Obituaries

May 7, 2019

Ruth F McDuffie, 95, passed peacefully at Garden Spot Retirement Village on May 7, 2019.

A longtime resident of New Holland Pa, she was born in Spring Hope, NC. Ruth graduated from King's Business College in Raleigh, NC and worked as a secretary and as an executive secretary at the former New Holland Machine Company...

May 4, 2019

R. Keith “Moe” Elmer, 64, of Honey Brook, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Penn Hospice Chester County, West Chester, PA.

He was married 33 years to Deborah A. Seldomridge Elmer. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late George Raymond and Dolores Fisher Elmer.

Keith was a self-employed dump truck...

May 4, 2019

Evelyn M. Thomas, 90, formerly of New Holland, died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Luther Acres. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmon “Red” Thomas.

Born in Reading, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. and Viola M. (Degler) Leibold.

Evelyn was a homemaker and a member...

May 4, 2019

Rodney L. Usner, 70, of East Earl, died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at his home, surrounded by his dear family. He is survived by his wife with whom he shared 50 years of marriage, Wanda L. (Marshall) Usner.

Born in East Earl, he was the son of the late Leroy C. and Miriam E. (Ewell)...

May 3, 2019

Thelma H. Burkholder, 62, of East Earl, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Hospice & Community Care, Mt. Joy. Her husband of 41 years, Harold R. Burkholder, survives.

Born in Ephrata, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lydia Jane (Martin) Hurst....

May 2, 2019

Judith Ann Siegel passed away peacefully on May 2, 2019 at Landis Homes, Lititz, PA at the age of 74. Judith was born July 12, 1944 in Lewisburg, PA to the Late Rev. William H. Siegel and Beatrice M. Siegel.

Judith is survived by her brother John E. Sigel, MD, and his wife Lynne of...

May 2, 2019

Dr. George Marsh Landis, 77, of New Holland, went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 2, 2019.

Born in Doylestown, PA on October 2, 1941 to the late Benjamin Harrison and Myrtle Susanna (Marsh).

He was a faithful and caring husband of 51 years to his dear wife Jean Ann (Legel)...

May 1, 2019

Raymond Henry Ziemer, 89, of Denver passed away at Maple Farm on May 1, 2019. He was the husband of the late Thelma L. Ziemer who passed away in 2011. He was born in East Earl, son of the late Phineas and F. Mahala Ziemer.

Raymond, a retired drywaller, was also skillful at many home projects. He...

Apr 28, 2019

Martha M. Sangrey, 89, formerly of Lancaster, died Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Landis Homes.

She was married 39 years to the late Landis K. Sangrey who died in 2017. Born in Manor Twp, she was the daughter of the late Ira K. and Annie S. Kendig Mann.

Martha was a 1948 graduate of Penn...

Apr 26, 2019

William (Bill) H. Seiple, 73, of New Holland, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was married 50 years to Frances I. Fisher Seiple. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Howard D. and Leta Zander Seiple.

William was a graduate of J. P. McCaskey High School, Goldy-Beacom and received...

Apr 23, 2019

Robert E. Lauer, Sr., 89, of Elizabethville, formerly of Narvon, died Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Spring Creek Rehabilitation Center in Harrisburg.

Born in Phoenixville, he was the son of the late John and Marie McKelvey Lauer.

Robert retired from Narvon Mines. He enjoyed following NASCAR and the Atlanta Braves.

Surviving are two...

Apr 22, 2019

Joshua A. McElyea, 33, of Narvon, died Monday, April 22, 2019 as a result of a motorcycle accident in Leacock Twp.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of Dennis J. McElyea of Narvon, and Laurie A. Kashinckie Ford of Sparta, NC.

Joshua was an electrician and was employed by Whitley East in Leola. He...

Apr 21, 2019

H. Rodney Martin, 66, of Stevens, died Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. His wife, Carol (Zimmerman) Martin, survives.

Born in Ephrata, he was the son of the late Harold H. and V. Lorraine (Gerhart) Martin.

Rod was a postal carrier for the East Earl Post Office for...

Apr 19, 2019

Shirley T. Good, 87, died on April 19 in New Holland in the presence of her family. She was born June Shirley Timmins on October 15, 1931, in Frackville, Pennsylvania. She attended high school in Hershey, PA. She was awarded a bachelor’s degree from Mansfield College in home economics, and a master’s degree from Hood College. After graduating from...

Apr 17, 2019

Marilyn Catherine High, 75, went home to her Lord and Savior on April 17, 2019. Born in Lancaster, PA on March 23, 1944 she was the daughter of George Diller High and Pauline Sarah Esbenshade. She is predeceased by her parents and her sister, Anne Marie Dissinger.

Marilyn began her professional career as a medical...

Apr 12, 2019

Betty Ann Chernick, 71, of New Holland, died Friday, April 12, 2019 at Wellspan York Hospital. She was preceded in death by her partner, David Schmeck.

Born in Mt. Vernon, NY, she was the daughter of the late C. Tyler and L. Marie (Cowham) South.

Betty worked in food service at...

Apr 12, 2019

Ruth A. Yoder, 86, of Lancaster, went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 12th, 2019. She was born on March 18, 1933 in Manheim, PA, to Grace (Bucher), and Harry Zimmerman.

Ruth loved classical music, playing piano and singing, and cooking her favorite dishes for family and friends. She also enjoyed the...

Apr 11, 2019

Martha M. Lantz, 96, of Narvon, formerly of Morgantown, died peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Zerbe Retirement Community.

Born in Morgantown, she was a daughter of the late Samuel K. and Melinda (Mast) Petersheim. Her husband, Alpheus D. Lantz, died May 28, 2001.

Martha was a homemaker and a longtime member of Hopewell...

Apr 9, 2019

Dorothy M. Musser, 93, of Ephrata, formerly of East Earl, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Keystone Villa, Ephrata.

Born in Reading, she was a daughter of the late John and Amelia (Kowalska) Buniski. Her husband, Eugene W. Musser, died in 1993.

Dorothy was a homemaker and a member of St. John Center...

Apr 5, 2019

Dorothy D. Cronin, 91, a resident of Garden Spot Village, New Holland, passed away at the home on Friday, April 5, 2019.

She was the wife of the late Cornelius “Neil” Cronin, Jr., who died in 2011. Born in Darby, PA she was the daughter of the late Marshall E. and Edith Johnston Davis.

Dorothy...