Obituaries

Delores Lawn

May 31, 2015

Delores (Rotko) Lawn, 85, of East Earl, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at her home. She was the wife of the late William W. Lawn, Jr. With her passing, heaven welcomed a special angel.

Born in Olyphant, PA, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Anastasia (Nimcheck) Rotko.

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A. Jay Rodgers

May 29, 2015

A. Jay Rodgers Jr., 90, of Lancaster, formerly of Blue Ball, died Friday, May 29, 2015.

Born in Blue Ball, he was the son of the late Arthur Jay Rodgers Sr. and Mary J. (Harsh) Rodgers. He was married 44 years to the late Ellen F. Rodgers who passed away on Feb. 5, 2015.

Jay...

Ruth M. Beam

May 27, 2015

Ruth M. Beam, 77 of New Holland, died at her home on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 of complications from congestive heart failure.

Born in Narvon, she was the daughter of the late Roy C. and Margaret (Engle) Boley.

She worked as a cook at the New Holland Sales Stable and also at SquireSide Café in...

Michael D. Walton

May 26, 2015

Michael Dean Walton, 52, of New Holland, peacefully entered into rest surrounded by his loving family on May 26, 2015.

Born in Chester County, he was a son of the late Thomas E. and Virginia P. Walton.

He had a love for pigs, and collected anything that had to do with...

Martha W. Newswanger

May 26, 2015

Martha W. (Oberholtzer) Newswanger, 84, of New Holland, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was the wife of Paul Z. Newswanger.

Born in Bareville, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Anna (Weaver) Oberholtzer.

Martha was a homemaker and a member of the Weaverland...

Mary Elizabeth Freeman

May 26, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Freeman, 94, of 418 W. Maple Grove Rd., Denver, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Ephrata Manor. Her husband of 75 years, Paul Freeman, survives.

Born in Brecknock Twp., she was the daughter of the late Elmer H. and Mary C. (Bender) Good.

Elizabeth started and managed the cafeteria...

Clyde R. Miller

May 25, 2015

Clyde R. Miller of Narvon passed away surrounded by his family on May 25, 2015 during in-home hospice care after losing a tough fought battle with metastatic cancer.

He was 69.

Mr. Miller was born in Bart Township, a son of the late Brinton A. and Elizabeth G. Bair Miller.

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Howard Lutz

May 23, 2015

Howard Lutz, 96, of Denver, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy after a lengthy illness.

Born in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster County, the son of the late Ralph M. and Jennie (Flickinger) Lutz. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Elizabeth M. "Betty" (Weaver) Lutz, who died...

Durell Lee Zimmerman

May 23, 2015

Durell Lee Zimmerman, age 4, of New Holland, died Saturday, May 23, 2015 at his home from natural causes related to his special needs condition since birth.

Born in Ephrata he was the son of Glen M. and Cristine (Brubaker) Zimmerman.

Also surviving are three sisters and two brothers, Rozelle J., Glendon R., Kayla B,...

Margaret Patricia Addis

May 22, 2015

Margaret Patricia “Pat” V. Addis, 86, of New Holland, passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Germantown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Frederick and Margaret (Payne_ Vollmer.

She worked for over 37 years as an elementary school teacher for the Lower Merion...

Vicki L. Lupold

May 19, 2015

Vicki L. Lupold, 62, of Ephrata, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Marvin M. and Rosalia (Griffith) Weaver.

She previously worked as a waitress in Ephrata.

Surviving is a daughter, Chrysalis Lupold of Austin; 10 brothers and sisters, Paula...

Martha Z. Zimmerman

May 19, 2015

Martha Z. Zimmerman, 91, of Ephrata, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her home after a lengthy illness.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Eli and Christiana (Zimmerman) Zimmerman. Her husband, Paul M. Zimmerman, died Feb. 21, 1968.

Martha was a homemaker and a member of the Martindale Mennonite...

Harold C. Good

May 18, 2015

Harold Carpenter Good, 96, a metal craftsman, storyteller, and dedicated alumnus of Milton Hershey School, died May 18, 2015 at St. Anne’s Retirement Home in Columbia. He was a long-time resident of Elizabethtown.

Mr. Good was born September 10, 1918 in Leacock to Clarence and Annie (Carpenter) Good.

He graduated from...

Edwin M. Martin

May 16, 2015

Edwin M. Martin, 74, of 196 Tucquan Glen Rd., Holtwood, died unexpectedly Saturday evening, May 16 at his home. His wife of 53 years, Etta Z. (Burkholder) Martin, survives.

Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Edwin S. and Elizabeth W. (Martin) Martin.

Edwin was a retired...

Raymond M. Weaver

May 15, 2015

Raymond M. Weaver, 80, of 1943 Little Conestoga Rd., Elverson, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Fairmount Homes. His wife of 59 years, Alta M. (Nolt) Weaver, survives.

Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late George and Lydia (Martin) Weaver.

Raymond was a retired farmer and a...

Carol S. Hopper

May 15, 2015

Francis X. Mulvenna

May 14, 2015

Elsie E. Shelley

May 13, 2015

Elsie E. Shelley, 99, of New Holland passed into eternal life on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Edith and Tony Folker, where she had resided for the past 18 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. Shelley in 1995.

Born in Leacock Twp., she was the...

Pearl E. Boley

May 12, 2015

Pearl E. (Walstrum) Boley, 84, of East Earl, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 after a lengthy illness.

Born in Lancaster, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Bessie (Walton) Walstrum.

Pearl worked as a knitter for Hope Hosiery for over 12 years....

Mary H. Reiff

May 9, 2015

Mary H. Reiff, 71, of 783 Twin Hill Road, New Holland, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 at her home after a lengthy illness.

Born in Leola, she was the daughter of the late Joseph O. and Mary (Hoover) Nolt. She was married 49 years on Oct. 21 to Titus G. Reiff.

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