Obituaries

Jun 18, 2022

Ajiah Paige Fox, 16, of East Earl, passed away on Saturday, June 18, as a result of an automobile accident.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Joel L. and Laura L. Graham Fox of East Earl.

Ajiah had just finished 10th grade at Garden Spot High School where she had been involved as...

Jun 18, 2022

Jr. Crocket, Howell L. Crockett Jr., 71, of Kinzers, passed away on June 18, 2022 after a short stay at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy.

Born in Murfreesboro, TN, he was the son of the late Howell L. Crockett Sr. and Josephine J. (Taylor) Crockett.

He was the loving husband of Phyllis D....

Jun 18, 2022

Roxanne Layla Wilson, 15, of Mohnton, passed away on June 18, 2022 in East Earl Township.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of Timothy Edward and Lisa M. (Mattson) Wilson.

She was a student at Governor Mifflin High School and was employed at Shady Maple Smorgasbord. She enjoyed horseback riding, riding ATV’s, fishing and...

Jun 17, 2022

Creeden W. Coulson, 85, formerly of Morgantown, passed away on June 17, 2022 as a resident of Garden Spot Village.

Born in Gardners, he was the son of the late John Henry and Kathleen (Yengst) Coulson.

He was the loving husband of Lena A. (Fernbaugh) Coulson, with whom he married on May 26, 1957.

Jun 12, 2022

Sarah L. Brubacher, 90, of Ephrata, formerly of Stevens, died Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Lincoln Christian Home. Her husband of 67 years, Jesse H. Brubacher, survives.

Born in East Cocalico Twp., she was the daughter of the late Noah O. and Susie L. (Landis) Martin.

She was a homemaker and...

Jun 11, 2022

Alexandra Sara Toth Sax, 86, a reference librarian and devoted wife and mother, passed away peacefully June 11, 2022. “Lexie,” a resident of Rye, New York, since 1964, was born June 21, 1935, in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Rev. Dr. William Toth and Margaret Kalassay Toth. In 1957, she married Maurio Sax, who survives. Other survivors include daughters Dr. Athena...

Jun 11, 2022

Paul F. Martin, 72, of 194 Kurtz Rd., Ephrata, died Saturday, June 11, 2022, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Eva Z. (Hoover) Martin.

Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late John J. and Edna Mae (Fox) Martin.

Paul was a farmer and a...

Jun 8, 2022

Sandra L. Styer, 72, of Terre Hill, died Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. Larry Styer, in 2015.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Joan L. (Weaver) Eberly of Terre Hill and the late Martin F. Eberly.

Sandy graduated...

Jun 6, 2022

Margie Celestine (Green) Marshall, 69, of New Holland, passed away on June 6, 2022 in her residence.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Bertha (Stewart) Green.

She was the loving wife of the late Robert Eugene Marshall, with whom she shared forty-six loving years of marriage until...

Jun 5, 2022

Joan Z. Shaub, 85, a resident of Ephrata Manor, passed away at the home on Sunday, June 5, surrounded by her family, following a 5 month battle with melanoma.

She was married 65 years to Harry L. Shaub. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late D. Elvin and Clara Musselman Zimmerman.

Joan...

Jun 4, 2022

William E. Poole II, 84, of Lancaster, and formerly of Leola, and New Holland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the Glen at Willow Valley.

He was married 56 years to Elizabeth Hill Poole, originally of Lebanon, who retired as a schoolteacher in Elanco. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late...

Jun 4, 2022

Jun 3, 2022

Lena Mae Kurtz, 54, of Reinholds, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Unity, WI.

Born in Lebanon, she was the daughter of Lena N. Martin Kurtz of Reinholds, and the late Paul H. Kurtz.

Lena Mae attended the Bowmansville Mennonite Church, Weaverland Conference.

Surviving besides her mother are four sisters, Lois...

Jun 3, 2022

Richard D. Taylor, 86, of Narvon, passed away on June 3, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George H. and Esther (Brown) Taylor.

He was the loving husband of the late Betty Jane (Devine) Weitzel Taylor until the time of her passing on July 24,...

Jun 2, 2022

Clair R. Gehman, 89, formerly of New Holland, a resident of Zerbe Retirement Community passed away at the home on Thursday, June 2, 2022.

He was married 69 years to Carol J. Ranck Gehman. Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late Taylor P. and Cora S. Shetzley Gehman.

Clair was a...

May 27, 2022

Willis N. Zimmerman, 84, of East Earl, passed away on May 27, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital.

Born in Earl Township, he was the son of the late Elam E. and Katie B. (Nolt) Zimmerman.

He was the husband of Amanda M. (Leinbach) Zimmerman, with whom he married on December 1, 1959 and shared sixty...

May 27, 2022

John M. Martin, 87, of Denver, passed away on May 27, 2022 in his residence.

Born in Vogansville, Earl Township, he was the son of the late Edwin S. and Elizabeth W. (Martin) Martin.

He was the loving husband of Verna Z. (Horning) Martin, with whom he married on December 23, 2017 and he was...

May 25, 2022

CindyLou Petersheim, 63, formerly of Bowmansville, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Doris J. Bidlack Messner.

CindyLou had worked at Dart Container for many years. She was a member of St....

May 24, 2022

Miriam M. Cutman, 89, a resident of Landis Homes, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

Born in Morgantown, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Sadie Fisher Cutman.

Miriam had worked as a seamstress in various garment factories. She was a member of Calvary Church.

Surviving are two sisters, Marie...

May 23, 2022

Elizabeth “Betty” W. Martin, 82, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 23, 2022, at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA. She was born in Murrell, PA, on June 5, 1939, the youngest of eight children. After marrying her next-door neighbor and sweetheart in 1960, she spent sixty-two years as the dearly loved wife of James R. Martin.