Obituaries
Anna Bakker
Feb 29, 2012
Anna Bakker, 92, formerly of Yellow Hill Road, Narvon, PA, died Wed., February 29, 2012, at Garden Spot Village. She was preceded in death by her husband Frans Bakker. Born in den Bommel, The Netherlands, she was the daughter of the late Willem and Maartje (DeGroot) Jongeling. Anna was a member of Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church, East Earl. She...
Cornelia V. Kuehler
Feb 28, 2012
Cornelia V. “Connie” Kuehler, 82, of New Holland, formerly of Kennett Square, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Born in Secane, PA she was the daughter of the late F.A.C. and May (Haggard) Vosters and the wife of William D. Kuehler. Connie worked many years as a floral designer for the Hawkes Florist and Loren Florist both in Springfield. She...
Joyce E. Boley
Feb 26, 2012
Joyce E. Boley, 70, of 5285 Hammond Rd., New Holland, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Beartown, she was the daughter of the late John W. Means, Sr. and Marian (Ertz) Means. Joyce had been a long time employee of the former SLC Fashions, Blue Ball and was currently employed at Shady Maple Farm Market....
Henrietta Kohl
Feb 25, 2012
Henrietta Kohl, 75, of 692 Yellow Hill Rd., Narvon, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 25 at Lancaster General Hospital. Her husband of 35 years, Henry W. Kohl, survives. Henrietta owned H.W. Kohl trucking, Inc. for 26 years, retiring a year ago. She was a member of the Reamstown Athletic Association, and the Strausstown Rod & Gun Club. In addition...
Howard L. Sweigart
Feb 21, 2012
Howard L. Sweigart, Jr., 82, of 340 E. Main St., New Holland, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nelda P. (Rodgers) Sweigart. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Thelma W. (White) and Howard L. Sweigart, Sr. Howard served in the Army during the Korean...
Ada H. Stoltzfus
Feb 20, 2012
Ada H. Stoltzfus, 94, formerly of Mohnton , died Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband Mark “Mike” Stoltzfus in 1994. Born in Manor Twp., she was the daughter of the late Martin and Ida (Sauder) Henry. Ada was a member of Twin Valley Bible Chapel. She enjoyed gardening...
James D. Boley
Feb 20, 2012
James D. Boley, 84, of 1382 Briertown Road, East Earl, died Monday, February 20, 2012 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late John and Florence (Means) Boley. He would have been married 15 years on March 29 to Lillian (Nuse) Boley. He worked at the former Frank Ix...
Nellie A. Whitcraft
Feb 18, 2012
Nellie A. Whitcraft, 80, died unexpectedly on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Circleville, OH, she was the daughter of the late John N. and Mildred M. (Karr) Crago. Formerly of New Holland, at the time of her death, she was living at Ephrata Manor. She was married to Robert N. Whitcraft and together they...
John A. Zimmerman
Feb 17, 2012
John A. Zimmerman, 90, of 333 Wheat Ridge Drive, Ephrata, formerly of New Holland, died Friday, February 17, 2012 at Fairmount Homes of Natural Causes. Born in Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Martin and Susanna (Burkholder) Zimmerman. His first wife, Mary H. (Seibel) Zimmerman, died June 11, 1972 and his second wife, Edna S. (Horning)...
Robert I. Shirk
Feb 15, 2012
Robert I. Shirk, 88, of Akron, formerly of Terre Hill passed away on Wednesday, February 15 at Ephrata Hospital while with his daughter. Robert joins his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth (Shilling). Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Eli and Ruth (Marshall) Shirk. Robert retired in 1986 from Trojan Boat Co. in Lancaster. He...
Laura H. Nolt
Feb 13, 2012
Laura Hoover Nolt, 18, of Hurdland, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, on Monday, February 13, 2012, while visiting in Ephrata, PA. Laura was born on December 12, 1993, in Memphis, Missouri, the daughter of Curvin W. and Ada F. (Hoover) Nolt. She is a member of the Oakview Mennonite Church, Edina, Missouri. She lived most of her life in the...
Gerald G. Frost
Feb 10, 2012
Gerald G. "Jack" Frost, Jr., of New Holland, died at Lancaster General Hospital early Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, following a gallant four year battle with Parkinson's Disease. He is survived by his wife Diane (Sidelinger) Frost with whom he shared 52 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Gerald G. and Elizabeth (Evans) Frost and grew...
David E. Hanlon
Feb 7, 2012
David E. Hanlon, 77, of Birdsboro, died Tuesday, February 7 at Reading Hospital. His wife Audrey A. (Arbo) Hanlon survives. They would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on April 2. Born in Woburn, MA, he was the son of the late W. Ernest and Alma (Riker) Hanlon. David was a pilot in the United States Air Force for...
Helen J. Kennedy
Feb 2, 2012
Helen J. Kennedy, 71, of 1771 Main St., East Earl, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in West Sadsbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late Walter O. and Mary (Gibson) Hardy. Her husband, William T. Kennedy, died Jan. 1, 2011. Helen worked for the past 33 years as a nursing assistant...
Ezra Z. Sensenig
Feb 2, 2012
Ezra Z. Sensenig, age 83, of Penn Yan, N.Y. formerly of New Holland, PA died Thursday February 2, 2012 in the comfort of his sonÂ’s home. Ezra was born June 26, 1928 in East Earl, PA, the son of the late Elam W. and Lizzie Zimmerman Sensenig. On Jan. 25, 1951 he married the former Susanna M. Martin. They...
Thomas S. Yoder
Jan 31, 2012
Thomas S. Yoder, 91, of 668 Bulltown Rd., Elverson, died Tuesday, January 31 at Ephrata Community Hospital. A loving and caring husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 65 years, Fannie Y. (Kurtz) Yoder. Tom lived a life of honor and gratitude to his maker. Born in Elverson, he was the son of the late...
Anthony G. Golas
Jan 29, 2012
Anthony G. “Tony” Golas, 86, of Hinkletown, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Masonic Village. His wife of 54 years, Ruth C. (Collins) Golas, survives. Born in Reading, he was the son of the late Peter and Blanche (Likowski) Golas. Tony spent 50 years working in the textile industry as Textile Manager/Supervisor of the weave room at the former...
Dorothy M. Hollingsworth
Jan 26, 2012
Dorothy Mae Hollingsworth of Lancaster, PA, formerly of Boulder, CO died on January 26, 2012. She was born on March 14, 1931 the second of five children to Earl and Clara Gerhart and is survived by two sisters, June Denk and Betty Zimmerman of Lancaster and a brother, Robert Gerhart of Intercourse, PA. A brother, Earl Gerhart preceded her...
Verriel L. Parkes
Jan 26, 2012
Verriel L. Parkes, 82, formerly of New Holland, PA and most recently residing at Ephrata Manor in Ephrata, PA, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 26, 2012 following a long and courageous battle with ParkinsonÂ’s Disease. Born in Chester, PA, Verriel was the son of the late Verriel E. Parkes and Elsie Nuttall Parkes. A 1947...
William N. Asquith
Jan 22, 2012
William N. “Bill” Asquith, 77, of 20 Muddy Creek Church Road, Denver, died Sunday, January 22, 2012, after a lengthy illness at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center. Born in Annapolis, MD, he was the son of the late George and Elizabeth (Phipps) Asquith. He would have been married 54 years on Jan. 25 to Martha E. (Reynolds) Asquith. Bill retired...
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