susan Betty (Shirk) Ewell. He was married 16 years on Nov. 4 to Cindy S. (Wardenski) Ewell.

Dale graduated from Garden Spot High School in...

Aurora G. Weaver

Jul 21, 2015

Aurora G. (Garcia) Weaver, 90, of New Holland, passed away on July 21, 2015 at her residence after a brief illness. She is survived by her husband, G. Arthur Weaver, with whom she shared over 60 years of marriage.

Born in Monterrey, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Laureano and Petra (Saldaña) Garcia....

Kenneth P. Hoover

Jul 21, 2015

Kenneth P. Hoover, 88, of New Holland, formerly of Westfield, NJ, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 21, 2015.

Born in Frederick County, MD, the son of the late Lloyd L. and Mabel (Kidd) Hoover. He was married 64 years on November 4 to Joanne M. (Koehler) Hoover.

Ken graduated with a bachelor’s...

Michael B. Orosz

Jul 17, 2015

Michael Bryan Orosz, 17, of Bowmansville, passed away on Friday, July 17 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center after a brief illness. A senior at Garden Spot High School, Michael worked as a student intern at Garden Spot Village, and planned to continue working upon graduation. Michael also volunteered at Hershey Medical Center in their Teen Volunteer Program. Michael’s...

Marian E. Harnish

Jul 17, 2015

Marian E. Harnish, 89, entered into heaven on Friday, July 17, 2015 at Keystone Villa, 100 N. State St., Ephrata. Marian formerly resided in a condo at Ashlea Village, New Holland. She was preceded in death by her parents, George R. and Blanche (Stafford) Witwer of Narvon. Her husband, Maurice Harnish preceded her in death in 2009, her twin...

Bonnie M. Hoffert

Jul 17, 2015

Bonnie M. Hoffert, 75, of 210 Wecaf Rd., New Holland, died Friday, July 17, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care. Her loving husband, Carl A. Hoffert, preceded her in death in 1999.

Born in Caretta, WV, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Ada Hicks.

Bonnie worked for many...

Darla A. Ash

Jul 15, 2015

Darla A. “Cookie” Ash, 68 of Leola, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late George B. and Betty R. (Rettew) DeHaven. She was married 49 years on June 18 to Melvin S. Ash.

She had worked at the former SLC in the...

Anna L. Bauder

Jul 13, 2015

Anna L. Bauder, 83, of 412 E. Main St., Terre Hill, passed after a lengthy illness Monday, July 13, 2015 at Maple Farm, Akron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bauder, Jr. in 1998.

Born in Mohnton, she was the daughter of the late Orrell and Annie (Schonour) Stoner.

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Glenn A. Rodgers

Jul 13, 2015

Glenn A. “Butch” Rodgers, 81, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center, Narvon.

Born in Blue Ball, Glenn was the son of the late A. Jay and Mary (Harsh) Rodgers.

Glenn was a 1952 graduate of New Holland High School. He then...

George N. Griffy

Jul 13, 2015

George N. Griffy, 47, of Grant Street, New Holland, PA, died Monday, July 13, 2015, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. He is survived by his wife Sherry A. (Huyett) Griffy.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Pearl (Bosley) Griffy of New Holland and the late George R. Griffy.

George...

Edward Abramson

Jul 13, 2015

Edward Abramson, 82, of New Holland, formerly of Newark, DE and Landenberg, PA, passed away on July 13th 2015. He was born to Jerome and Evelyn Abramson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Ed was a graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia, Ursinus College, and the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a PhD in Physics.

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G. Elizabeth Wolf Weber

Jul 11, 2015

Elizabeth Weber, 100, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, died on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Born in Geigertown, Berks County, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Elmer Wolf and Mildred D. Wolf. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Weber, and her sister, Jean Berg.

As a former member of...

Harold R. Arment

Jul 6, 2015

Harold R. Arment, 85, of New Holland, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Garden Spot Village after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Giovanna (Andretti) Arment.

Born in Essington, PA, he was the son of the late Harold G. and Helen (Smith) Arment.

Harold worked as a plant...

Bernice O. Hunsicker

Jul 6, 2015

Bernice O. Hunsicker, 90, formerly of New Holland, died Monday, July 6, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allan R. Hunsicker in 2000.

Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late R. Edwin and Stella (Wolf) Good.

She was employed by New...

Drew A. Lausch

Jul 5, 2015

Drew A. “Drewble” Lausch, 52, of New Holland, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, after a brief illness.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of N. Lavern, married to Brenda (Freeman) Lausch of Denver.

Prior to his illness Drew worked as a dedicated truck driver for Sunrise...

Donald M. Wise

Jul 2, 2015

Donald M. Wise, 79, of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, formerly of Downingtown, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital after a long battle with liver cancer. His wife of 53 years, Audrey (Hopkins) Wise, survives.

Born in Philadelphia, Donald was a son of the late Harry F. and Helen (Geiger) Wise....

Bertha Ann Rhode

Jun 30, 2015

Bertha Ann Rhode, 95 of Morgantown, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

Her husband, Irwin, died in 1984.

Surviving are four children, Irwin, Jeanne, Robert and Thomas.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 8 at 11 am at Robeson Lutheran Church, 3520 Plow Road, Mohnton with visitation from 10-11 am. Interment will...

Mildred B. Weaver

Jun 28, 2015

Mildred B. Weaver, 96, formerly of Churchtown, died June 28, 2015 at Garden Spot Village, New Holland, where she had resided since 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband Jacob F. Weaver in 1979 and her daughter Nancy B. Ault in June 2014.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and...