Obituaries

Oct 23, 2020

Shirley L. Burkholder, 74, of Denver, died Friday, October 23, 2020 at her home. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Leonard R. Burkholder.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy (Weidman) Messner.

She previously worked at the former Shirlee Mfg.,...

Oct 22, 2020

C. Arden Landis, 67, of Bowmansville, went to heaven to see Jesus Thursday, October 22, 2020 at home surrounded by his family after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born in Sellersville, PA, he was a son of Warren & Lydia (Bolton) Landis. He was married 47 years to his beloved wife, Caroline (Cartmell) Landis.

...

Oct 21, 2020

Elwood Brubaker Groff, 82, of Stevens, died Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, as a result of a brief illness.

Born in Denver, he was a son of the late Elmer W. and Leah (Brubaker) Groff. He was married to Ruth Ann Weaver for 48 years, who proceeded him in death in July...

Oct 18, 2020

Melvin M. Wenger, 76, of East Earl, died Sunday, October 18, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s but with significant decline over the past two weeks.

Born in East Earl, he was a son of the late Ivan Z. and Mabel (Martin) Wenger. He was married 54 years...

Oct 13, 2020

Verna Z. Zimmerman, 86, of New Holland, died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at Lincoln Christian Home, after a brief illness.

Born in East Earl Twp., she was a daughter of the late Christian W. and Lydia B. (Zimmerman) Sensenig. Her husband, Titus M. Zimmerman, died Aug. 31, 2002.

Verna was a homemaker and a member...

Oct 11, 2020

Paul C. Winters, 96, a resident of Garden Spot Village, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020.

He was the husband of the late Louise Riggin Winters who died in 2007. Born in Boston, MA he was the son of the late Paul G. and Mary Margaret Cary Winters.

Paul retired as the Sales Manager...

Oct 11, 2020

Sara Ann Boll, 87, of Stevens, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital.

She was the wife of the late Luke B. Boll who died in 2015. Born in Christiana, she was the daughter of the late Ephraim and Anna Smoker Swartzentruber.

Sara Ann was a homemaker and a member...

Oct 8, 2020

Ernest L. Sheaffer, 81, of Bowmansville, died Thursday, October 8, 2020 at the Gardens at Stevens. His wife of 61 years, Shirley A. (Hartranft) Sheaffer, survives.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Samuel and Etta (Reynolds) Sheaffer.

Ernest was a truck driver for several companies...

Oct 8, 2020

Jean Louise (Dickel) Houck, 75, of Gap, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 with family by

her side at Brandywine Hospital after a brief illness. She was the loving wife of the late Earl

Melvin Houck who predeceased her on April 19, 2020. They celebrated their 55th wedding

anniversary on July 11, 2019....

Oct 7, 2020

Cletus R. Hurst, 85, a resident of Garden Spot Village, passed away at the home on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.

He was married 61 years to Faye Wickenheiser Hurst. Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Martin and Elnora Royer Hurst.

Cletus retired from Martin Limestone where he had been employed for...

Oct 7, 2020

Anna M. Martin, 84, of Cocalico Christian Home, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Z. Martin on November 6, 2002.

She was a homemaker who put others before herself and had an especially soft spot in her heart for the less fortunate,...

Oct 3, 2020

Grace H. Hoover, 60, of 522 Wentzel Road, East Earl, died at home on Saturday, October 3, 2020.

She was the wife of the late Amos H. Hoover who died in 2018. Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Phares Z. and Martha Hoover Martin.

Grace was a homemaker and a...

Oct 3, 2020

Roy Z Eby, 93, of Akron passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 3, 2020. He was a hard-working and gentle man, full of adventure, strong and brave.

Roy was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the middle son of a large farming family. He graduated from Manheim Twp. High in 1942 and Goshen College...

Oct 2, 2020

Larry Edward Beidel, 82, of New Holland, PA, died in The Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center at Hospice & Community Care in Mount Joy, PA, on Friday, October 2, 2020, nine months after being diagnosed with bladder cancer. He was the husband of Linda K. Beidel.

Born in Chambersburg, PA, he was the son...

Sep 27, 2020

Peggy R. Guzman, 89, of East Earl, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital.

Born in Lexington, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Ethel (Morgan) Tucker. Her husband, Edward “Gus” Guzman, died Oct. 20, 1998.

Peggy worked for many years at the former RCA, now Burle Industries, in...

Sep 27, 2020

Pauline “Polly” Good Baker, 82, a resident of Brethren Village, passed away at Lancaster General Hospital on Sunday, September 27, 2020.

She was married 61 years to Daniel E. Baker. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Martha Weaver Good, the stepdaughter of the late Naomi Neff Good.

Pauline was...

Sep 27, 2020

Evelyn E. Bergman, 92, formerly of Southview Dr., New Holland, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 at Ephrata Manor. Her husband of 72 years, John S. Bergman, survives.

Born in Salisbury Twp., she was the daughter of the late J. Willis and Alice E. (Stanley) Diem.

Evelyn was a graduate of the...

Sep 26, 2020

James W. Frankhouser, 88, of Ephrata, formerly of Terre Hill, died Saturday, September 26, 2020 after a brief illness at Ephrata Manor.

Born in Terre Hill, he was a son of the late William E. and Gwendolyn (Steffy) Frankhouser. His wife, Faye L. (Woomert) Frankhouser, died June 3, 2012.

Jim worked for over 35 years...

Sep 24, 2020

Rachel L. Weaver, age 63, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 24, 2020. She was born January 23, 1957, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania to E. Harold Herr and Anna Mary (Hoover) Herr. She is the first of 5 children -- Esther (Herr) Schenk, Lois (Herr) Rollman, Daniel Herr, and Freda Herr. She was married to Myron G. Weaver...

Sep 23, 2020

Clair L. Witmer, 78, of East Earl, PA, went to heaven after a brief illness on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at his home per his wishes. Born at home in Earl Township, he was the son of the late Harvey L. and Elsie V. (Weaver) Witmer. He was the husband of Dorothy (Dot) J. Bauer Witmer, who pre-deceased him...