Obituaries
A. Faye Hillegass
Mar 14, 2012
A. Faye Hillegass, 83, of 134 W. Main St., Terre Hill, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 14 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Surviving is her husband of 60 years, James N. Hillegass. Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late Irvin and Lottie (Townsley) Hahn. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity E. C. Church. She...
Rosalind Faye Bacon
Mar 12, 2012
Rosalind Faye Bacon, 64, of Leola, died at home unexpectedly on Monday, March 12, 2012. A Leola resident since 1977, she is survived by her husband, Richard W. Bacon, M.D., with whom she shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Elliott David and Anne (Schwartz) Friedman. Rosalind received an M.B.A....
Marian R. Yoder
Mar 7, 2012
Marian R. Yoder, 80, of 3310 South St., Morgantown, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emanuel M. “Manny” Yoder on December 26, 2011. Born in Sonestown, she was the daughter of the late William and Josephine (Stackhouse) St. Clair. Marian was last employed as a...
Marvin E. Hershey
Mar 7, 2012
Marvin E. Hershey, 90, of 9 Chestnut Dr., New Holland, formerly of Spring Garden, died Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at his home. Born in Salisbury Twp., he was the son of the late H. Rine and Grace D. (Hershey) Hershey. He was married 21 years on Dec. 19 to Ruth (Clark) Hershey. His first wife, Mary (Metzler) Hershey, died...
Janet P. Skowood
Mar 6, 2012
Janet P. Skowood, 78, of 569 Red Hill Road, Narvon, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Born in Downingtown she was the daughter of the late Dewey and Jennie (Tait) Schrider. Her husband, John Skowood, died Dec. 13, 1966. Janet was a homemaker most of her life but in her younger years she worked as a...
Anna Mary Stauffer
Mar 4, 2012
Anna Mary Stauffer, 94, of Sarasota, FL, formerly of Ephrata, died Sunday, March 4, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Stauffer in 2008. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Clair and Minnie (Mohler) Steffy. She was a homemaker and had also worked at Hess Bros. Eggs. Surviving are seven children: Harold...
Mildred M. Irons
Mar 2, 2012
Mildred Mary Wentzel Irons, 96, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Ephrata Manor. Millie was born June 23, 1915 in Mount Penn to the late Walter and Emma Wentzel. She was married to the late James L. Irons, Sr., who died in 1994. Millie Grew up the oldest of four children in Shillington. In 1941, she married Jim. They...
Dora Elizabeth Tshudy
Mar 2, 2012
Dora Elizabeth “Betty” Tshudy, 87, of 220 Locust St., New Holland, died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Hospice of Lancaster County, Mt. Joy after a brief illness. Born in Churchtown, she was the daughter of the late S. Raymond and Anna M. (Horning) Shirk. Her husband, Robert O. Tshudy, died Oct. 24, 2011. Betty and Bob celebrated 64 years...
Clarence J. Nelson
Feb 29, 2012
Clarence J. Nelson, 96, of Garden Spot Village Retirement Community, moved from his earthly home to his eternal home in heaven with his Lord on February 29, 2012. Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Homer and Lizzie (Schoenberger) Nelson. He attended New Holland public schools through 9th grade, and then went to work as...
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...
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