Obituaries

Jan 7, 2015

Elizabeth H. Zimmerman, 78, of 931 Center Church Road, East Earl, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the home of her daughter Lucinda Hoover.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Menno M. and Elizabeth (Hoover) Martin. Her husband, John I. Zimmerman, died Nov. 14, 2012.

Elizabeth was a homemaker and...

Jan 6, 2015

Mary E. Byers, 94, of New Holland, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.She was born October 10, 1920, in Terre Hill to the late Ivan and Florence (Hueyard) Stone.

Mary was the loving wife of the late Charles L. “Mick” Byers who died in 2013.

Mary...

Jan 5, 2015

Fannie B. Smucker, 89, of 170 Water Street, Narvon, PA, passed away on Jan. 5, 2015, at Hospice & Community Care, Mount Joy. She was the wife of the late Elmer S. Smucker, who died in 1995.

Born in Gordonville, she was the daughter of the late David Z. and Sarah (Riehl) Lapp. A homemaker, Fannie spent...

Jan 5, 2015

LeRoy B. Snader, 75, of New Holland, died unexpectedly at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday, January 5, 2015. His wife, Mildred M. “Millie” (Martin) Snader, survives.

Born in Green Bank, East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Isaac B. and Irma M. (Sandoe) Snader.

LeRoy was an installer...

Jan 4, 2015

Alberta E. Benner, 94, died Sunday, January 4, 2015, in Akron, PA after a long illness.

Born in Leola, daughter of the late Noah and Metta Steffy, she lived in Lancaster County all her life. The last number of years were spent at Garden Spot Village, New Holland and a Maple Farms, Akron. She was...

Jan 4, 2015

Richard T. Howarth, 79, of 161 Fieldcrest Lane, Ephrata, died suddenly on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Ephrata Community Hospital. His wife, Jacalyn (Longer) Howarth survives.

Born in Milltown, NJ, he was the son of the late Joseph and Madeline (Lyons) Howarth.

Dick retired from Marriot Corp. in 1995, after a...

Jan 4, 2015

Donald E. Boley, Jr., 48, of 5711 Northeimer Rd., Narvon, died Sunday, January 4, 2015 surrounded by his family at Ephrata Community Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. His wife of 25 years, Dawn (Millisock) Boley, survives.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Anna (Sweitzer) Boley, New Holland and the late Donald...

Jan 3, 2015

John F. “Jack” Logue, 87, of New Holland, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home. His wife of 50 years, Frances (Hunt) Logue, survives.

Born in Clifton Heights, PA, he was the son of the late John Francis and Hannah (Levis) Logue.

Jack was a power plant engineer, last employed...

Jan 2, 2015

Darlene Redcay, 82, of Landis Homes, formerly of Goodville died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Landis Homes.

She was born June 25, 1932 in Lancaster County to Nathan (died 1980) and Florence (died 2013) Oberholtzer, Manheim.

On March 21, 1953, she was married to Edwin Redcay. Edwin was killed in an...

Dec 28, 2014

Earl L. Schulze, Jr., 55, of 554 W. Broad St., New Holland, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 as a result of a house fire. His wife of 30 years, Denise A. (Summers) Schulze, survives.

Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late Earl L. Schulze, Sr. and Pauline E. “Betty” (Jacobs) Schulze....

Dec 28, 2014

Terry Lee Weaver, Sr., 62 of Ephrata, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, December 28, 2014.

Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late James A., Sr. and Helen (Means) Weaver. His wife, Leisa (Greineder) Weaver, died July 7, 2012.

Terry was a self-employed truck driver and he enjoyed hunting, fishing,...

Dec 27, 2014

Nevin E. Bowman, 72, of Denver, PA, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care of Mt. Joy. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Joyce H. (Shertzer) Bowman.

Born in Bowmansville, PA, he was the son of the late Aaron and Arlene (Leisey) Bowman. Nevin worked both as a landscaper and grounds...

Dec 26, 2014

Lea A. Daily, 89, of New Holland, formerly of Honey Brook, PA, lived a very full life enriched with love, laughter, family and friends. She passed away December 26, 2014 at Garden Spot Village, when she peacefully entered the gates of heaven. Born in Colchester, VT, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. and Helen (Foss) Allaire....

Dec 26, 2014

Paul H. Wolf, Jr., 73 of New Holland, died Friday, December 26, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy after a lengthy illness.

Born in Lancaster he was the son of the late Paul H., Sr. and Alice (Null) Wolf. He was married 34 years on Aug. 29 to Margaret (Kauffman) Wolf.

Paul...

Dec 24, 2014

Ada Margaret (Best) Blank, 83, of Ephrata, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care of Mt. Joy. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter R. Blank in 1985.

Born in Little Britain, PA, the daughter of the late Harry M. and Clara (Alexander) Best, Ada lived most of her life in the...

Dec 23, 2014

Llewellyn R. “Lew” Schnader, 81, of E. Jackson St., New Holland, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center following a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his first wife June I. (Patton) Schnader in 1984 and his second wife June A. (Weber) Schnader in 2008.

Born in New Holland, he was the...

Dec 22, 2014

Adeline May Gall, 89, of Honey Brook, died Monday, December 22, 2014 at Brandywine Hospital after a brief illness.

Adeline was born in Denver, CO. Her husband, James H. Gall, died May 17, 1990.

Adeline worked as an administrative assistant for several area businesses.

She was a longtime member of St. John’s Episcopal...

Dec 22, 2014

Gerard van Amstel passed away at the age of 89 from natural causes at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster, PA.

Gerard was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1925. He survived the WWII German occupation of Holland as a young man, working with the Dutch Resistance Movement against Hitler. After the war he was drafted into the Dutch Army...

Dec 21, 2014

Tyler Donald Weaver, 8, of New Holland, died Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Tami Jill Weaver.

Tyler was in the 3rd grade at New Holland Elementary School, and he attended Victory Church in Lancaster.

Dec 20, 2014

Ethel Mae Gall, 80, of Perry, FL, passed away December 20, 2014. Ethel was born December 10, 1934 in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Alexander James Purring and Ethel Mae (Springfield) Purring.

Mae was of the Non-Denominational Faith and was a member of Christian Fellowship Church in New Holland, Pennsylvania. She enjoyed spending time with...