Obituaries

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.

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...