Obituaries

Feb 1, 2022

Mrs. Arlene Ream, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away in Lititz, Pennsylvania on February 1st at the age of ninety-one. She was born Arlene Diem on January 18, 1931. Arlene is the widow of Charles E. Bud Ream who preceded her in death on April 13, 1996.

Bud and Arlene raised three...

Feb 1, 2022

Nelson Z. Martin, 62, a resident of Fairmount Homes, passed away at the home on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Ivan W. and Ruth Zimmerman Martin.

Nelson was a member of the Goodville Mennonite Church. He enjoyed living on the family farm and had enjoyed spending...

Jan 31, 2022

Carol F. Horning, 75, of New Holland, died on January 31, 2022 at Maple Farm Nursing Center in Akron, PA, where she resided since early January after a several month struggle with cancer.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Lester W. and Mildred Wenger Groff. Carol was the wife of Donald...

Jan 30, 2022

Evelyn M. Bare, 90, a resident of Garden Spot Village, passed away on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Lancaster General Hospital. She was granted her wish to go home to be with Jesus.

She was the wife of the late Earl S. Bare who died in 2004. Born in Goodville, she was the daughter of the late...

Jan 29, 2022

Curt A Crapo of East Earl, PA from New Hampshire, Illinois, Florida, and Rhode Island went home to be

with his Lord and Savior on January 29, 2022.

Curt was born on June 2, 1961 to Harold and Elaine (deceased), at USAF Hospital, Wheelus Air Force

Base.

Curt graduated from Concord...

Jan 29, 2022

Diane Jean Snyder, 74, of Bowmansville, graciously went home at 6:16 Saturday morning, January 29, 2022 in St. Joseph Hospital due to COVID. She was born August 29, 1947 in Reading Hospital to the late Calvin and Helen (Dries) Zettlemoyer of Molltown.

She married Wayne A. Snyder April 18, 2009 in Grace Fellowship Church in...

Jan 29, 2022

Ella M. Leinbach Zimmerman, 74 of 621 Mountain Lane, New Holland, died Saturday, January 29, 2022 following a brief illness.

She was the wife of Wayne N. Zimmerman. Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late John M. and Katie W. Martin Leinbach.

Ella was a homemaker and a member of...

Jan 28, 2022

Katherine F, Hicks, 82, of New Holland, passed away on January 28, 2022 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Blenda (Carlson) Hicks.

She was a graduate of Seton Hall University, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Katherine...

Jan 27, 2022

Mary E. “Bee Bee” Buch, 90, formerly of New Holland, died Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Ephrata Manor. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard R. “Dick” Buch in 1994.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Milo and Mae (Whitaker) Yunginger.

Bee Bee had...

Jan 27, 2022

Christian B. Shirk, 72, of Narvon, reached his Heavenly home on Thursday, January 27, 2022.

He was married 34 years to Gail Lynn Gossert Shirk. Born in Goodville, he was the son of the late Christian S. and Esther R. Beery Shirk.

Christian retired as a dispatcher from Sunrise Transport where he had worked for...

Jan 27, 2022

Louis Charles Ford, 93, a resident of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, PA, passed away at the home on Thursday, January 27, 2022.

He was married 73 years to the late Ruth E. Kendall Ford who died in 2018. Born in Girardville, PA, he was the son of the late Richard Ford and Dorothy Brecker...

Jan 27, 2022

Barry K White, 80, of Intercourse died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 27, 2022 surrounded by his loving family after battling cancer for 4 years.

He was born on September 12, 1941 in Sunbury PA to the late Kenneth and Marjorie (Conrad) White. He was the beloved husband of Diann (Shaffer), who was always by his...

Jan 26, 2022

Nancy J. Bush, (Grossman), 85, of Bowmansville, PA, passed away at home on Wednesday of natural causes. She was assisted by the heroes of Hospice and Community Care. A special thanks to her private personal care aide, Jacqueline, who came to this country 20 years ago from Liberia.

Nancy met her husband Ronald Bush Sr. on Cotton...

Jan 25, 2022

Chester B. Martin, 79, of Leola, died Monday, January 24, 2022, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks. His wife of 43 years, Ruth Ann (Zimmerman) Martin, survives.

Born in Manheim Township, he was the son of the late Samuel H. and Frances (Bowman) Martin.

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Jan 22, 2022

Anne A. (Bender) Stutzman, 106, of New Holland, passed away on January 22, 2022.

Born in East St. Clair Township, she was the daughter of Harry and Cleo (Crissman) Bender.

She was the loving wife of the late Herman W. Stutzman, until the time of his passing in 1965.

Anne attended church at...

Jan 19, 2022

Minnie H Snyder, 80, of Ephrata entered into eternal rest at home on January 19, 2022.

She was born on March 7, 1941 to the late Joseph O. and Mary (Hoover) Nolt. She was the wife of John J. Snyder with whom she shared 59 years of marriage.

Minnie was a...

Jan 18, 2022

John C. Bradford, Jr. Dr. John (Jack) C. Bradford, Jr., of New Holland, PA, formerly from Wilmington, DE, where he practiced family medicine for 38 years, went home to be with his Lord and Saviour on January 18, 2022.

Jack was born on December 13, 1927 to John C. Bradford, Sr. and Nettie Shortall. He...

Jan 17, 2022

Dennie Ray Sandoe, 67, of New Holland, passed away on January 17, 2022 in Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Herbert E. and Helen A. (Sandoe) Buzzard.

He enjoyed brushing family members hair, listening to music, watching the Hallmark Channel, collecting Hess trucks, watching birds out...

Jan 17, 2022

Carol Dorothy (Rightmire) Stroble, 83, of Elverson, passed away on January 17, 2022 in Tower Health Reading Hospital.

Born in Williamsport, she was the daughter of the late Dormar D. and Dorothy May (Foulkrod) Rightmire.

She was the loving wife of the late Willard Merton Stroble, with whom she married on June 29, 1957 and...

Jan 16, 2022

Irene "May" Martin, 84, formerly of Terre Hill, went home to be with her Lord and Savior surrounded by family on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Ephrata Manor.

Sharing 58 years of marriage, she was the wife of the late Raymond H. Martin who passed away in 2016. Born in Terre Hill, she was the...