Obituaries

Nov 8, 2022

Ginger Lee (Miller) Weaver, 81, of Paradise, passed away on November 8, 2022 in her residence.

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Mary E. (Scott) Miller.

She was the loving wife of the late Charles S. Weaver, with whom she married on September 18, 1957 and shared fifty...

Nov 6, 2022

Ruth A. Gregg, 80, of New Holland, died at her home on Sunday, November 6, 2022.

Ruth retired in 2008 as a mixer at Pepperidge Farms for over 27 years.

She enjoyed needlepoint, birds, flowers, and traveling, especially to Bar Harbor. Her favorite holiday was Christmas, as evidenced by the decorations...

Nov 5, 2022

Martha R. Gehman, 89, of Denver died Saturday, November 5, 2022, at Reading Hospital & Medical Center. Her husband of 67 years, Henry H. Gehman, survives.

Born in Ephrata Twp., she was the daughter of the late Amos Z. and Lydia (Rissler) Martin.

Primarily a homemaker, she had also been a...

Nov 2, 2022

Mary E. (Chalfant) Cain, 95, of Lancaster, passed away on November 2, 2022 as a resident of Evergreen Estates Retirement Community.

Born in Atglen, she was the daughter of the late Rupert T. and Blanche (Hess) Chalfant.

She was the loving wife of the late Clarence M. Cain, with whom she shared sixty-six years of...

Nov 2, 2022

Bradley S. Kurtz, 55, of Narvon, passed away on November 2, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Marvin S. Kurtz and Barbara (Cramer) Baxter.

He was the loving husband of Rhonda M. (Witmer) Kurtz, with whom he married on September 29, 1991 and shared thirty three years of...

Nov 2, 2022

Paul B. Hessemer, 97, of New Holland, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital, after a short illness.

Born in Wyomissing on March 10,1925, he was the son of the late Paul and Marie (Metzler) Hessemer.

He was the loving husband of Nancy H. (Heistand) Hessemer, whom he married on June...

Nov 1, 2022

Herman D. MacKenzie Jr., 80, of New Holland, passed away on November 1, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital.

Born in Gardiner, ME, he was the son of the late Herman D. MacKenzie Sr. and Eloise (Ellingwood) Mowday.

He was the loving husband of the late Sharon L. (Clevenstine) MacKenzie, with whom he was married to...

Nov 1, 2022

Daniel Ober Hess, 64, of Leoma, TN, died November 1, 2022, at his home.

Born in Tulpehocken Twp., Berks County, he was the son of the late Sanford and Cora (Ober) Hess.

Daniel was a truck driver. An outdoorsman, he was an avid hunter who also enjoyed woodworking, working with cars,...

Oct 30, 2022

George W. Dissinger, 83, of New Holland, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Garden Spot Village following a lengthy illness.

He was married 54 years to the late Anne Marie High Dissinger who died in 2018. Born in New Holland, he was the son of the late George L. and Eleanor Wanner Dissinger.

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Oct 29, 2022

Diane S. Hanna, 64, of Narvon gained her wings in York Hospital on October, 29th after dealing with a lengthy illness. She was born November 28 of 1957 in East Stroudsburg, PA.

She was preceded in death by her son, James, who passed in childhood & her husband, Donald “Bodee” Hanna, whom they shared 36...

Oct 25, 2022

Paul Alan Pryor, recently passed away in Palm Springs, CA. Paul was born to Donald and Lucy Pryor on December 22, 1961 in Coatesville, PA.

Paul attended Coatesville schools where he played multiple sports and graduated from Coatesville Area High School (CASH) in 1980. He continued his love of athletics by playing baseball at Lock Haven University...

Oct 24, 2022

Shane C. Bicking, 54, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, October 24 after a brief period of illness at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy.

He was married 27 years to Mimi T. Andrien Bicking. Born in Ft. Belvoir, VA he was the son of Cheryl R. Fox Bicking of New Holland, and the late...

Oct 22, 2022

Eugene S. Eberly, 86, a resident of Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Avenue, New Holland, passed away early Saturday morning following several years of declining health.

He was married 23 years to Thelma Horst Eberly. His first wife, Nora Beiler Eberly passed away in 1996. Born in Leola, he was the son of the late Melvin...

Oct 21, 2022

Patricia A. Weaver, 86, a resident of Fairmount Homes, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 21, 2022.

She was the wife of the late Harlan M. Weaver who died in 2009. Born in Spring Grove, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Kathryn Sterner Stanton.

Patricia was a member of First Deaf Mennonite...

Oct 19, 2022

Esther Mae Wise, 75, of Reading, formerly of Reinholds, passed away peacefully in her sleep early on October 19,2022.

Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Anna Mary (Groff) Wise.

Surviving Esther are three sisters, Ruth Ann Horning, Sara Jane Moyer (Harold), Doris Jean...

Oct 17, 2022

Barbara A. (Mann) Weaver, 83, of East Earl, passed away on October 17, 2022 in her residence.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Alton G. and Ruth (Gray) Mann.

She was the loving wife of James A. Weaver Jr., with whom she married on July 25, 1955 and shared sixty seven...

Oct 15, 2022

Ellie (Edna Mae) Martin, 78, of Ronks, Pa., went to be with the Lord at her home on October 15, 2022 after a four-week bout with cancer.

She was born July 8, 1944 in Blue Ball, Pa., the daughter of the late Eli B. and Mary Ellen Zimmerman. She was the sixth of seven siblings....

Oct 15, 2022

D. Jaclyn (Jackie) Taylor Laverty, 84, of Morgantown, entered into eternity on Saturday, October 15, 2022.

Jackie was born and raised in West Chester, the darling daughter of the late John R. and Thelma H. (Alexander) Taylor.

She was the loving wife of the late Theodore (Ted) R. Laverty, whom she...

Oct 15, 2022

Gerald A. Zimmerman, 72, of Walnutport, passed away on October 15, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in New Holland, Pennsylvania he was the son of the late Marvin Martin and Bette L (Zook) Zimmerman.

He was the loving husband of Karen E. (Johnson) Zimmerman, with whom he married on October 12, 1980 and just...

Oct 14, 2022

Jean M. Adams, 95, formerly of Blue Ball, died Friday, October 14, 2022, at Brookline Manor in Mifflintown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair W. “Smokey” Adams, in 1980.

Born in Beartown, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Elsie (Houck) Tshudy.

She was a homemaker...