Obituaries

Jun 13, 2020

Eli S. Martin, 93, of 742 Twin Hill Road, New Holland, died Saturday, June 13, 2020, at his home.

Born at his home in Caernarvon Twp., he was the son of the late John N. and Mary Ellen (Sauder) Martin. His wife of 67 years, Mary B. (Hoover) Martin, died March 23, 2017.

Eli was...

Jun 12, 2020

Larry V. Brendle, 79, of Ephrata, died Friday, June 12, 2020 at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, after a brief illness.

Born in Stonersville, he was a son of the late Ernest V. and Anna (Klaassen) Brendle. He was married 58 years on May 19 to Miriam (Shirk) Brendle.

Larry worked as a self-employed route driver...

Jun 12, 2020

Kenneth E. “Red” Yoder, Sr., 77, of 1354 Springville Rd., East Earl, died Friday, June 12, 2020 at his home.

Born in Morgantown, he was the son of the late Christian B. and Emma (Sweigart) Yoder.

Red was a truck driver, retiring from Sindall Transport.

He was...

Jun 12, 2020

Alverta B. Burkholder, 85, of Narvon, died Friday, June 12, 2020 after a brief illness at Lincoln Christian Home, Ephrata.

Born in Clay Twp., she was a daughter of the late John N. and Lydia M. (Burkholder) Rutt. Her husband, John W. Burkholder, died May 18, 2017.

Alverta was a homemaker and a member of...

Jun 11, 2020

Margaret R. “Peggy” Jackson, 68, of New Holland, passed away at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, June 11, 2020.

She was married 47 years to Darryl E. Jackson. Born in Aurora, OH, she was the daughter of the late Oren and Pauline Stutzman Oswald.

Peggy was the Director of the...

Jun 8, 2020

Harold R. Hershey, 79, of New Holland, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was married 57 years to Patricia Ann Hershey. He was a devoted husband and great father.

Born in Kinzers, he was the son of the late John W. and Mary Edith Girvin Hershey.

Harold...

Jun 8, 2020

Ivan M. Nolt, 96, of Ephrata, died Monday, June 8, 2020 of natural causes at Lincoln Christian Home.

Born in New Holland, he was a son of the late Eli O. and Mattie M. (Martin) Nolt. His first wife, Anna S. (Weaver) Nolt, died Aug. 8, 2000. He was married 17 years to his second wife, Mary...

Jun 8, 2020

Anna W. Burkhart, 88, formerly of Terre Hill, died Monday, June 8, 2020 at Pleasant View Retirement Community. Her husband, Wilmer H. Burkhart, preceded her in death in 2015.

Born in East Earl, she was the daughter of the late Aaron and Katie (Wise) Snader.

Anna was a homemaker who also...

Jun 8, 2020

Ada N. Eby, 94, of 441 White Oak Road, New Holland, passed away at home on Monday, June 8, 2020.

She was the wife of the late Ezra S. Eby who died in 2012. Born in Terre Hill, she was the daughter of the late Eli Z. and Mary Nolt Zimmerman.

Ada was a homemaker...

Jun 7, 2020

Marvin “Chap” Reed, 86, of Denver, passed away at home on Sunday, June 7, 2020.

He was married 66 years to Grace martin Reed. Born in Terre Hill, he was the son of the late Harvey and Ruth Sensenig Reed.

Marvin retired from the Lancaster County Prison where he had been a chaplain for 31...

Jun 7, 2020

Shirley Ann Stoltzfus of Brethren Village, Lititz passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020. Born on August 21, 1935, the oldest of 9 children, to the late John J. and Sara (Yoder) Stoltzfus.

Shirley grew up in the Morgantown area where she helped with the family at home.

She served in volunteering...

Jun 7, 2020

On June 7, 2020, Heber “Jake” McGowan, 87, of Robeson Township, passed peacefully from his home at Frosty Meadow Farm to the open gates of heaven. Born on April 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Heber D. and Esther (Kulp) McGowan. Always a farmer at heart, Jake was a proud member of the FFA, prior to...

Jun 6, 2020

Elizabeth “Betty” (Hartman) Irons, formerly of New Holland, Pennsylvania, died Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Ephrata Manor. She was 90 years old.

Born in Lancaster, Betty was the daughter of the late Hugh D. & Margaret (Lowell) Hartman and the devoted wife of the late Charles “Charlie” N. Irons, Sr., former owner of Irons’ Food Store in...

Jun 6, 2020

Barbara Kilmer Martin, 97, of 380 Spring Grove Rd., East Earl, died on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at her home.

She was born June 5, 1923, the youngest child of the late Henry and Matilda (Kilmer) Martin in Brutus, Emmett County, Michigan. She moved to PA with her family in 1939, living in Pennytown, then...

Jun 5, 2020

Lillian M. Stoltzfus, 86, formerly of Morgantown, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020 at UPMC, Lititz. She was the loving wife of the late Harvey Z. Stoltzfus, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage, and 40 years of ministry at Conestoga Mennonite Church. She was the eldest daughter of the late Naaman Sr. and Mary B (Weaver)...

Jun 5, 2020

Robert McCarty, 91, formerly of New Holland and Ephrata, died Friday, June 5, 2020 at Brethren Village. His wife of 67 years, Betty J. (Griffith) McCarty, survives.

Born in Voganville, he was the son of the late Nathaniel and Verna (Hauck) McCarty.

He retired in 1994 after 39 years of service...

Jun 4, 2020

Debra Jo Shaub, 65, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.

Born in Dover, DE, she was a daughter of Barbara A. (Cain) Bedwell.

Debra worked many jobs including house construction and maintaining a Facebook blog, “What Could Be Next To The Sun.” She enjoyed crafts and was also extremely crafty...

Jun 4, 2020

Marian E. Kauffman, 92, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Overly’s Grove Road, New Holland, died Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Masonic Village after a lengthy illness.

Born in Gap, she was a daughter of the late Ivan and Sally (Leaman) Getz. Her husband, Phares B. Kauffman, died July 17, 1997.

Marian worked as a waitress for...

Jun 3, 2020

Vincent K. Fox, 38, of Akron, died unexpectedly after a brief illness on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his home.

Born in Lancaster, he was a son of Donna F. (Weaver) Fox and the Late Gary L. Fox.

Vincent worked as an order picker for many years at Denver Cold Storage, Inc. He enjoyed watching...

Jun 3, 2020

Felicia A. Walton, 33 of East Earl, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

She was a daughter of Thomas Walton and step mother Kathy Walton, and maternal mother Lorie Walton. Also surviving is a brother, Thomas Walton, II; and four stepbrothers, Thomas Walton, Jr., Isaac Torrez, Billy Walton, and Manny Walton.

Felicia was a member of...