Obituary Listing

Oct 13, 2026

Full obituary will be published upon completion. 

A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026 at 4 p.m. at Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 25 W. Pine St., Palmyra, PA 17078.

Oct 7, 2026

Betty J. Hartman, 93, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Oak Hill Village, Middletown. Born on December 13, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Blanche (Shiffer) Graby.

Betty was employed by the Hershey Chocolate Company, and Kraft Foods where she retired from. She was a well-loved greeter at Wal-Mart, enjoyed music, and...

Oct 6, 2026

Joseph Xavier Gotowski, 31, of Mount Joy, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born Tuesday, December 13, 1994, in Hershey, he was the son of Matthew A. and Cynthia A. (Wolfgang) Gotowski.

Joseph was a 2013 graduate of Elizabethtown Area High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Elizabethtown College in 2025....

Oct 4, 2026

Barclay Baird took his final breath at home & surrounded by love. Those were his wishes, but in reality, he wasn’t ready to leave the life that he had created. Although his body fought a hard fight, cancer ultimately won. He was forever grateful to his sister Bryn who gave of herself, providing cells for his bone marrow transplant 30...

Oct 3, 2026

Donald E. “Pap” Kerstetter, of Elizabethtown, an Army veteran, steelworker, and outdoorsman who spent his life taking care of other people, died on October 3, 2026, in Elizabethtown, PA. He was 82.

He was born on May 23, 1944, in Mechanicsburg, PA, a son of the late Alfred and Jean (Pentz) Kerstetter. His father was an Army Ranger who fought in...

Oct 2, 2026

Oct 2, 2026

Kenneth R. “Ken” Gainer, 61, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, October 2, 2026. Born on February 9, 1965, he was a son of Barbara (Drescher) Ciccarelli and the late Barry Gainer.

Ken proudly served in the United States Army, and dedicated much of his professional life working as a mechanic. He was an avid football fan,...

Oct 1, 2026

William Robert Longenecker, 86, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2026. He was born November 17, 1939, to the late Robert and Beatrice M. (Wilhelm) Longenecker. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth (Maurer) Longenecker since January of 2014.

Bill was a devoted Baltimore Orioles and Penn State football fan. He enjoyed collecting arrowheads, traveling, and taking camping...

Sep 30, 2026

Sep 30, 2026

William “Bill” A. Luby, 76, of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. He was born September 26, 1950, in Frankfurt, Germany, to the late Gerda (Pieper) Russell.



Bill is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Brenda (Delozier) Luby; his daughters, Danya and Tara Luby; his grandchildren, Lucas Verello, Lennon and Noah Moyers; and his brother,...

Sep 29, 2026

Nancy M. Homsher, 75, of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Lancaster Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lancaster. Born Sunday, May 7, 1950 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Donald J. and Lillian M. (Charleston) Means.

She retired from working as a bartender, hostess, and server, at the Elizabethtown Moose Lodge. In her free time, she...

Sep 29, 2026

Sep 29, 2026

C. Romaine Miles, 96, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at Masonic Village. Born Tuesday, May 6, 1930 in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Olive (Kauffman) Miller. She was married over 59 years to Robert C. Miles who passed away in April 2018.

Romaine was a 60 year member of St. Paul’s...

Sep 28, 2026

Randall R. Wolfe, 76, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, September 28, 2026 in the M.S. Hershey Medical Center. He was born Wednesday, December 14, 1949 in Pine Grove to the late Arvena (Wolfe) Gibble and his step-father Isacc Gibble. He is survived by his loving wife, Teresa (Witmer) Wolfe.

He graduated from Lower Dauphin High...

Sep 24, 2026

Cindy L. Lines, 74, of Bainbridge, formerly of Middletown, passed away peacefully on

Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by her

family. Born Saturday, July 5, 1952, in Middletown, she was the daughter of the late

Horace and Martha (Manfred) Tatem. She was married 46 years to David A. Lines Sr.,

who passed away in March 2019.

Cindy was a 1970...

Sep 24, 2026

Patricia Ann (Umberger) Shay, 92, of Mt. Gretna and formerly of Duck Key, FL, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, September 24, 2026 in Harmony at Hershey. She was born Thursday, July 26, 1934 to the late Joseph Umberger and Mable (Frantz) Stambaugh. She was predeceased on Thursday, June 12, 2003 by her loving husband of 50 years,...

Sep 24, 2026

Alice Christine “Chris” Atkinson, 79, of Marietta, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Hospice and Community Care, Mount Joy. Born on October 6,1946 in Audubon, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Alice (Hopkins) Edmiston. She was the loving wife of John R. Atkinson, III, whom she married on September 27, 1986.

In addition to...

Sep 24, 2026

Evelyn Patrick Kreider Darkes Barlet passed peacefully on September 23, 2026. Per her wishes, there will be no public services and no extended obituary.

Sep 23, 2026

James R. Adams, 89, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on September 17, 1937, he was a son of the late Harold Blake and Helen (Faust) Adams. James was the loving husband of the late Jo Ann (Baer) Adams, who passed away on October 27, 2021.

James proudly...

Sep 23, 2026

Robert “Bob” Hartzell, 84, of Palmyra, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. He was born January 15, 1942, to the late Theodore W. and Catherine (Condran) Hartzell.

Bob was a proud Air Force Veteran who took a special interest in the Civil War. He was loved by everyone who knew him. He caried on the family trait of keeping...