Obituaries

David S. Wentling

May 23, 2022

David S. Wentling, 75, a resident of Columbia Cottage, Wyomissing, passed away at the home

on Monday, May 23, 2022.

Born in Reading, Dave was the only child of the late Lester H. and Kathryn Spahn Wentling.

After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and spent...

Douglas W. Weaver

May 23, 2022

Douglas W. Weaver, 74, of East Earl, died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, May 23, 2022.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Fred B. and Hazel E. (Weaver) Weaver.

Doug was a 1965 graduate of Garden Spot High School and worked at Burle Industries until his...

John N. Sensenig

May 21, 2022

John N. Sensenig, 82, of Nottingham, PA passed away May 21, 2022, in the Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA. He was the husband of Pauline B. (Weaver) Sensenig to whom he was married to for 62 years. He was born in Gordonville, PA on June 15, 1939, a son of the late John B. Sensenig and Mary M. (Nolt)...

Barbara Coy Hostetter

May 21, 2022

Barbara Hostetter, 86, of New Holland, passed away on May 21, 2022, at Lancaster General. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Truman and Ruth Coy, she was married for 62 years to Milton Hostetter.

She grew up in New Holland and graduated from New Holland High School in 1954, from Harrisburg Hospital School of Nursing in...

Clair Lee Dise

May 20, 2022

Clair "Pop" Lee Dise, 65, of New Holland, passed away unexpectedly on May 20, 2022.

Clair was born on January 17, 1957 to the late Warren and Marian (Smoker) Dise in Lancaster, Pennsylvania..

Clair was passionate about his faith, family and model trains. Clair enjoyed a sincere relationship with God and...

Arlene E. Hartranft

May 17, 2022

Arlene Elsie Skiles Hartranft, 95, formerly of Spring Garden, died May 17, 2022 at Garden Spot Village. She is survived by her husband Ralph Hartranft, Jr., whom she married May 1, 1948.

Arlene was the daughter of the late Roy J. and Ruth Baxter Skiles.

She’s a member of St. Stephen...

Clara Nell Flood

May 17, 2022

Clara Nell (Pope) Flood, 87, of New Holland, passed away on May 17, 2022 after a short stay at Hospice & Community Care of Mount Joy.

Born in Canal Point, FL, she was the daughter of the late Warren C. and Ruth (Hitchcock) Pope.

She was the loving wife of Edward J. Flood, with whom...

Dorothy J. Weaver

May 14, 2022

Dorothy J. “Dotty” Weaver, 91, formerly of Blue Ball, died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at her home at Garden Spot Village. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul M. “Leaky” Weaver, in 2015.

Born in Blue Ball, she was the daughter of the late Ivan S. and Isabel (Lewis) Witwer.

Dotty was a...

Mary Catherine Hall Bushong

May 13, 2022

My mother Mary was released into heaven after a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease on Friday the 13th. The luckiest day for her. We mourn her loss of life from this disease although she had a full, rich, challenging life before the disease started. Mom was born and raised in Washington DC, to loving parents. Her father Clyde Hall...

Anna M. Frey

May 10, 2022

Anna Mae (Sonnen) Frey, 81, of New Holland, passed away on May 10, 2022 in her residence.

Born in Mill Creek Township, she was the daughter of the late Edward Samuel and Minnie (Sweigart) Sonnen.

She was employed by Red Rose Transit in their maintenance department. She enjoyed sewing, she had made over 150 dresses...

Joseph J. Miozza

May 9, 2022

Joseph J. Miozza, Sr., 88, of Denver passed away on May 9, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.

Born in Wilkes Barre, he was the son of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Michenzi) Miozza.

He was the loving husband of Maryann (Texter) Miozza, with whom he married on August 25, 1983 and...

Christa Lynn Rutt

May 8, 2022

Christa Lynn Rutt, 49, of Ephrata, was called into the presence of Jesus her Good Shepherd, at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy, on Sunday, May 8, 2022 following a 20 month battle with cancer. Her lungs were full of cancer but her heart was full of Jesus.

She was married 22 years to...

Sharon Lee Eshelman

May 7, 2022

Sharon Lee Eshelman, 72, a resident of Susquehanna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Columbia, died at the home on Saturday, May 7, 2022.

She was the wife of the late Ronald E. Eshelman who died in 2014. Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Mildred Diller Hartranft.

Sharon last worked as...

Shirley J. Fulton

May 5, 2022

Shirley J. Fulton, 87, of New Holland, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Garden Spot Village of complications related to Alzheimer’s. In Hospice care for several weeks Shirley died peacefully in her sleep, with her daughter and son in law by her side.

She leaves behind two children, Scott Allen Fulton and Patricia Toll (John), Grandchildren Scott...

Lee S. Weaver

May 4, 2022

Lee S. Weaver, 86, formerly of N. Groffdale Rd., New Holland, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Fairmount Homes.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late James S. and Vera Leah (Stahl) Weaver.

Lee started working at the former Victor F. Weaver, Inc. in 1959, continuing with the...

Arlene W. Zimmerman

May 4, 2022

Arlene W. Zimmerman, 61, of Ephrata, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of Isaac N. Zimmerman and the late Mabel M. (Weiler) Zimmerman.

Arlene was a school teacher for more than 35 years, serving in several schools.

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Ronald E Moore

May 4, 2022

Ronald E. Moore, 59, of Morgantown, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Emerson and Mary A. (Milshaw) Moore.

Ronald was a hard worker who enjoyed his job as an excavator. What he loved the most was running heavy equipment, he...

Donna E. Hershey

May 3, 2022

Donna E. Hershey, 67, of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital following a lengthy illness.

She was married 46 years to Charles E. Hershey. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Donna Mellinger Fryer.

Donna had worked as a surgery assistant for 35 years...

Doris Ann Mohler

May 2, 2022

Doris A. (Shenk) Mohler, age 76, a resident of Landis Homes, went home to the Lord on May 2, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital from complications relating to a fall. Doris is survived by her husband, Dr. J. Harold, sons Jeffrey D. (Rachel) and Timothy A. (Charlotte) and Robert E. Mohler. Grandchildren, Joseph, Emma, Abigail and Clara Mohler and...

Dennis B. Stoltzfus

May 2, 2022

Dennis B. Stoltzfus, 65, of Ephrata, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy.

He was married 44 years to Vickie L. Shirk Stoltzfus. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Daniel B. and Mabel L. Beiler Stoltzfus of Gap.

Dennis was a...