Obituaries

Apr 9, 2014

Jane L. Heisler, 67, of 900 E. King St., Lancaster, died unexpectedly Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Conestoga View.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Charles R. and Kathryn E. (Kratz) Keiser.

She was a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church and enjoyed bowling, word puzzles, and...

Apr 7, 2014

J. Roy Wise, 81, of 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, formerly of Bowmansville, died suddenly on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Ephrata Community Hospital emergency room. His wife, Erla G. (Groff) Wise survives. They had been married for 53 years.

Born in Bowmansville, he was the son of the late Harvey and Suie (Witwer) Wise.

Apr 6, 2014

Alice M. “Dolly” Haas, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Morgantown, died Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Tel Hai Retirement Community after a lengthy illness.

Born in Voganville she was the daughter of the late James H. and Bertha (Ream) Sweigart. She was the widow of Harry L. Martin in 1969, Benjamin Retallack in 1994, and Russell...

Apr 3, 2014

Clifford P. Diem, 90, of Fetterville Road, East Earl, died Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Spruce Manor, West Reading. He was preceded in death by his wife Alverta M. (Sweigart) Diem in 2005.

Born in Mount Airy (Salisbury Twp.), he was the son of the late Newton and Mary (Simmons) Diem.

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Apr 3, 2014

Nora H. Wenger, 77 of Fairmount Homes, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 after a brief illness.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Harry Z. and Susanna (Horst) Wenger.

Surviving are four brothers and a sister, Lloyd H. Wenger of Lititz, Raymond H., married to Anna Mary Wenger of Lititz,...

Apr 2, 2014

James Allen Good, 90, passed away peacefully on April 2, 2014 at Fairmount Retirement Homes in Ephrata, where he resided since 2005. He was born May 4, 1923 in Spring City, PA to the late Allen H and Hannah (Gross) Good. On April 6, 1947, he married Edna Mae (Mast) Good, who preceded him in death on Dec. 28,...

Mar 31, 2014

Anthony E. Weaver, 25, of Blue Ball, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 31, 2014 at his home.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Edwin M. Weaver of Denver and the late Sandra J. (Brubaker) Weaver.

Anthony worked as a fork lift operator at SuperValue in Denver. He enjoyed playing Scrabble and fishing with...

Mar 29, 2014

Harold Grant Stoltzfus—A vivacious Christian!

Reverend Stoltzfus, 77, of 517 N. Water St., Lititz, PA is now in Heaven in the arms of Jesus, March 29, 2014.

He was married to Sylvia Stoltzfus, who survives. Their 55th wedding anniversary would have been on April 18th. Born in Morgantown, he was the son of the late...

Mar 28, 2014

Daniel Constantine, 97, of New Holland, formerly of Jeannette, PA, died Friday, March 28, 2014 at Garden Spot Village after a lengthy illness.

Born in Jeannette, he was the son of Alfred and Anna (Degregorio) Constantine. He was married 71 years on June 18 to Anna M. (Pagare) Constantine.

Daniel and his wife owned and...

Mar 28, 2014

Marian J. Unangst, 71 of Lititz, died Friday, March 28, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy (Pugh) Freidly.

Marian worked for 40 years at Dart Container in Leola, retiring in 2009. Prior to that she worked for a time...

Mar 27, 2014

Rosene Wagner, 84, of Birch Lane, New Holland, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, after a lengthy illness at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. She is survived by her husband Paul with whom she shared 59 years of marriage March 26.

Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Harold M. and...

Mar 25, 2014

Elizabeth M. Martin, 86, of 532 Reidenbach Rd., New Holland, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her home following a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Jonas M. Martin who survives.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Martin) Horst.

She was...

Mar 25, 2014

Elsie Heather Garrett, 67, of Lancaster, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at her home after a five year battle with cancer.

Born in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Waldo and Marie (Letkeman) Dyck. She was married 41 years on July 15 to John W. Garrett.

Mar 25, 2014

Charlotte M. Reeser, 87, of New Holland, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center after a lengthy illness.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Ivan H., Sr. and Florence (Heuyard) Stone. Her husband, Harold “Skip” Reeser, died in 1991.

Charlotte worked for a time at West End...

Mar 25, 2014

Henry S. Bowman, 94, of 1001 E. Oregon Rd., Lititz, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Landis Homes. His wife of 69 years, Ruth S. (Stoltzfus) Bowman, survives.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Henry and Emma (Snader) Bowman.

Henry was a poultry farmer and a...

Mar 24, 2014

Carol Ann Tibbins, 61, of New Holland, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 24, 2014 at her home.

Born in Upper Darby, she was the daughter of the late William Robb “Big Pop” and Arlene “Big Gram” (Slotterback) Eastburn. She was married 41 years on August 24 to Perry M. Tibbins.

Carol has worked for Brethren...

Mar 21, 2014

Ben O. Stoltzfus, age 85, died March 21, 2014 at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania from a brain hemorrhage and after 6 years of Alzheimer’s disease. He lived at 1417 Earl Ave., East Earl, PA with his wife, Miriam R. Stoltzfus under the loving care of their daughter, Ann Brendle.

He was...

Mar 21, 2014

Kenneth K. Jacobsen, 72, of New Holland, PA, passed away Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Mount Joy Hospice and Community Care. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay E. (Cooper).

Born in Bancroft, NE, he was the son of the late Albert W. and Verna (Eggert) Jacobsen.

Ken enlisted in the United...

Mar 21, 2014

Helen Ivy Stitson Cornell 8/20/32-3/21/14

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, passed from this life into the arms of her Lord on Friday, March 21, 2014.

Helen was born in Fitchburg, MA. She was the only daughter of Reginald and Grace Stitson. Her hometown church was Beth Eden Baptist Church and growing up...

Mar 20, 2014

David P. Mattson, 62, formerly of Gap, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Lancashire Hall, Lancaster.

Born in Havre De Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Jack and Barbara (Adams) Mattson.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era and was a former member of the New Holland American Legion...