Obituaries

Jun 2, 2020

Ralph W. “Bill” Gossert, 81, formerly of Narvon, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Keystone Villa, Ephrata. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Jane (Elmer) Gossert.

Born in Gap, he was the son of the late Harry and June (Brandt) Gossert.

Bill was a production worker at...

Jun 2, 2020

Andre’ Jean Stone, 77, of New Holland, died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy, PA.

Born in Honey Brook Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of the late Clair S. Byerly and Dorothy A. (Souders) Walstead.

Jean worked tirelessly on the farm she loved in...

Jun 2, 2020

Elsie Mae Sweigart, 79, of 628 Peters Rd., Gordonville died Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at her home. Her husband of 61 years, Galen E. Sweigart, survives.

Born in New Holland, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Buzzard and Mamie Weller.

Most of her life was spent as a homemaker....

Jun 1, 2020

Martha M. Garman, 83, of 714 Pine St., Manheim, died Monday, June 1, 2020 at her home. Her husband, Irvin E. Bartch, survives. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Levi Z. Garman in 2002.

Born in Bareville, she was the daughter of the late John S. and Martha N. (Martin) Rissler.

May 30, 2020

Robert F. Zimmerman, 83, of East Earl, passed away at home on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

He was the husband of Vera M. Wenger Zimmerman. They just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 7th. Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Noah H. and Sarah L. Fox Zimmerman.

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May 30, 2020

Nathan J. Smucker, 31, of East Earl, died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital. He is survived by his wife of six years, Becca (Gehman) Smucker, daughter of Greg and Karolyn Gehman. Nate was born in Lancaster, and is the son of Jacob L. and Barbara F. (Stoltzfus) Smucker of Narvon.

Nathan worked...

May 30, 2020

Amos Z. Martin, 89, of 146 Rancks Church Rd., New Holland died Saturday, May 30, 2020 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital following a brief illness. His wife, Esther M. (Newswanger) Martin, survives.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Ivan S. and Magdalena Z. (Zimmerman) Martin.

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May 29, 2020

Vincent J. Gerardi, 83, of Lancaster, died Friday, May 29, 2020 at Lancaster General Hospital.

He was married 47 years to Loretta Neri Gerardi who died in 2009. Born in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Antonino and Angelina Guardino Gerardi.

Vincent had been employed as a lithographer in the printing industry....

May 26, 2020

Lester F. Martin, 76, of Terre Hill entered his heavenly home May 26, 2020, due to chronic health issues. His wife of 51 years, Verna M. (Nolt), survives.

Born in Penn Township, to the late Lester W. and Hannah E. (Fisher) Martin, Lester was an owner operator trucker and in recent years a driver for local companies....

May 25, 2020

William L. Snyder, 84, of New Holland, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at Garden Spot Village after a lengthy illness.

Born in Leola, he was a son of the late Benjamin H. and Sue (Clark) Snyder. He would have been married 62 years on Sept. 22 to Joyce D. (Bordner) Snyder.

He was a 1954...

May 25, 2020

J. Wesley Sensenig, 44, of Holtwood, died unexpectedly from natural causes at his home on Monday, May 25, 2020.

Born in Holtwood, he was a son of Jonas and Grace Ann (Kurtz) Sensenig of Holtwood.

Wesley worked as a truck driver and more recently he drove for the plain community.

In his previous...

May 24, 2020

Rebecca S. Baxter, 80, of Akron, formerly of New Holland, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Maple Farm in Akron, after a lengthy battle with ALS.

Born in York, she was a daughter of the late John and Helen (McKinley) Robison. Her husband, Lee H. Baxter, died March 10, 2003.

Rebecca was a homemaker but...

May 23, 2020

Kelvin H. Messner, 53, of Terre Hill, peacefully transitioned to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, May 23, after a courageous battle with cancer at Hospice & Community Care in Mt. Joy.

Born in Ephrata, he was a son of Helen (Burkholder) Messner of East Earl and the late Howard Messner. He was married 13 years on July...

May 23, 2020

Matthew J. Reddington, 60, of East Earl, died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his home.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a son of the late Leslie and Josephine (Kostival) Reddington.

Matthew worked for many years as a field tech, wiring bank security systems.

He served for 13 years in the US Army...

May 21, 2020

Mark R. Miller, 35, of Lititz, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Reading Hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident.

Born in Lebanon, he was a son of Glenn R. (Patty Zwally) Miller, Jr. of Blue Ball and Lorie A. Welker of Hershey.

Mark owned and operated Miller’s Renovations in Lititz.

He...

May 20, 2020

Vera Ann “Vicki” Black, 78, formerly of New Holland, died Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Masonic Village.

Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Marvin S. and Mildred G. (Lutz) Hutchinson.

She had been employed as a scheduler for May-Grant Associates, Lancaster.

Surviving are...

May 18, 2020

Harry M. Martin, Jr., 94, formerly of New Holland, died Monday, May 18, 2020 at Lincoln Christian Home. His wife, Louella H. (Nolt) Martin, survives.

Born in East Earl Twp., he was the son of the late Harry Z. and Anna (Myers) Martin.

Harry was a retired farmer and had also...

May 15, 2020

Mary M. Weaver, 101, of 351 Quarry Rd., New Holland, died Friday, May 15, 2020 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ammon M. Weaver, in 2007.

Born in East Earl Twp. on June 15, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Sidney M. and Lydia W. (Martin) Weber.

May 14, 2020

Josiah Ladd Martin, 3 month old son of Ethan L. and Faith (Taylor) Martin, of Morgantown, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at his home. Surviving in addition to his parents are two sisters, Olivia and Alyssa Martin; paternal grandparents, Ladd and Sharon Martin of East Earl; and maternal grandparents, Loren and Susan Taylor of Morgantown. A private graveside service...

May 14, 2020

Esther H. High, 79, of Denver, PA passed away at home on

Thursday, May 14, 2020 following a stroke.

She was the wife of David M. High and they celebrated 58 years of marriage in April. Born Sept 2, 1940 in Brecknock Twp, she was the daughter of the late Henry W. and Leah Horning...