Obituaries

Feb 24, 2014

Lucille K. Simmons, 90, of 30 Arrowhead Dr., Ephrata, died Monday, February 24, 2014 at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Lester H. Simmons in 1996.

Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Barton Sylvester and Gertrude (Weaver) Stover.

She was a...

Feb 22, 2014

Vivian (Suydam) Johnson, 88, formerly of Audubon, PA, died February 22, 2014, at Garden Spot Village, New Holland. She was preceded in death by her husband E. Leonard Johnson, Jr., in 1971, and by her son Emil Leonard “Skip” Johnson, III, in 2012.

Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Henry...

Feb 21, 2014

Clara Mae (Yoder) Martin, 86, entered into her eternal rest on Friday, February 21, 2014 surrounded by her loving family at the Fairmount Retirement Home, Ephrata, PA.

Born February 11, 1928 in Arthur IL, she was the 12th of Noah C. and Eliza (Yoder) Yoder’s 13 children.

Clara Mae was the...

Feb 19, 2014

Jeanne Carol (St. Pierre) Caley, 81, of Coatesville, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Seasons Hospice in Phoenixville.

Born in Rutland, VT, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Doris (Cushing) St. Pierre.

She studied home economics at Oneonta State Teachers College in New York, and she was a...

Feb 18, 2014

Marvin R. Stoltzfus, 82, of Narvon, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at home under the care of Hospice & Community Care, Lancaster. He was the husband of Emily (Fretz) Stoltzfus, formerly of Lansdale, for 55 years.

Marvin was born in Monterey, and was the son of the...

Feb 17, 2014

Leland H. Best, 66, of Narvon, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at Maple Farm Nursing Center.

He was last employed at Berk-Tek as a line operator. Leland was known as a people person. He had served in the U. S. Navy.

He will be greatly missed by his friends and extended...

Feb 17, 2014

Lillian Elva (Honey) Schlimme, 80, of New Holland, died February 17, 2014 at Brandywine Hospital. She was the wife of the late Fred R. Schlimme.

Born in Salisbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Anna (Lafferty) Graham.

She attended Gospel Tabernacle and was a long-time member of...

Feb 17, 2014

Elvin H. Martin, 86, of Lititz, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014 at the home of his daughter with whom he resided.

He was married January 17, 1953, to Martha N. Weaver who passed away October 2008.

Elvin was born in Ephrata Twp., to Ervin B. and Anna H. Martin on...

Feb 14, 2014

Harry W. Hoffman

Harry W. Hoffman, 81, of New Holland, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2014, at Pleasant View Retirement Community, Manheim, where he resided for three years. Born in Lancaster and raised in New Holland, he was the son of the late Martin and Bessie E. (Hartranft) Hoffman. He was the husband of...

Feb 10, 2014

Susan Elizabeth “Betty” Ewell, 86, of Main Street, East Earl, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, at Ephrata Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman R. Ewell in 1991.

Born in Goodville, she was the daughter of the late Amos Earle and Esther D. (Weaver) Shirk. A 1944 graduate of New Holland High...

Feb 9, 2014

Betty A. Buckwalter, 79, of Reading, formerly of New Holland, died Sunday, February 9, 2014 at Manor care – Laureldale. Her husband of 56 years, Harold S. Buckwalter, survives.

Born in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Margaret (Dart) Monks.

Betty worked for many years as a...

Feb 9, 2014

Mrs. Sarah (Sally) J. Kennedy, 88, a resident of New Holland, PA, passed into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, February 9, following a brief illness.

Mrs. Kennedy was born in Johnstown, PA in 1925 and spent much of her childhood in northeastern Ohio. As a young adult she lived in Darlington, WI where...

Feb 7, 2014

Jane H. Barber, 87, of Hollywood Drive, Lancaster, died February 7, 2014, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. She was preceded in death by her first husband John H. Hartman and her second husband Eugene Barber.

She was the daughter of the late John G. and Margaret (Rhoads) Horst.

Jane...

Feb 6, 2014

Nancy W. Frantz, 77, of 206 Main St., Denver, died Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, James I. Frantz, Sr., in 1987.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Corvin K. and Florence (Keith) Witmer.

A 1954...

Feb 5, 2014

Gene Michael "Mike" Cooper died on February 5, 2014, at Dallastown Nursing Center. He bravely fought the devastating effects of the brain injury he suffered in a chemical spill at his workplace in September 2003. He was 58 years old. Mike is survived by his wife, Sandy, to whom he had been married for 37 years on January 28....

Feb 5, 2014

Herbert Weber Yeagley, 93, of Oakdale, MN, died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Walker Methodist Westwood Ridge II. His wife, Annabelle Sue (Goade) Yeagley, survives.

Born in Penryn, he was son of the late Edgar M. and Vera W. (Weber) Yeagley.

Mr. Yeagley was a retired chemical engineer and of the...

Feb 4, 2014

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Edwards, 90, of Elverson, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at the Phoenixville Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Charles Clarke and Ruth M. (Segner) Edwards.

She worked as a bookkeeper and later as a secretary for the Reading Hospital...

Feb 2, 2014

Shirley M. Keffer, 68, of Lebanon, died Sunday, February 2, 2014 at the home of a friend in Myerstown.

Born in Bowmansville, she was the daughter of the late Walter B. and Pauline E. (Shirk) Matz.

Shirley worked for several years at Boscov’s Distribution Center in Reading in the Invoice office. She enjoyed going to...

Feb 1, 2014

Paul N. Weaver, 83, of 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, formerly of East Earl, passed away after declining health on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Fairmount Homes.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Ivan G. and Anna (Nolt) Weaver. His wife, Mary M. (Hoover) Weaver, died June 1, 2005.

Paul...

Jan 29, 2014

Tracy J. Marchini, 55, of 1380 Sheep Hill Rd., East Earl, died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Hershey Medical Center. She was married for 30 years to David P. Marchini.

Born in Hooversville, Somerset County, she was the daughter of Wanetta Secrest Escherich of Stoystown and the late David L. Escherich.

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