Obituaries

Mar 9, 2015

Alma E. Eby, 84, of New Holland passed away at Ephrata Community Hospital early Monday morning, March 9, 2015. She was born June 9, 1930, on the Eby homestead near Gordonville, the youngest daughter of the late Ira M. and Ella (Book) Eby.

She was a 1947 graduate of Lancaster Mennonite High School and received...

Mar 9, 2015

Nora L. (Newswanger) Nolt, 76, of New Holland, died Monday, March 9, 2015, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Weaver M. Nolt, who died August 5, 1988.

Born in Caernarvon Township, she was a daughter of the late Aaron B. and Anna W. (Leid) Newswanger. She was a member of Weaverland Mennonite Church,...

Mar 6, 2015

Allen M. Burkholder, 82, of New Holland, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at his residence after a long illness. He was the husband of Vera S. (Zimmerman) Burkholder, with whom he shared 59 years of marriage.

Born in East Earl Township, he was a son of the late Henry and Anna (Martin) Burkholder. He was a retired...

Mar 4, 2015

Erma Stoltzfus, 92, of Elverson, died at her residence on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, after a long illness.

Born in Elverson, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Mary (Beiler) Stoltzfus. Her husband, Louis G. Stoltzfus, died May 29, 1989.

Erma and Louis owned Spring Hollow Dairy Farm, sold Avon products, and was...

Feb 26, 2015

Lena R. (Sauder) Zimmerman, 49, of Denver, died Thursday, February 26, 2015, at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Roy S. Zimmerman.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Adam M. and Lena E. (Reiff) Sauder.

Surviving in addition to her husband and parents are 6 sons, Nelson S....

Feb 24, 2015

Fay V. Gehman, 80, of Kinzers, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at the Lancaster Regional Medical Center after lengthy illness.

Born in Bird-in-Hand, she was the daughter of the late Curtis F. and Minnie Mae (Englert) Sweigart. She would have been married 54 years on March 25 to Barry Gehman.

She was a homemaker and...

Feb 22, 2015

John A. Flora, III, 77, of New Holland, PA, passed away Feb. 22, 2015. He was born Feb. 27, 1937. He is survived by his wife Carol (Duck) Flora to whom he was married for 59 years. He was the son of the late John A. Flora, Jr., and Pauline (Storm) Flora.

In 2006 he...

Feb 21, 2015

Jackie E. Tedder, 84, of 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, formerly of Raleigh, NC, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Landis Homes. Her husband, Letcher V. “Ted” Tedder preceded her in death in 1987.

Born in Bailey, NC, she was the daughter of the late John William and Lula (Patterson) Edwards.

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Feb 19, 2015

Florence Mary Lemishko, 82, of Brimmer Ave., New Holland, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, at Maple Farm, Akron. She was preceded in death by her husband Boris Lemishko in 1997.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Roman and Mary (Recklowicz) Deinarowicz.

She worked in the admissions office...

Feb 18, 2015

Boyd R. Wenger, Jr., 91, of East Earl, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in Lancaster after a brief illness.

Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Boyd R., Sr. and Ella (McGowan) Wenger. His wife, Sarah E. (Bryan) Wenger, died Dec. 15, 1995.

During WWII Boyd served in the US Army...

Feb 18, 2015

Ross Patrick Trainor, 49, of Honey Brook, entered into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at his home surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Joseph Patrick Trainor, Sr. and Mable Elizabeth (Ford) Trainor Kadtke. He was the husband...

Feb 18, 2015

Janet M. Martin, 59, of Morgantown, died unexpectedly at her home on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

Born in Brecknock Twp., Lancaster County, she was the daughter of the late Edwin W. and Elizabeth (Musser) Nolt. She was married 31 years on January 14 to Lester Z. Martin.

Janet was a homemaker and attended Petra Church...

Feb 15, 2015

Benjamin F. Hoover, 84, of 580 Reidenbach Road, New Holland, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, February 15, 2015.

Born in Earl Twp., he was the son of the late David B. and Lizzie (Martin) Hoover. He was married 63 years on January 17 to Mary Z. (Martin) Hoover.

He was a farmer and...

Feb 14, 2015

Feb 14, 2015

Eli M. Horst, 98, of Lancaster County, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Fairmount Home, Ephrata. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Annie H. Horst.

Born in East Earl Township, he was the son of the late Eli Z. and Lydia (Musser) Horst. Eli was a farmer of cattle, poultry, and tobacco....

Feb 13, 2015

Michael Lamar Zimmerman, 9, of Stevens, PA, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 13, 2015.

Born in Stevens, he was the son of Lamar and Nancy (Nolt) Zimmerman of Stevens.

Michael is survived by his parents; his two sisters, Kathryn and Samantha; his grandparents, Abram and Mary Ellen (Nolt) Zimmerman and Raymond and Kathryn (Horning) Nolt;...

Feb 8, 2015

Vera B. Martin, 85, of 357 Hammertown Road, Narvon, died Sunday, February 8, 2015.

Born in Martindale, she was the daughter of the late Rueben S. and Annie B. (Burkholder) Martin. Her husband, John H. Martin, died previously.

Vera was a homemaker and a member of the Churchtown Old Order Mennonite Church.

Surviving...

Feb 8, 2015

Robert (Bob) W. Aungst, Jr., 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the loving husband of Christina (Wentzel) Aungst, with whom he celebrated 55 years of marriage in January.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Ruth M. (Martin) Aungst,...

Feb 7, 2015

Carl G. Weaver, 92, of Ephrata, formerly of New Holland, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 at Ephrata Manor after a brief illness.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late David and Florence (Sheaffer) Weaver. He was married 72 years on Aug. 22 to Dorothy (Stokes) Weaver.

He worked as a Site...

Feb 6, 2015

Astrid U. Ernst, 84, of New Holland, formerly of Bernardsville, NJ, died Friday, February 6, 2015 at Garden Spot Village.

Born in Wyomissing, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Lina (Conrad) Ernst.

Astrid worked most of her life as a Licensed Practical Nurse at the Bernardsville Nursing Home in Bernardsville, NJ, retiring...