Obituaries

Feb 9, 2022

Anna W. Horst, 92, of Leola, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. She was the wife of Eli H. Horst, with whom she shared seventy-one years of marriage until his death on July 1, 2021.

Born in Brecknock Twp., she was the daughter of the late...

Feb 9, 2022

Lois Arlene (Buckwalter) Harnish, 81, passed away Wednesday morning, February 9, 2022 at Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, where she had resided for the past several years. She was the wife of the late J. Nelson Harnish, who died in 2009, and the daughter of the late Paul & Ethel Buckwalter.

Lois graduated in 1958 from East Lampeter...

Feb 8, 2022

Joseph S. Smucker, 84, of Narvon, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 of natural causes in his residence.

Born in Caernarvon Township, he was the son of the late Amos B. and Sarah S. (Stolzfus) Smucker.

He was the husband of Naomi K. (Smucker) Smucker, with whom he married on November 16, 1961 and...

Feb 8, 2022

God saw you getting tired,

And a cure was not to be,

So, he put his arms around you,

And whispered, “Come to me.”

A golden heart stopped beating,

Hard working hands at rest ,

You will always be dearly remembered,

...

Feb 5, 2022

Shelley Sue Edwards, 53, of Monhton, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Donald E. and Pamela J. Batz Edwards Seiger.

Shelley had been employed as a cook at the Terre Hill Family Restaurant. She was a...

Feb 5, 2022

Wilbur D. Miller, 86, of New Holland, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, February 5, 2022. His wife, Romaine S. (Shenk) Miller, preceded him in death in 2014.

Born in New Baltimore, OH, he was the son of the late Monroe and Irene (Hershberger) Miller.

Wilbur was an elementary school...

Feb 3, 2022

Walter L. Biehn, 88, of New Holland, died Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Carolyn (Collins) Biehn.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late William and Anna (Alker) Biehn.

After graduating from Mastbaum High School, he...

Feb 2, 2022

Miriam (Mim) Eberly, 85, of Landis Homes, Lititz, left this world and entered her eternal home on February 2, 2022 as a result of a fall on ice. She entered this world on August 23, 1936 to the late Leroy and Grace (Sauder) Eberly. She was later joined by 5 siblings: Ruth (Don) Harnish, Naomi (Bob) Gochenaur, Mary (Bob)...

Feb 2, 2022

Joan Y. Reider, 79, of Narvon, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard K. Reider, in 1988.

Born in Beartown, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Kathryn (Ertz) Keifer.

She was a homemaker who enjoyed raising animals, attending...

Feb 1, 2022

James Willison Smith III, 88, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 1, 2022 in Nassau, New York surrounded by family.

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late James Willison Smith Jr. and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Smith.

He was the husband of Caro Wray Smith, whom he married...

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...