Obituaries

May 1, 2022

Richard Hoshour, 76, of Denver, passed away on May 1, 2022 at Maple Farms Nursing Center.

Born in Bowmansville, he was the son of the late William and Ella (Good) Hoshour.

He was the loving husband of the late Pauline F. (Martin) Hoshour, with whom he married on August 28, 1971 and shared forty seven...

May 1, 2022

Randy J. Hibshman, 48, of Nanty-Glo, PA, passed away on May 1, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Hospital.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of Randy A. and June M. (Brown) Hibshman.

He was the loving husband of Becky (McCormick) Hibshman, with whom he married on March 1, 2002 and shared twenty loving years of...

Apr 28, 2022

Gertrude “Trudy” (deVries) Kuserk, 92, of New Holland, passed away on April 28, 2022 as a resident of Garden Spot Village.

She met her loving husband, Frank Kuserk on an Elder Hostel trip hosted by Garden spot Village. The two fell in love and blended their families of adult children. Trudy and Frank loved traveling,...

Apr 27, 2022

Ms. Thu Ha Huynh, 68, of New Holland, passed away peacefully at her home on April 27, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Thu Ha was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam on November 1st, 1953. She was the fourth daughter of the late Luc Huynh and Thu Nguyen.

Thu Ha was the beloved sister and aunt...

Apr 22, 2022

Mildred K. Pinto, 100, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Juan A. Pinto, in 2016.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Samuel E. and Lydia (Hollinger) Sauder.

Mildred was an LPN, working at Ephrata Community Hospital and...

Apr 22, 2022

Phyllis W. Overly 9/7/1927 – 4/22/2022

It all began on September 7, 1927 in New Holland, Pennsylvania when Roy and Eva (Seitz) Witman welcomed their daughter Phyllis into their family.

The first from the family to graduate from high school (New Holland High School in 1944), she went on to earn...

Apr 21, 2022

Evelyn Martin, 95, of Landis Homes, Lititz, entered the presence of God on April 21.

She was the daughter of the late Eli and Laura Weaver Kreider and the faithful wife of Harold C. Martin who passed away in 2010.

Known as Evie by her close friends, she was a long time member of Stumptown...

Apr 20, 2022

Oliver S. Mast, 91, of Mohnton, passed away on April 20, 2022. Born in Morgantown, he was the son of the late Jacob K. and Ada (Stoltzfus) Mast.

He was the loving husband of the late Doris “Betty” (Diller) Mast with whom he married on November 1, 1952. After her death in 2000, he married...

Apr 18, 2022

Anna H. Ringler, 84, of 240 Laurel Road, East Earl, PA passed away at home on Monday, April 18, 2022.

She was married 62 years to Reuben W. Ringler who died Thursday, April 14, 2022. Born in Earl Twp, she was the daughter of the late Menno M. and Elizabeth N. Hoover Martin

Anna was...

Apr 17, 2022

Darlene M. Stoltzfus, 74, of Elverson, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2022, while surrounded by her loving family after an 18-month battle with myelofibrosis. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Gerald J. Stoltzfus.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Elma (Hershey) Peachey.

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Apr 16, 2022

Bobbie Ann (Crockett) Yinger, 68, of New Holland, passed away on April 16, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Chattanooga, TN, she was the daughter of the late Howell Crockett Sr. and Josephine (Taylor) Crockett.

She was the loving wife of Thomas Daniel Yinger, with whom she married on March 29, 1975 and shared...

Apr 14, 2022

Reuben W. Ringler, 84, of 240 Laurel Road, East Earl, PA passed away at home on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

He was married 62 years to Anna H. Martin Ringler. Born in Churchtown, he was the son of the late Floyd K. and Anna G. Weaver Ringler.

Reuben was a retired farmer and a member...

Apr 14, 2022

Shirley A. (Hartranft) Sheaffer, 81, of Narvon, passed away on April 14, 2022 as a resident of The Garden at Stevens.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Mildred (Diller) Hartranft.

She was the loving wife of the late Ernest L. Sheaffer, with whom she married on November 18, 1959...

Apr 14, 2022

Mount Gretna, PA – Harry S. Short Jr., 59, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2022. Harry grew up in New Holland but resided in Mount Gretna. He enjoyed bike riding, spending time with family and friends, weekend trips to the beach and traveling in his motorhome.

Harry was the co-owner of The...

Apr 13, 2022

Anna Mary (Sensenig) Sauder, 87, of Lititz, passed away on April 13, 2022 as a resident of Landis Homes.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Aaron L. and Emma M. (Martin) Sensenig.

She was the loving wife of the late Christian W. Sauder, who she married on...

Apr 12, 2022

William Laurence (“Larry”) Bicking II, 79, passed away at home and in his sleep, April 12, 2022, with his wife Elizabeth at his side. Born May 26, 1942 in Wilmington, DE to Charles Albert and Blanche Malcom Bicking, Larry is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years, Elizabeth Luckhurst Bicking; son Andrew Bicking, daughter-in-law Jennifer Fowler and grandchildren...

Apr 12, 2022

Susan Arlene (Groff) Martin, 87, of New Holland, passed away on April 12, 2022 in her residence.

Born In Warwick Township, she was the daughter of the late Christian W. and Ella Irene (Redcay) Groff.

She was the loving wife of the late Donald Martin, with whom she married on October 24, 1959 and shared...

Apr 11, 2022

Faye A. Gehman, 71, of East Earl, passed away at home on Monday, April 11, 2022.

She was married 51 years to David A. Gehman. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Enos R. and S. Arlene Peifer.

Faye had been employed as a seamstress at the former Classic Weddings in Lititz....

Apr 9, 2022

Pearl H. Shirk, 95, formerly of Ephrata, Blue Ball and Terre Hill, died Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Fairmount Homes. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Harry Luke Shirk in 1994 and Charles M. Shirk in 2019.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ella M....

Apr 8, 2022

Faye W. Hurst, 90, of Garden Spot Village in New Holland, died Friday, April 8th at Garden Spot after a brief illness. She was the wife of Cletus R. Hurst, who died in October 2020.

Born in Manheim Township, she was the daughter of the late Mabel and Abram Wickenheiser of Landisville. She grew up on a...