Obituaries

Dec 4, 2023

William “Bill” E. Sprecher, 90, long time resident of Bowmansville, suddenly passed away on his 90th birthday, December 4, 2023.

Born in Bowmansville, he was the son of the late Charles F. and Goldie (Demming) Sprecher.

He was the loving husband of the late Grace Ann (Bair) Sprecher, with whom he married on February 1,...

Dec 2, 2023

Henry H. Gehman, 91, formerly of Denver, passed away on December 2, 2023 as a resident of Fairmount Homes.

Born in West Earl Township, he was the son of the late Peter H. and Elsie (Hursh) Gehman.

He was the husband of the late Martha R. (Martin) Gehman, with whom he married on November 25,...

Nov 29, 2023

Gladys R. (White) Tucker, 61, of Leola, passed away on November 29, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Stockton, CA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth H. White and Thelma I. (Hershey) White.

She was the wife of the late Scott Allen Tucker, who passed away on October 9, 2021.

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Nov 29, 2023

Sue Etta Nolt, 96, of Ephrata, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Lincoln Christian Home.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late John and Leah (Shirk) Nolt.

Sue Etta worked in various area garment factories and was a member of Groffdale Mennonite Church, Weaverland Conference.

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Nov 27, 2023

Edith (Fritsche) Porsche, 98, formerly of Garden Spot Village, passed away on November 27, 2023 in her residence.

Born in Lodz, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Karl A. and Irma (Scheffel) Fritsche.

She was the loving wife of the late Alfred T. Porsche, with whom she shared 61 years of marriage until...

Nov 27, 2023

David N. Kulp, 81, of Narvon, died at his home on Monday, November 27, 2023. His wife of 52 years, Mary Alice (Rissler) Kulp, survives.

Born in Caernarvon Twp., he was the son of the late Isaac B. and Martha (Newswanger) Kulp.

David was a truck driver, working at Brubacher Excavating...

Nov 26, 2023

John M. Horst, 87, passed away on November 26, 2023 as a resident of Richland Christian Home.

Born in Leola, he was the son of the late Amos H. and Lena (Martin) Horst.

He was the husband of the late Elva (Sensenig) Horst, until her passing on September 24, 2001 and the late Maggie (Burkholder)...

Nov 25, 2023

Harvey S. Sauder, 76, of New Holland, passed away on November 25, 2023 in his residence.

Born on the family farm, he was the son of the late John M. Sauder and Katie (Snyder) Sauder Nolt.

He was the husband of Grace I. (Weber) Sauder, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage.

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Nov 25, 2023

Ralph Hartranft, Jr., formerly of Spring Garden, son of the late Ralph Hartranft, Sr., and Ella Eshleman Hartranft, passed away on November 25, 2023 at age 99. He was a resident of Garden Spot Village.

He was the husband of the late Arlene Elsie Skiles Hartranft with whom he shared 74 years of marriage until the time...

Nov 24, 2023

Blanche E. (Warden) Summers, 90, passed away on November 24, 2023 as a resident of Welsh Mountain Home.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Kathryn Warden.

She was the loving wife of the late Richard L. Summers.

She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and...

Nov 22, 2023

Sylvan R. Zook, 73, of Narvon, died Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John B. and Sadie Esh Zook.

Sylvan was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. He retired from Brubacher Excavating.

Surviving are three brothers, Daniel E. husband...

Nov 22, 2023

Anne V. (Richards) Montgomery, 55, of New Holland, passed away on November 22, 2023 in her residence after a seven year battle with early-onset Dementia, which she was diagnosed with when she was 49 years old.

Born in Stroudsburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Barbara L. (Miller) Richards.

She was...

Nov 20, 2023

Anna Mary (Weaver) Fox, 96, passed away on November 20, 2023 as a resident of Lincoln Christian Home in Ephrata.

Born in Farmersville, she was the daughter of the late Samuel O. and Mary E. (Zimmerman) Weaver.

She was the loving wife of the late Floyd E. Fox, whom she married on November...

Nov 20, 2023

Lloyd R. Burkholder, of 28 N. Charlotte St., Lancaster, PA died Monday, November 20, 2023 at The Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center, at the age of 83 years, 2 months and 29 days. He was the son of the late Clayton and Lena (Rutt) Burkholder. He is survived by three brothers, Clair, Willis, and Carl Burkholder; two brothers-in-law,...

Nov 20, 2023

Carol Mae Lamb, 90, a resident of Garden Spot Village, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023.

She was the wife of the late Edward E. Lamb, Jr. who passed in 1990. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY she was the daughter of the late Walter H. and Augusta “Marie” Larson Cornelius.

She had attended Susquehanna...

Nov 19, 2023

Walter B. Burkholder, 89, of New Holland, passed away at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital on Sunday, November 19, 2023.

He was married 69 years to Martha H. Good Burkholder. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Chester M. Burkholder and Nora S. Burkholder Weaver.

Walter was a member of the Churchtown Mennonite...

Nov 17, 2023

G. Harold Zimmerman, 88, of New Holland, died Friday, November 17, 2023, at Garden Spot Village. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene S. (Frankhouser) Zimmerman in 2019.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Christian and Mabel (Halligan) Zimmerman.

Harold had been employed by...

Nov 17, 2023

Myrtle K. “Toots” Houck, 84, of New Holland, died Friday, November 17, 2023, at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd I. Houck in 2003.

Born in Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Clyde R. and Annie L. (Weller) Buzzard.

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Nov 16, 2023

Wendy Lynne DeHaven (Giles), 63, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, night November 16, 2023. She was preceded in death by a brother, Scott Giles.

She was born in Reading on May 13, 1960 to Carolyne and Francis Giles. She loved music, especially Charlie Daniels and Lynyrd Skynard. She enjoyed doing crafts. She was...

Nov 16, 2023

Mervin S Rutt, Sr of Fairmount Homes passed away Thursday, November 16. He was born in Blue Ball, PA the son of John C and Clara Stauffer Rutt and married Gladys McGinnis Rutt on December 31, 1948.

He graduated from New Holland High School in 1944 and immediately began working at New Holland Machine, eventually becoming the...