Obituaries

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...

Dec 18, 2014

Anna Mae (Shepler) Brookmyer, 96, a longtime resident of Sunset Avenue in Blue Ball, died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg, Pa. For 60 years she was the loving wife of Russell Brookmyer, who preceded her in death in 2012.

Born in Blue Ball, she was the daughter of the late Austin...

Dec 17, 2014

Brenda E. Showalter, 54, of 535 Westfield Dr., New Holland, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. For 26 years, she was the loving wife of John M. ”Jack” Showalter, who survives.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Marion L. (Klader) Means married to Kevin J Cummings, Newmanstown, and John “Bill”...

Dec 16, 2014

Richard Lee Hersh, 64, of Denver, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, December 16, 2014.

Born in Mohnton, he was the son of the late Frank Z. and Irene (Good) Hersh. He was married 27 years on March 27 to Corinne (Matz) Hersh.

Richard worked as an equipment operator for Lyons & Hohl in...

Dec 16, 2014

Mary Magdalene (Miller) O'Brien, 96, formerly of Narvon, PA, went home with her Lord on Dec. 16, 2014, at St. Anne's Retirement Community, Columbia.

She was the wife of the late Robert "Fuzzy" O'Brien for 68 years. He preceded her in death in 2007. Both hailed from Scranton, PA, and relocated to Lancaster County in 1946.

Dec 15, 2014

Daniel R. O’Brien, 73, of Narvon, died Monday, December 15, 2014 at his home after a lengthy illness.

Born in Scranton, he was the son of Mary M. (Miller) O’Brien of Maytown and the late Robert E. “Fuzzy” O’Brien. He was married 37 years on Sept. 17 to Donna E. (Brackbill) O’Brien.

Daniel worked as...

Dec 14, 2014

Edward W. “Mick” Collins, 80 of New Holland, devoted husband and father, died peacefully on Sunday, December 14, 2014, in hospice care at the VA Medical Center, Coatesville, surrounded by family and friends. He was the beloved husband of Amelia D. Collins, with whom he shared 30 years of marriage. Edward was a skilled first-class machinist for Lukens Steel...

Dec 11, 2014

Jolene M. (Martin) Nolt, 22, of Ephrata, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014. She was the wife of Andrew Martin Nolt.

Born in Lancaster County, she was the daughter of John Weaver and Brenda J. (Stauffer) Martin of Ephrata.

Jolene worked in the health care industry as a certified nursing assistant for four years....

Dec 11, 2014

Harold S. Buckwalter, 79, of Mercer Street, Reading, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at St. Joseph Med. Ctr., Reading, after a year long battle with lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty A. (Monks) Buckwalter on Feb. 9, 2014.

Born in Martindale, he was the son of the late Martin and Bessie (Good)...

Dec 10, 2014

Christine Jane Kelly, formerly of Elverson Christine Jane Kelly, nee Payton, passed away on the evening of Dec. 10, 2014, at Tel Hai Retirement Community, where she had been a resident since shortly after suffering a stroke in April. She was 86. Born in Bridgeton, N.J., Christine was a graduate of Haverford High School. She married Joseph R. Kelly...

Dec 9, 2014

Samuel K. Ringler, 90, of 1454 Union Grove Rd., East Earl died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at his home. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eva E. (Shirk) Ringler in 1997 and his second wife, Martha W. (Martin) Brubaker Ringler in 2010.

Born in Brutus, MI, he was the son of the...

Dec 5, 2014

Anna M. Mohler, 84, formerly of Bowmansville Road, Mohnton, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014, at Ephrata Manor after a brief illness.

Born in Greenwich Township, Berks County, she was the daughter of the late Paul

W. and Minnie E. (Mohn) Adam and wife of the late Frank Mohler, Jr., who passed...

Dec 4, 2014

Clara E. “Betty” Sturla, 89, of 3001 Lititz Pike, Terrace Crossings, Lititz, formerly of Churchtown, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 in the Lancaster General Hospital Emergency Room. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter L. Sturla, in 2004.

Born in Churchtown, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Mary (Hyman)...

Dec 3, 2014

Elaine S. Smith, 79, of Denver, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at her home. She was the wife of the late John J. Smith, Jr.

Born in Coaldale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Henry J. and Elsie M. (Hahn) Williams, Jr.

Elaine worked as a homemaker, taking loving...